Sony a99, Pentax K-5 II now shipping in the US

By PR admin | Published: October 25, 2012

Pentax K-5IIs

The Sony SLT-A99 and Pentax K-5 II/s cameras are currently shipping in the US and are in stock at B&H:

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Tamron files a patent for a 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

By PR admin | Published: October 25, 2012

Tamron filed patent 2012-208434 in Japan for a 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens. Two different lens designs were described. Patent details:

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Samsung announces pricing for their 12-24mm f/4-5.6 and 45mm f/1.8 NX lenses

By PR admin | Published: October 25, 2012

At the 2012 PhotoPlus Expo Samsung announced again their 12-24mm f/4-5.6 and 45mm f/1.8 NX lenses that were initially introduced at Photokina. The only real news is the actual lens pricing:

  • Samsung NX 12-24mm f/4-5.6 ED lens will cost $599.99
  • Samsung NX 45mm f/1.8 lens is priced at $299.99

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The BIG 15mm f/4.5 shift lens for Micro Four Thirds may not see the light of day

By PR admin | Published: October 25, 2012

The BIG 15mm f/4.5 shift lens for Micro Four Thirds that was announced at the 2012 Photokina show has been put on hold because the manufacturer found that the 15mm Voigtländer, which the lens is based on, didn’t work as expected.

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Panasonic Lumix GH3 to start shipping in December

By PR admin | Published: October 25, 2012

Panasonic Japan announced that the Lumix DMC-GH3 Micro Four Thirds camera will start shipping on December 13, 2012:

B&H has the listed the Panasonic GH3 with a shipping date of December 5th:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 23, 2012

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Nikon to announce new products tonight

By PR admin | Published: October 23, 2012

In few hours Nikon is rumored to announce a new Nikon 1 V2 camera and a Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 lens with improved VR technology. Nikon will also reveal future plans for the development of three new lenses for their Nikon 1 mirrorless cameras. The new products will be on display at the PDN Photo Plus Expo in New York later this week.

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New Canon 5D Mark III firmware update to enable uncompressed HDMI output and improve AF performance

By PR admin | Published: October 23, 2012

Canon announced new firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark III that will bring uncompressed HDMI output support and improved AF performance. The firmware is expected to be released in… April, 2013:

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Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD camera now shipping

By PR admin | Published: October 22, 2012

Last month Celestron announced their new Nightscape 8300 that is described as “the most affordable feature-rich KAF-8300 camera” for shooting the night sky. The Celestron Nightscape is now available for $ 1,419.00. Detailed features and some sample images after the break:

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Olympus filed patent for a tilt lens

By PR admin | Published: October 21, 2012

Olympus filed patent 2012-199834 in Japan for a tilt lens similar to a Lensbaby. Based on the patent description, the lens will not be able to “shift“. In addition to Lensbaby, some photographers have also successfully used third party tilt-shift bellows on Olympus m4/3 cameras. Novoflex recently announced new tilt-shift bellows compatible with different mirrorless system via an adapter:

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