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Detailed specs of the Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 lens (Google translation):

  •  Employ an optical system similar to astronomical telescope, descriptive power is very good, especially in the distance
  • Seven elements in 6 groups, 2 ED glass lens configuration sheet
  • HD coating of newly developed high transmittance than
  • The maximum diameter of 130.3mm, 521.7mm length
  • Squeeze nine wings (circular aperture)
  • Minimum focusing distance is 5.6m
  • 0.1 times the rate of up to photographing field
  • Dust-proof and drip-proof structure, the sealing station 29 months
  • The plug-in filter 40.5mm

Back in 2011 Pentax showed a prototype of the K to Q mount adapter with integrated shutter in Japan. With this adapter you will be able to use K-mount lenses on the mirrorless Q cameras. The first image of the adapter was published in the 2012 Pentax lens roadmap, here are two new images:

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Pentax announcements today at 6pm

Pentax will have their nine new product announcements today at around 6pm EST. You can find detailed information on all of the upcoming products in the Pentax category, or under the Pentax K-5 II, Pentax Q10 and Pentax 560mm f/5-6 lens tags. Check also the Photokina 2012 tag that contains information on many other rumored, soon to be announced products.

All Pentax related posts can be found also under the domain name pentaxrumors.com.

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First image of the Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 lens

Several images of the upcoming Pentax products leaked on Facebook earlier today. The picture above shows the new Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 lens which I already mentioned will be slightly different that the previously shown prototype:

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Pentax K-5 II / K-5 IIs specifications

Here is a complete list of features and specifications for the Pentax K-5 II / K-5 of IIs DSLR camera (Google translation):

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Sony RX1 specifications *UPDATED*

Sony RX1 full frame CMOS camera with fixed lens

Here are the fist Sony RX1 specs:

  • 24MP full frame CMOS sensor (same as in the Sony a99)
  • ISO range: 100-25,600
  • 14 bit RAW processing
  • Magnesium body
  • AVCHD 2.0 video processing
  • 3 in. LCD screen
  • Optional optical and electronic viewfinders will be available
  • 5 fps
  • Zeiss Sonnar 35mm f/2 lens with 49mm filter thread (obviously)
  • Price: $2799
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What else is new? [weekend digest]

 

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Hasselblad will have a press conference on September 18th. Digital X-Pan to be announced?

Hasselblad will hold a press conference at Photokina on September 18th. Back in March PhotoRumors broke the news about a possible new digital X-Pan camera announcement, but I have not heard any other reliable info since. The second possibility is the announcement of a smaller DSLR type camera system.

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Breaking: Sony RX1- the first full frame compact camera

Sony RX1 full frame CMOS camera with fixed lens

Photoprice.ca leaked the first images of the Sony RX1 compact camera with a full frame CMOS sensor and Zeiss Sonnar 2/35 lens. The new fix lens camera that will cost around $3000 (update: see the full specs and price here). Very interesting development!

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More Sony a99 images

 

 

Some more images from the Sony a99:

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New Sony NEX-6 images

And few more images of the Sony NEX-6 mirrorless camera (via Photoprice).

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