Panasonic is rumored to announce two new Micro Four Thirds cameras on April 9th: Panasonic GF6 and Panasonic G6. Both models will use the same 16 MP sensor from the GX1 and will have improved AF, faster processor and an articulated screen for the GF6.
Adobe released Lightroom 4.4, Camera Raw 7.4 and DNG Converter 7.4 with support for several new cameras and lenses including demosaic algorithms for Fujifilm cameras with X-Trans sensor. Download links:
Fujifilm North America officially announced that the previously reported 20% worldwide price increase on photographic film will take effect in the US on July 1st, 2013:
Pentax Ricoh Imaging Americas corporation announced 15 new colors and finishes for their K-30 DSLR camera:
Sony filed a patent 2013-54164 for 16-135mm f/3.5-5.6 and 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 APS-C lenses.
Sony also patented (2013-50630) a half mirror that will not “black out” during exposure.
Canon filed a patent (2013-57802) for a 50mm f/1.4 lens. The patent contains also calculations for a 50mm f/1.2 lens.
Those are the top 10 PhotoRumors posts for March 2013:
New product from SLR Magic – Monster Lens II 12-36×50 ED Spotting Scope for digiscoping with Micro Four Thirds cameras. The company’s first spotting scope was announced back in 2011.
Press release and technical specifications:
Another set of rumored Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera specifications is currently floating around (see previous set of specs from November 2012):
The Samsung NX300 mirrorless camera will start shipping in the next few days and Usain Bolt is the new face behind the NX product line. Here is a recap of the main technical camera specifications:
