Nikon recently announced their new entry level Nikon D3200 camera and this could mean only one thing – Canon will follow. Here are the first rumored EOS Rebel T4i/650D specs:
FYI: the Canon EOS Rebel T3i was announced on February 7th, 2011.
Sony just announced their new mirrorless NEX-F3, SLT-A37 cameras and a new 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens.
Sony NEX-F3 specs:
Sony A37 specs:
Sony NEX-F3, A37, 18-135mm pre-order options:
Hands-on videos on the new Sony products:
According to Pentaxforums, the previously leaked Pentax K-30 DSLR camera will be announced next week and will be available in 3 different colors (black, white and blue). In addition to the specs reported earlier, the new DSLR is expected to have 11AF points and 100% viewfinder coverage. The US price should be around $700-$800 for body only.
Fujifilm published several sample images taken with the new wide angle conversion lens WCL-X100 for X100 camera.
Adorama is currently taking pre-orders for the silver and black WCL-X100 versions.
Two new Canon camera announcements are rumored for next month – EOS 650D DSLR and their new mirrorless solution. Two weeks ago, the first rumored specs for the Canon mirrorless camera indicated that Canon will probably go with an APS-C size sensor.
Back in January I reported that the upcoming Pentax K-r replacement will be called K-30. The above picture of the upcoming Pentax K-30 DSLR camera was taken from a French catalog.
From the picture I can spot the following Pentax K-30 specs:
The Lumix G Vario 7-14mm f/4.0 ASPH lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras is listed as discontinued at B&H and it seems that Panasonic will have an announcement next week:
After a meeting with Panasonic, the Italian website Lucidistorte accidentally leaked that the new Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH Power O.I.S lens will be announced on May 21th. Maybe Panasonic will announce also the new Lumix G X Vario 35-100mm f/2.8 ASPH Power O.I.S lens that was on display at CES 2012:
Today Fujifilm announced a new 0.8x wide angle conversion lens WCL-X100 for the X100 camera which will transform the focal length to 28mm equivalent. The lens is available in silver and black (to match the black X100 limited edition):
The price is $350 – very high considering that the Fuji X-Pro1 28mm equivalent lens cost $600.
Update: Fujifilm also released firmware update Ver.1.30 for the Finepix X100 camera.
By 2015 Canon is planning to implement a complete robots/machines only camera production. This move was triggered by the expensive yen and the trend of Japanese companies to move productions in other parts of Asia. Read more on Yahoo and Engadget.
