Based on this Facebook post Zeiss will be announcing two new lenses during the IBS show in Amsterdam:
“There’s only a few days left until the IBC in Amsterdam (6-11 September 2012). Who of you will be there and drop by our booth G64 in hall 11? You are invited to test various Carl Zeiss lenses. We have also some news for you! Take a guess.”
The speculations are for a new 24-70 zoom lens and probably another Compact Prime wide angle lens.
Check this link for all previous Zeiss announcements.
Canon announced two professional digital cameras and four new cinema lenses:
Canon EOS C500 digital cinema camera with EF lens mount (check for pricing)
Canon EOS C100 digital cinema camera with EF lens mount (check for pricing)
After the Polaroind SC1630 and Nikon S800c, Samsung now also has its own Android based camera. Today the company officially announced the previously rumored Galaxy camera. Here are the main specifications:
| Image Sensor | 16.3 effective megapixel 1/2.3″ BSI CMOS |
| Lens | F2.8, 23 mm, 21x Optical Zoom Lens |
| IS | OIS |
| Display | 121.2 mm (4.77″), 308 ppi, HD Super Clear Touch Display |
| ISO | Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 |
| Network | 4G, 3G (HSPA＋ 21Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
| Processor | 1.4GHz Quad-Core processor |
| OS | Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Memory | 8GB + memory slot : micro SDSC, micro SDHC, micro SDXC |
| Image | JPEG format 16M, 14M, 12M Wide, 10M, 5M, 3M, 2M Wide, 1M |
| Video | MP4 (Video: MPEG4, AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC)Full HD 1920×1080 30fpsSlow motion Movie 720×480 120fps |
| Video Output | HDMI 1.4 |
| Value-added Features | Smart Pro : 10 modes (Macro, Rich Tone, Action Freeze, Waterfall Trace, Light Trace,Beautiful Sunset, Blue Sky, Natural Green, Silhouette, Vivid Fireworks) |
| Google™ Mobile Services | Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude Google Play Store, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads, Google Chrome browser,Google Play Books, Google Play Movies |
| GPS | A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Connectivity | WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40GPS/GLONASS Bluetooth® 4.0 |
| Battery | 1,650 mAh |
| Dimension (WxHxD) | 128.7 x 70.8 x 19.1 mm |
| Weight | 305g |
The Sony NEX-5R is now officially announced. Pre-order options are live at B&H, Adorama and Amazon. Here is some additional NEX-5R coverage from around the Web:
The US pricing of the Sony NEX 5R camera is currently on Samy’s website and the camera is available for pre-order.
Recap of the Sony NEX-5R features:
Just few hours before the official announcement, the full press release, images and a preview of the Sony NEX-5R were published online:
Phottix posted a teaser for their upcoming Odin flash trigger for Sony Alpha cameras.
Phottix recently released the Atlas II 2.4Ghz Wireless Trigger. Check the Atlas II FAQ for more info.
The Canon EOS-1D X is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at Amazon. The top of the line Canon DSLR features 18.1MP full frame CMOS sensor, Dual DIGIC 5+ processors, 3.2″ LCD screen, dual CF memory cards slots and auto focus with 61 points.
Canon also released firmware update 1.0.6 for the EOS-1D X.
Tomorrow Sony will announce their new NEX-5R mirrorless camera. Here is what we know so far on this model:
