Sony a77 II camera now shipping, tested at DxOMark

By PR admin | Published: May 27, 2014

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The Sony a77 II camera that was announced few weeks ago is now shipping in the EU - the first units already arrived at Foto Hans Keuzekamp in the Netherlands. The camera is expected to start shipping in the US on June 10th. Today DxOMark released their a7II test results - the overall score is better than the Pentax K-3 but not as good as the Nikon D7100:

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More Olympus PEN E-PL7 details

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2014

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I received few more pages from the Olympus PEN E-PL7 manual that leaked online few weeks ago. Two of the pages include a more detailed set of specifications from what I published few weeks ago:

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Rumors: Panasonic LX8 compact camera to be announced on July 16th

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2014
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The current Panasonic LX7 model

I received some rumors that a new Panasonic LX8 compact camera will be announced on July 16th. The new model will feature a build-in EVF and a larger sensor. I have no other information at that point.  The previous LX7 version was announced on July 18, 2012 and that product line has been on a two years refresh cycle. Stay tuned for additional details.

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Pentax 645z medium format camera to start shipping on June 27th

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2014

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The new Pentax 645z medium format camera (announcement | sample images | pre-order) will start shipping on June 27th according to Ricoh Imaging Japan. There is still no US release date for the 13 Pentax 645 medium format FA lenses (they were not available for sale in the US before).

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Fuji X-E1 camera kits listed as discontinued, new price drop on the XE-2

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2014

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Fuji X-E1 camera kits are listed as discontinued at B&H (body only X-E1 models are still available on discounted prices).

There is a new Fuji X-E2 promotion that started today with $150 instant rebate on the camera body and $200 instant rebate on kits. Adorama is also offering either 4% rewards or a bundle with free accessories (card, case, battery, etc).

Fujifilm is definitely clearing their inventory ahead of Photokina where I expect them to finally announce the X-Pro1 replacement together with a X100s successor (a new X30 camera with 1" sensor is expected to be announced in the next few weeks). For upcoming lenses, see this XF lens roadmap.

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Samsung’s flagship mirrorless camera NX1 to be announced at Photokina

By PR admin | Published: May 24, 2014

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Samsung's flagship NX1 mirrorless model is rumored to be announced at Photokina in September. The weather sealed camera will feature a 28MP APS-C sensor, 4k video recording and will run on the Android OS. Samsung is also still expected to announce a new NX 50-150mm f/2.8 OIS STM splash and dust proof lens:

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New Canon patents for 100-400mm and 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lenses with diffractive optical element (DOE)

By PR admin | Published: May 24, 2014
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Canon 100-400mm f:4.5-5.6 DO lens patent

Canon 70-300mm f:4.5-5.6 DO lens patent

Canon 70-300mm f:4.5-5.6 DO lens patent

A quick update to my last post: Canon filed new patents for a 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 and 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6 lenses with diffractive optical element (DOE).

Via Egami

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The latest patents from Sigma and Olympus

By PR admin | Published: May 23, 2014
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 lens patent

Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 lens patent

Sigma 12-24mm f/2.8 lens patent

Sigma 12-24mm f/2.8 lens patent

Sigma filed patents for several different lenses designed for APS-C based DSLR cameras: 18-35mm f/1.8, 15-30mm f/1.8, 17-35mm f/1.8, 16-50mm f/2.8 and 12-24mm f/2.8.

Olympus 12-150mm f:4-6.3 IS Micro Four Thirds lens patent
Olympus filed a patent for a 12-150mm f/4-6.3 Micro Four Thirds lens with image stabilization (IS).

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