Three new Canon lenses leaked: EF 24-70 f/2.8L II, EF 28 f/2.8 IS USM and EF 24 f/2.8 IS USM

By PR admin | Published: February 6, 2012
Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II

Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II lens

Three new Canon lenses were listed in an online catalog and later removedS refresh of the 24-70mm f/2.8, 24mm and 28mm f/2.8 primes. Here are the images:

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Olympus to announce also SZ-31MR and TG-820 compact cameras

By PR admin | Published: February 6, 2012
Olympus SZ-30MR

The current Olympus SZ-30MR model

Olympus TG-810

The current Olympus TG-810 model

In addition to the OM-D E-m5, Olympus is also expected to announce replacement of the SZ-30MR and TG-810 compact cameras. The new models are rumored to be SZ-31MR and TG-820.

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Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 Aspherical lens for Micro Four Thirds

By PR admin | Published: February 6, 2012

Voigtlander is supposed to announce a new Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras according to this blog post. Shipping date is listed as May, the approximate price is $1100.

Voigtlander already has a 25mm f/0.95 Nokton lens for Micro 4/3 mount.

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New SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD lens from Tamron

By PR admin | Published: February 6, 2012

For the CP+ show in Japan Tamron announced a new SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD lens that will be offered in Canon, Nikon and Sony mounts (Sony’s version is without vibration compensation).

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Olympus OM-D E-M5 specs and accessories

By PR admin | Published: February 5, 2012

Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera accessories

I still don’t have all the details, but there will be several new accessories announced for the Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera (see picture above). Here are some updated camera specs:

  • 16MP
  • 5 axis image stabilization
  • ISO range: 200-25,600
  • 4 fps
  • Shutter speed: 60-1/4000 seconds
  • 1.44M EVF
  • 3 in, OLED touch screen with 610k dots resolution
  • No built-in flash
  • Full HD video recording
  • 29 minutes maximum video recording time
  • Dimensions: 122mm x 89mm x 43mm
  • Weight: 369 grams (body only)
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera looks like a DSLR with the optional battery grip

By PR admin | Published: February 4, 2012

This is how the Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera will look with the optional battery grip:

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Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera listed on Amazon Japan

By PR admin | Published: February 4, 2012

The Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera was briefly listed on Amazon Japan with a price tag of ¥ 111,258 (around $1,460). The listing is now removed but you can still find the cached version on Google. Expect the US price to be lower.

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for January 2012

By PR admin | Published: February 4, 2012

Those are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for January 2012:

  1. Detailed Fuji X-Pro 1 specs (you must read this!)
  2. Read all about the new Fuji X-Pro1
  3. Sony unveils new, high-speed XQD memory cards
  4. Fuji’s upcoming mirrorless camera will be all black
  5. The Fuji X-Pro 1 mirrorless camera leaked in French magazine
  6. Fuji X-Pro 1 XF lens details + pictures of the new EF-X20 flash and LC-XPro1 leather case
  7. Is this the Olympus OM-D camera?
  8. Detailed Fuji X-Pro 1 camera hands-on report
  9. Fuji X-Pro 1 press release
  10. Fujifilm X-Pro 1 body now available for pre-order
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Tokina 300mm f/6.3 mirror lens for Micro Four Thirds

By PR admin | Published: February 3, 2012

Tokina announced a new 300mm f/6.3 mirror lens for Micro Four Thirds for the CP+ show in Japan:

  • 300mm: focal length (equivalent to 600mm)
  • Aperture: f/6.3
  • Lens length: 66mm
  • Filter size: 55mm
  • Weight: less than 300g
  • Manual focus
  • Equipped with distance encoder, can communicate with the body (Exif, lens information, etc.)
  • Minimum focusing distance 0.8m
  • 1:2 Macro mode

Tokina also introduced a new AT-X 70-200mm f/4 PRO IF FX lens for DSLRs.

Last week Kenko announced a new 400mm f/8 mirror lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras.

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This is the new Canon PowerShot SX240 HS camera

By PR admin | Published: February 3, 2012

This is the new Canon PowerShot SX240 HS camera that is expected to have 20x zoom and DIGIC 5 processor. Announcement at the CP+ show in Japan next week.

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