Photo Rumors

Pentax K-r successor?

By PR admin | Published: March 19, 2012

I received this image today of what appears to be an advertising for the Pentax K-r successor (Pentax K-r is already discontinued).

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Panasonic 12-60mm f/4.5-5.6 and Olympus 150mm f/2.8 lens patent

By PR admin | Published: March 19, 2012

Panasonic filed a patent (201247813) in Japan for a 12-60mm f/4.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds lens:

Patent release date: March 8th, 2012
Patent filed on: August 24th, 2010
Focal length: 58.1999-12.3599mm
Aperture: 4.63557-5.76853
Angle of view: 10.1280-4.3446 deg.
Zoom ratio: 4.70875
Lens design: 11 elements in 8 groups
1 ED glass element
5 aspherical elements
Optical Image Stabilizer
Internal focusing/zooming

Patent 201253260 is for a 150mm f/2.8 Macro lens by Olympus. Several different lens designs were described – for Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds cameras:

Posted in Olympus, Panasonic| Tagged Patents| 4 Comments

Rumor: Zeiss will announce a new 70-200mm lens at NAB

By PR admin | Published: March 17, 2012

Zeiss is rumored to announced a new compact lightweight 70-200mm f/2.? tele zoom lens at the NAB show in Las Vegas next month. The lens will be available in Canon and Nikon mounts. The expected price will be around $10k. I think this will be a cinema zoom lens, similar to the Zeiss LWZ.2 Lightweight 15.5-45mm T2.6 ($29,000).

A new 70-200mm lens was already mentioned in the 2012 Zeiss roadmap few months ago:

Posted in Zeiss| Tagged NAB 2012| 52 Comments

Panasonic GF5 picture leaked updated

By PR admin | Published: March 17, 2012

This is the first leaked picture of the upcoming Panasonic GF5 camera. The size and design resembles the Panasonic GF3 model. The expected specs are:

Posted in Panasonic| Tagged Panasonic GF5| 12 Comments

Sony 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM lens leaked

By PR admin | Published: March 17, 2012

Sony Europe leaked a picture of the upcoming Sony 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM (Super Sonic Motor) lens. This will probably be a DT (Digital Technology) lens for use on cameras with APS-C sensors.

Via Digicame-info

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Samsung could be next to release an Android based digital camera

By PR admin | Published: March 17, 2012

After Polaroid, Samsung could be the next manufacturer to release an Android based digital camera. They already filed a patent for a Samsung Galaxy camera. Engadget was recently at Samsung’s Korean headquarters and reported that the company is considering an “open” camera operating system:

Posted in Samsung| Tagged Samsung Galaxy Android digital camera| 8 Comments

Another Samsung NX20 picture

By PR admin | Published: March 16, 2012

Here is another Samsung NX20 picture that shows the EVF and the 3.0-inch AMOLED swivel display. For comparison, this is the back view of the already discontinued Samsung NX10:

Posted in Samsung| Tagged Samsung NX20| 18 Comments

Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8 15mm ZF.2 ZE lens announced

By PR admin | Published: March 16, 2012

The new Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/15 lens is now official. Adorama is now taking pre-orders for the Nikon ZF.2 and Canon ZE versions. Here are the detailed specs:

Technical data