The high-end Zeiss 1,4/55 lens scheduled to be released at the end of the year

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2013

Zeiss f1.4 55mm lens

Zeiss published a blog post on the development process behind the 55mm f/1.4 lens which is specially designed for high resolution, full frame DSLR cameras (with resolution more than 30MP). The shipping should start at the end of 2013:

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Tamron to announce a new 16-300mm lens by the end of the year

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2013

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Tamron is rumored to announce a new 16-300mm lens for APS-C based DSLR cameras by the end of the year. This is a logical step after Nikon announced their Nikkor AF-S 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G DX last year. Tamron currently has a 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 lens in their lineup.

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Lomography Petzval lens reached over $1 million on Kickstarter

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2013

Petzval-lens

Lomography announced that they have reached over $1 million on Kickstarter for their upcoming Petzval lens (more info available here):

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Pentax have not given up on a full frame camera

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2013

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In a recent interview, Pentax/Ricoh executive Mr. Kawauchi confirmed that the company is still working on a full frame camera:

Q: Now, what's going on for the Pentax Full Frame thing?

A: Our development team is still working on it and the project is not aborted.

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The new Olympus EM-1 camera described

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2013

Olympus-E-M1-camera-description

I received a detailed description of the upcoming Olympus EM-1 from someone who is/was testing the camera (I reported the basis specifications a month ago) - see the attached drawing above for details. The back of the Olympus EM-1 will have a newly designed AEL/AFL button/lever. The Fn1 button will have a new location. The LiveView button will be placed to the left of the viewfinder. The official announcement is expected in September.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: August 3, 2013

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Canon announced a weird looking "mini compact personal camcorder" called VIXIA that features an ultra wide-angle lens, full HD video and Wi-Fi.

Blackmagic Cinema Camera with passive Micro Four Thirds mount
The Blackmagic cinema camera price dropped by $1,000 (also EF mount).

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The first Hasselblad Stellar review is out:

"The unavoidable question is whether all this is worth it when you are paying $2000 for a discontinued camera which is the Sony RX100. The RX100 had immense popularity due to its relatively large sensor and versatile lens. The RX100 II is newer and has improvements on paper but out of these there's very little that will show up in every photo that you take. So if you're looking for a unique look in a good pocket camera like a RX100/RX100 II, the Stellar will get you that, if you can afford it."

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Sony files patent for rotating sensor and LCD display

By PR admin | Published: August 3, 2013

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Sony rotating sensor patent

Sony filed a patent for a camera with a rotating sensor and LCD screen that will let you take pictured in portrait mode while you still have a firm grip and hold the camera horizontally. Over-engineering or a brilliant idea?

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Panasonic GX7 additional coverage

By PR admin | Published: August 1, 2013

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Sample images from the new Panasonic GX7 camera can be found on the new dedicated website. Additional images are available on flickr. There seems to be also several new GX7 accessories listed at B&H.

Panasonic GX7 hands-on videos:

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