Panasonic Lumix GF5 announced

The Panasonic Lumix GF5 camera is now official. Sample images taken with the new camera can be found here. Amazon is currently taking pre-orders at $749.95 (with power zoom lens, the regular kit costs $599.95). The main specs at a glance:

  • 12.1MP Live MOS sensor and Venus engine
  • Multi-process Noise Reduction System
  • 0.09 sec light speed AF with precise contrast AF
  • 23 scenes
  • 14 filters and adjustable parameters
  • iA Plus: defocus, color and brightness control
  • 920k dot high-resolution LCD
  • Smart touch-screen
  • Built-in Flash
  • Full HD video recording in both AVCHD and MP4 Format
  • 3D shooting capability
  • The camera comes in 5 different colors:

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The new Tokina AT-X 11-16mm f/2.8 PRO DX Ⅱ lens delayed till September

The new Tokina AT-X 11-16mm f/2.8 PRO DX Ⅱ lens is now delayed till September according to an email from tech support sent to a reader:

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April’s rebate programs from Sigma, Tamron, Panasonic, Nikon and Canon

Those are the current rebate programs for the month of April:

 

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Pentax lens prices went up 15-90 percent!

After LeicaNikon and Sony, now also Pentax have raised the price of their lenses, in same cases up to 90%:

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More Panasonic GF5 leaks

More Panasonic GF5 leaks from ndtv.com. The listed specs are:

  • Resolution: 12 Megapixels
  • Sensor: micro four thirds
  • ISO: 160-6400 (expandable to 12800)
  • Burst Speed: 4fps
  • Video: AVCHD/MP4 (FullHD)
  • Microphone: Stereo
  • LCD: 3-inch TFT LCD (921K Dot)
  • Ports: TV/Digital Out and Mini HDMI

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Canon announces EOS 60Da DSLR camera for astronomy enthusiasts

Canon announced the EOS 60Da DSLR camera tailored for astronomy enthusiasts: “This DSLR caters to astronomers and hobbyists who enjoy capturing the beauty of the night sky by offering a modified infrared filter and a low-noise sensor with heightened hydrogen-alpha sensitivity. These modifications allow the camera to capture magnificent photographs of “red hydrogen emission” nebulae and other cosmic phenomena.

The camera is priced at $1,499.00 and will start shipping later this month.

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Pentax 12-24mm f/3.5-4.5 lens patent

In addition to a patent for the already announced 25mm f/4 medium format lens, Pentax recently also filed a patent 201263756 in Japan for a APS-C sized 12-24mm f/3.5-4.5 lens (Pentax already has a 12-24mm f/4 lens):

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for March 2012

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

  1. Pentax K-r successor?
  2. Rumor: Hasselblad to introduce a new family of digital cameras at Photokina (digital X-Pan?)
  3. This is the Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  4. Rumor: Zeiss will announce a new 70-200mm lens at NAB
  5. Canon EOS 5D Mark III announcement
  6. This is the Samsung NX20 mirrorless camera
  7. Canon mirrorless camera concept
  8. Rumor: Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/15 ZF.2/ZE super wide angle lens to be announced in 10 days
  9. Samyang to release a 24mm tilt shift lens in few months
  10. Pentax K-z?
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Fuji X-Pro 1 finally in stock in the US

Adorama currently has the Fujifilmn X-Pro1 and 18mm f/2 lens in stock.

Update: Amazon also has it in stock.

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Welcome to the new (increased) Sony lens prices

When I broke the news about the upcoming Sony lens price increase on April 1st two months ago, many readers thought that this was an April Fools’ joke. The price increase was real and the new prices are now active online:

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