Samsung announces a compact camera WB2200F with dual grip like the Nikon D4

By PR admin | Published: January 7, 2014

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Samsung announced five new SMART cameras. Their top of the line WB2200F model has a dual grip like the Nikon D4... Never thought I will see this one day. Here are the detailed specifications:
Samsung SMART Camera WB2200F specifications
The specifications of the other four Samsung SMART cameras after the break:
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Panasonic GH 4K camera prototype on display at CES

By PR admin | Published: January 7, 2014

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Panasonic has on display a prototype of a 4k camera at CES. Company's executives have talked on several occasions that a new GH camera with 4k video will be announced in 2014. Engadget reported that the official announcement will be in February. The new GH 4k camera will be priced under $2,000 (images via Photographybay).

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Sony A5000: the world’s smallest and lightest interchangeable-lens digital Wi-Fi camera

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

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Sony announced the previously rumored A5000 - the world’s smallest and lightest interchangeable-lens digital Wi-Fi camera. Sony already eliminated the NEX brand and future models will be called Alpha. The price is $598 and the cameras is currently available for pre-order at Amazon and B&H. The released date is March 23, 2014. Key camera specifications:

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Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art and 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM lenses announced

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

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Sigma announced two new lenses at the CES show today: 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art and 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM. The 50mm f/1.4 will definitely be very interesting considering the price and performance of the latest Art series lenses from Sigma. The prices of the new lenses are not yet announced. Additional details:

Specifications:

Lens Construction 13 Elements in 8 Groups
Angle of View 46.8º
Number of Diaphragm Blades 9
Mininum Aperture f16
Minimum Focusing Distance 40 cm / 15.7 in
Filter Size (mm) 77mm
Maximum Magnifications 1: 5.6
Dimensions
(Diameter x Length)		 85.4 x 99.9 mm/ 3.4 x 3.9 in
Weight 470g / 16.6oz.
Corresponding Mounts
Sigma DG
HSM
Nikon DG
HSM
Canon DG
HSM

Lens design:

Sigma 50mm f:1.4 DG HSM Art lens design

MTF charts:

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Press release:

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Other new photo products from the CES 2014 show

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

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→ Panasonic announced several new compact cameras and camcorders. The press releases can be found here.
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→ The Polaroid Socialmatic camera will start shipping in the first quarter of 2014. The specs:

  • 14MP sensor on the front
  • 2MP sensor the back
  • 4GB built-in storage
  • microSD
  • 4.5" touchscreen
  • Built-in WiFi
  • Android OS

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→ Lexar announced sample availability of the world’s fastest memory card: the new Lexar Professional 3333x CFast 2.0 card provides read transfer speeds up to 500MB/s* in capacities up to 256GB.

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Panasonic NOCTICRON 42.5mm f/1.2 lens specifications leak online *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

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Panasonic will soon announce a new Leica DG NOCTICRON 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH POWER OIS lens.

Update: the price of the lens will be $1,599.00.

Here are the specifications:

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Fujifilm Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R lens announced

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

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Fujifilm announced another X-mount lens: Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R lens. Priced at $999, the lens will start shipping next month (Amazon list the shipping date as April 6th). Additional information:

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Black Fuji X100s, FinePix S1, S9400W, S9200, S8600 and XP70 cameras announced

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

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Fuji announced a black version of their popular X100s camera. This time the price is identical to the silver model ($1,299.95). Amazon is currently taking pre-orders (see all new Fuji products announced today). Shipment will start on March 8th. New black accessories are also available:

Black Fuji X100s camera acessories

Fuji also announced new FinePix cameras and an instant smartphone printer:

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