Quesabesde reports that at today’s press conference in Athens, Sony confirmed that three new NEX lenses will be released in 2012: a wide zoom, a telephoto lens and the first mid-range G NEX lens (?). Sony also reaffirmed that a full frame camera is still on their roadmap without providing any further details.
Another report from the same event indicates that Sony has not made a decision whether it will Translucent Mirror Technology in future models.
Sony NEX 7 quickly jumped to #2 best selling camera on Amazon just few hours after its announcement. In the DSLRT category that is:
The new Sony a77 is currently holding the #7 spot.
Sony announced all of the previously rumored products. See the
The new Sony NEX camera is now available for pre-orders at Adorama. All new Sony products are also available for pre-order on Amazon:
Quesabesde reminds us that Pentax still has to announce their second interchangeable lens camera that will have a larger APS-C sensor. They put the probability of such a new camera system at 50%. It is possible that Ricoh’s recent purchase of Pentax may have put those plans on hold. A recent Pentax roadmap did not have a second camera to be announced in the next few months.
This is the Panasonic Lumix X 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 lens for Micro Four Thirds that will be announced this Friday. As previously mentioned, the lens has a motorized zoom controlled by a button on the lens:
According to digicame-info Panasonic will introduce new product(s) on August 26th. There is a good chance that this announcement will be about the new Lumix X PRO lenses.
Today Canon announced three new compact cameras: PowerShot SX150 IS, ELPH 510HS and ELPH 310HS.
Full press release:
