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.
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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Adorama currently has the Fujifilmn X-Pro1 and 18mm f/2 lens in stock.
Update: Amazon also has it in stock.
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:
As I already mentioned that the Fuji X-Pro1 camera will start shipping this week in the US, but it seems that this will not be the case with the X-Pro1 lenses – the above Amazon order has a delivery date for the camera but not for the lenses.
Sony announced a new HXR-NX30U camcorders with a built-in projector.
Sony HXR-NX30U
Sony also announced the previously rumored NEX-FS700 NXCAM interchangeable E-mount camcorder. Here is the full press release:
Sony NEX-FS700
A new anamorphic lens for Canon DSLR cameras will be announced at this year’s NAB show:
Introducing RH-1 Anamorphic Lens for Canon DSLR
We are extremely excited to introduce the new RH-1 Series lens for Canon DSLRs, compatible with the new 5D Mark III, 5D Mark II, 7D and others.
The RH-1 provides an ultra wide field of view, with no distortion, that’s nearly double that of other ultra wide lenses currently on the market. The RH-1 f/2.8 is housed in a break resistant polymer composite.
There will be a lot more details about the lens, the U.S. release date and pricing at this year’s NAB show in Las Vegas. Although an official price has not been confirmed, We are happy to announce that we’ll be retailing the RH-1 lens for a price less than $600.
