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Samyang/Rokinon working on a tilt-shift lens

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2011

Few months ago Samyang inquired about a potential tilt-shift lens on Facebook. A reader recently asked Rokinon about a possible tilt-shift lens and their response was “we are working on it”:

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Those are the three new Sony NEX lenses: 50mm f/1.8, 24mm f/1.8, 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2011

A dpreview forum member posted pictures of the three upcoming Sony NEX lenses: 50mm f/1.8, 24mm f/1.8 and 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3. Those lenses were shown as prototypes before and were listed on Sony NEX roadmap for 2011. Announcement date is August 24th (Nikon will also have a major press event on that date).

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Sony NEX 7 to cost around $1000, will start shipping in November

By PR admin | Published: August 12, 2011

The latest update: Sony NEX 7 mirrorless camera will cost around $1000 and is expected to start shipping in November 2011. If you have missed my previous post, here are the rest of the specs:

24.3 MP Exmor sensor
ISO range: 100-16000
1920×1080 60p/60i/24p AVCHD video recording
XGA OLED viewfinder
3″ 921k dots TruBlack LCD display
10 fps
HDR functionality
Built-in flash
Battery life: over 400 shots
Magnesium alloy body
Improved startup time and AF speed
Announcement: August 24th

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Samyang got a new lens: 24mm f/1.4

By PR admin | Published: August 12, 2011

Samyang just announced a new full frame 24mm f/1.4 lens that will be available for Canon, Four Thirds, Nikon AE, Pentax, Samsung NX and Sony Alpha mounts.

In the US you can purchase the same lens under the Rokinon brand at B&H.

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Sony Alpha a77 appears on YouTube

By PR admin | Published: August 12, 2011

Update: the video is now removed from YouTube. Here are some screenshots:

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony a77| 12 Comments

Sony will release also a NEX adapter LA-EA2 for A-mount lenses

By PR admin | Published: August 11, 2011

In addition to the Alpha and NEX cameras that will be announced on August 24th, Sony will introduce also a new lens adapter LA-EA2 that will allow the use of A-mount lenses on Sony NEX cameras:

The LA-EA2 will be a “smart” adapter with a built-in translucent mirror that will support AF.

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Sony NEX-5N spotted in China

By PR admin | Published: August 10, 2011

A Xitek forum member published a picture of the upcoming Sony NEX-5N camera (see detailed specs):

The camera was spotted on the set of a commercial shooting (probably for Sony). Here are two other images of the back of the Sony NEX-5N:

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony NEX-5N| 9 Comments

Sony Alpha a77 is not out yet, but it’s already nominated for the Good Design Award

By PR admin | Published: August 10, 2011

The highly anticipated Sony Alpha a77 camera (see detailed specs) will be released on August 24th. The camera appeared earlier today as a nominee for the Japanese Good Design Award. The page was removed shortly after Engadget reported the news.

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Point and shoot tilt-shift camera

By PR admin | Published: August 9, 2011

Photojojo just started selling a new point and shoot camera with a built-in tilt-shift lens. The rest of the specs:

Takes 15 fps video at 640 x 480 resolution (AVI format)
Photo resolution 2560 x 1920
Shutter speeds 1/4 to 1/3000 second
+/- exposure control
Fixed focus f=7.45mm lens (1.5m to infinity range)
Vivid and sepia color modes, plus 5 white balance settings
8x digital zoom, flash, 2.4-inch LCD display, tripod mount
5 MP sensor, 16MB internal memory and SD card slot (can use up to 8GB card, not included)
Comes with wall outlet charger, operates on included lithium-ion battery
USB connection, Mac/Windows compatible, no software needed
Samples: 1, 2, 3, 4
Price: $149