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Two new Tamron lenses: 70-200mm f/2.8 VC USD and 90mm f/2.8 Macro VC USD

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2012

Two new Tamron lenses for Photokina. The release date and the price are not known at that point.

Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 VC USD lens (see patent):

Model: A009
Focal length: 70-200mm
Maximum aperture: F/2.8
Angle of view (diagonal): 34°21′- 12°21′ (with full-size SLR cameras)
22°33′- 7°59′ (with APS-C sized sensor digital SLR cameras)
Lens construction: 23 elements in 17 groups
Minimum focus distance: 1.3m (51.2 in)
Maximum magnification ratio: 1: 8 (at f=200mm: MFD 1.3m)
Filter size: Ø 77mm
Length*1: 188.3mm (7.4 in)*
Entire length*2: 196.7mm (7.7 in)*
Diameter: Ø 85.8mm
Weight: 1470g (51.9 oz)*(including detachable tripod mount)
No. of diaphragm blades: 9 (rounded diaphragm)
Minimum aperture: F/32
Standard accessory: Flower-shaped lens hood
Compatible mounts: Canon, Nikon, Sony
Moisture & dust resistant: Yes

Posted in Tamron | Tagged Photokina 2012 | 30 Comments

iPhone 5 keeps the same camera and lens, adds new features

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2012

On top of all Photokina announcements this week, Apple also revealed their new iPhone 5. The camera and lens inside the new iPhone remain similar to the previous version, but 25% thinner in order to accommodate the new design.

What's the same:

8-megapixel iSight camera
Video recording, HD (1080p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
Autofocus
f/2.5 lens with 5 optical elements
Tap to focus video or still images
Face detection in video or still images
LED flash
Photo and video geotagging

What's new:

Dynamic low light mode
Sapphire crystal cover
Panorama mode - can produce a 28MP image
Faster image capture
Improved video stabilization
Snapshots during video recording

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Sony RX1 – the day after

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2012

Clearly the Sony RX1 compact full frame camera has been the most interesting announcement for the 2012 Photokina show so far. Here is what some websites that got the chance to try out the camera had to say:

This isn't just Sony's most serious compact camera, but arguably the most serious compact camera we've ever seen (dpreview)

Honey I Shrank the Full-Frame. Yes, it's freaking crazy. It's potentially brilliant too (Gizmodo)

If the X100 is the poor man's Leica, than the RX1 looks like the middle-class man's Leica. Do I think Sony can achieve great photo quality with it? Yes; all the pieces are there. And it looks especially yummy if you like street shooting. (C|net)

Only a handful of cameras have made me want to utter expletives of happy astonishment. "Holy Moly, they finally did it!" (IR)

Sony RX1 has a 24.3MP CMOS full frame sensor

It will be interesting to see if and how other manufacturers will answer to the Rx1. The big question remains: will the camera sell with a $2,800 price tag? With the lens hood price of $180 and $250 for a leather case, we are almost in Leica price territories. Here is a poll - will you buy the RX1?

ot many RX1 sample images are available at that point - I could only find two on Sony's website.

According to Sony, the RX1 will start shipping on December 19th. The camera is currently available for pre-order at B&H, Adorama, Amazon and Sony.

Here are few more Sony RX1 hands-on videos:

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Sony announced new Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM lens

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2012

Sony announced the development of a new Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM full frame lens (Alpha mount) that is scheduled to be released in Spring of 2013. The filter size will be 72mm as you can see from the picture above. No other information is available at this point.