“Pentax has finally introduced a medium-format digital SLR. The ruggedized, outdoor-friendly 645D is compatible with Pentax 645 lenses. The Bad news? No plans as yet to sell it in the U.S.”
The source is Adorama. Their source was a Pentax US rep (twitter link):
Read all the Pentax 645D details @ Pentax Japan and dpreview (price aprox. US $9,400).
Read all the 645 55mm f/2.8 lens details @ Pentax Japan and dpreview (price aprox. US $1,100).
Full press releases after the break:
Back in January I reported about two upcoming Tamron lenses. Today one of them was officially announced – the Tamron SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di VC USD (Model A005) for Canon, Nikon and Sony. We are still waiting for the new 18-200 Tamron lens.
Full press release after the break:
DC watch reports (in English) that the upcoming Pentax 645D will have a 40MP sensor.
The rumored Canon rebates are now live @ Adorama (just a week after Nikon announced their rebate program):
Lens Rebate Direct link w/5D Mark II w/5D Mark II Kit 200 F2 $500 direct link direct link direct link 85 1.2 $130 direct link direct link direct link 50 1.2 $100 direct link direct link direct link 16-35 $100 direct link direct link direct link 45 2.8 tse $80 direct link direct link direct link 24-70 $80 direct link direct link direct link 100 2.8 IS $65 direct link direct link direct link 15 2.8 $45 direct link direct link direct link 135 2.8 $35 direct link direct link direct link 100 f2 $30 direct link direct link direct link 580ex II $25 direct link direct link direct link 430ex II $15 direct link direct link direct link 16-35 & 580 direct link 24-70 & 580 direct link 50 1.2& 580 direct link 85 1.2 & 580 direct link
Some Tamron rebates:
Some of the recently announced Sigma products are now available for pre-order:
Today Panasonic announced the G2 and G10 additions to their Lumix line. A new Lumix G Vario 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S. image stabilized lens was also introduced.
Amazon has already listed the new models on their website but prices are not yet official (Panasonic announces prices 30 days before the product will start shipping).
The UK retailer Littlewoods displayed a picture of Samsung NC110 camera under their Samsung NX10 listing:
The camera looks identical to the recently announced Samsung NX10. The only difference appears to be the 3″ AMOLED touchscreen. A new Samsung NX10 with a touch screen was already reported as a possibility back in January, 2010 which makes this NC110 rumor plausible.
Here is a picture of Samsung NX10 for comparison:
The Pentax 645D will be officially announced during the CP+ Camera and Imaging Show in Japan (March 11th-14th, 2010):
At that point it is not clear which sensor will be deployed in the upcoming Pentax 645D medium format camera. My first guess few months ago was for the KAF-39000 from Kodak.
The only problem is that neither of those sensors will give us the reported “1.7 times bigger than a regular full frame sensor” ratio (official information from Pentax).
