Pentax 18-55mm f/3.5-6.7 mirrorless APS-C lens patent

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2012

Pentax filed a patent 2012-10830 in Japan for a 18-55mm f/3.5-6.7 lens (28-80mm equivalent) for APS-C mirrorless camera (like the K-01 or maybe for a new mirrorless model):

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Canon Rebel T4i camera,18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom and 40mm f/2.8 pancake lenses announced

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2012



Canon officillay announced their EOS Rebel T4i DSLR camera ($849-$1188), EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens and the new EF 40mm f/2.8 STM pancake lens ($199):

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Canon EOS Rebel T4i/650D and EF 40mm f/2.8 pancake lens leaked before Friday’s announcement

By PR admin | Published: June 6, 2012

Those are the first leaked images of the Canon EOS Rebel T4i/650D and the EF 40mm f/2.8 pancake lens that are going to be announced this Friday.

I am curious if Nikon will respond with their own pancake lens.

Update: Full Canon EOS Rebel T4i/650D specs:

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Sony Cybershot RX100 large sensor compact camera announced

By PR admin | Published: June 6, 2012

The Sony Cybershot RX100 compact camera with 1" sensor is now official. The price is $648, specs and preview video after the break:

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Panasonic ends up as the major investor in Olympus

By PR admin | Published: June 5, 2012

After several months of negotiations, Panasonic ended up investing a large chunk of money in Olympus according to Reuters:

"Panasonic Corp is making final arrangements to provide up to 50 billion yen ($635 million) in capital to Olympus Corp in a move that will make Panasonic the top shareholder in the company."

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Some fresh Samsung NX rumors

By PR admin | Published: June 4, 2012

This is an update to my last post on the new products Samsung is expected to announce at Photokina:

  • Samsung will announces new NX and compact cameras at Photokina.
  • Two or three new lenses will be announced: 12-24mm f/4 VCM (with iFn) and maybe a new 30mm f/2 version II (also with iFn function).
  • The recently announced 16-80mm lens has been cancelled and Samsung is working on a substitute that will probably be announced with the other new NX lenses.
  • Samsung is also working on three new prime lenses similar to the 85mm f/1.4 ED SSA with mechanical AF-coupled ring but they will not be announced this year.
  • Two new compact camera will be announced - the TL500/EX1 replacement will be one of them.
  • Samsung will also show a new camera-phone concept from the new Galaxy Camera line.
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Canon EOS Rebel T4i/650D announcement this week?

By PR admin | Published: June 4, 2012

The new EOS Rebel T4i/650D DSLR camera is rumored to be announced on June 8, 2012 (this Friday). There are no updated specs at this point.

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This is the new, large sensor, Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 compact camera

By PR admin | Published: June 4, 2012

Here are the translated specs of the Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 camera that will feature a 1" CMOS sensor (same sensor size as the Nikon 1 mirrorless system):

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