Panasonic Lumix GF5 announced

By PR admin | Published: April 5, 2012

The Panasonic Lumix GF5 camera is now official. Sample images taken with the new camera can be found here. Amazon is currently taking pre-orders at $749.95 (with power zoom lens, the regular kit costs $599.95). The main specs at a glance:

  • 12.1MP Live MOS sensor and Venus engine
  • Multi-process Noise Reduction System
  • 0.09 sec light speed AF with precise contrast AF
  • 23 scenes
  • 14 filters and adjustable parameters
  • iA Plus: defocus, color and brightness control
  • 920k dot high-resolution LCD
  • Smart touch-screen
  • Built-in Flash
  • Full HD video recording in both AVCHD and MP4 Format
  • 3D shooting capability
  • The camera comes in 5 different colors:

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The new Tokina AT-X 11-16mm f/2.8 PRO DX Ⅱ lens delayed till September

By PR admin | Published: April 4, 2012

The new Tokina AT-X 11-16mm f/2.8 PRO DX Ⅱ lens is now delayed till September according to an email from tech support sent to a reader:

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April’s rebate programs from Sigma, Tamron, Panasonic, Nikon and Canon

By PR admin | Published: April 3, 2012

Those are the current rebate programs for the month of April:

 

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Pentax lens prices went up 15-90 percent!

By PR admin | Published: April 3, 2012

After Leica, Nikon and Sony, now also Pentax have raised the price of their lenses, in same cases up to 90%:

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More Panasonic GF5 leaks

By PR admin | Published: April 3, 2012

More Panasonic GF5 leaks from ndtv.com. The listed specs are:

  • Resolution: 12 Megapixels
  • Sensor: micro four thirds
  • ISO: 160-6400 (expandable to 12800)
  • Burst Speed: 4fps
  • Video: AVCHD/MP4 (FullHD)
  • Microphone: Stereo
  • LCD: 3-inch TFT LCD (921K Dot)
  • Ports: TV/Digital Out and Mini HDMI

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Canon announces EOS 60Da DSLR camera for astronomy enthusiasts

By PR admin | Published: April 3, 2012

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.

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Pentax 12-24mm f/3.5-4.5 lens patent

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2012

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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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for March 2012

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2012

Those are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for March 2012:

  1. Pentax K-r successor?
  2. Rumor: Hasselblad to introduce a new family of digital cameras at Photokina (digital X-Pan?)
  3. This is the Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  4. Rumor: Zeiss will announce a new 70-200mm lens at NAB
  5. Canon EOS 5D Mark III announcement
  6. This is the Samsung NX20 mirrorless camera
  7. Canon mirrorless camera concept
  8. Rumor: Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/15 ZF.2/ZE super wide angle lens to be announced in 10 days
  9. Samyang to release a 24mm tilt shift lens in few months
  10. Pentax K-z?
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