Olympus XZ-10 camera and M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II lens specifications

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Olympus XZ-10 specs:

  • 1/2.3" CMOS 12MP back-illuminated sensor
  • 5x optical zoom with 26-130mm f/1.8-2.7 lens
  • 40% smaller than the XZ-2
  • Weight (including battery and memory card): 221 g
  • Touch AF shutter control
  • 920 000 dots 3" touchscreen LCD
  • Full HD video
  • To be released in February

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Full list of new camera/lenses to be announced at the CP+ show this week

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Here is a detailed list of new products (cameras and lenses) that are expected to be announced this week during the CP+ show in Japan:

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Panasonic

  • New Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm/F3.5-5.6 II ASPH / MEGA OIS lens
  • Compact cameras: TZ40, TZ35, SZ9, SZ3, XS1, FH10, FT5, FT25

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Pentax

  • WG-10
  • WG-3 GPS
  • WG-3

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New Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II lens

Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II lens

In addition to the XZ-10 camera, during the CP+ show next week, Olympus will also announce a new M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II lens for Micro Four Thirds (pictured above). Olympus advertised the older, already discontinued, version as the "the world's smallest and lightest 600mm super telephoto lens". The new lens will be available only in black color (the previous version was available also in silver).

Here are two additional images of the XZ-10:

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This is the Olympus XZ-10

Olympus XZ-10

Those are the first leaked images of the upcoming Olympus XZ-10 camera that will be announced at the CP+ show next week. The camera will come in three different colors and it will not have a flash hot shoe. No other details are available.

Via digicame-info

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Canon EOS 7D successor will not be announced at the CP+ show

Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera rumors

In an interview with DC.watch, Masaya Rong (managing director at Canon) hinted that the Canon EOS 7D successor "is not the story of the day", which indicates that the camera will not be announced during the CP+ show next week. For some reason Nikon and Canon are not ready to replace their high end, cropped sensor DSLR bodies yet.

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The next Phottix Odin is rumored to combine Nikon & Canon flash systems

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The latest rumor indicate that the next version of the Phottix Odin TTL flash trigger will combine Nikon and Canon controls into one unit:

"According to one of Phottix’s European distributors, the next generation of Phottix Odin TTL flash trigger (Phottix Odin II?) may allow you to control Nikon flashes from Canon cameras and Canon flashes from Nikon cameras, adjusting power levels in manual mode."

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Kodak: Die Another Day

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Kodak received a court approval for financing of up to $844 millions to "strengthens Kodak’s position to successfully execute its remaining reorganization objective" and hopefully get out of bankruptcy in mid-2013:

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Sony 20mm f/2.8 and PZ18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS lenses announced

Sony 20mm f2.8 lens SEL20F28

Sony PZ18-200mm f3.5-6.3 OSS lens SELP18200

The two new Sony E lenses I mentioned earlier are now official - Sony 20mm f/2.8 lens specifications (price: $348):

Sony 20mm f2.8 lens

Sony E PZ18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS (SELP18200) motorized telezoom lens specifications (price: $1198):

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