What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2012

  • Canon recalls EOS Rebel T4i DSLR camera (EOS 650D/EOS Kiss X6i overseas models) because of defective rubber grips that could cause skin allergies or irritation.

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Olympus working on a new pro body for Four Thirds lenses

By PR admin | Published: August 17, 2012

Olympus lenses

Olympus made an official statement that they are working on a new pro body for Four Thirds lenses:

Olympus working on new body for top-pro lenses

Akira Watanabe, manager of Olympus Imaging's SLR planning department, confirmed today that the company is definitely working on a body to deliver the focusing performance expected by users of the Top Pro lens series like the ground breaking 90-250 f2.8 fixed aperture zoom.

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Recap of the latest Canon rumors

By PR admin | Published: August 17, 2012

There are rumors for a new smaller 22MP Canon EOS 6D full frame DSLR camera that will be announced in October (it is unusual for a major company to make announcements just one month after Photokina).

Lenses: rumors for a new EF 35 f/1.4L II and EF 135 f/1.8L IS (Canon already has a patent for a 135mm f/2.0 lens lens). This is how the new 135mm lens could look:

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Recap of the latest Panasonic rumors

By PR admin | Published: August 16, 2012

Those are the latest pre-Photokina Panasonic rumors:

  • New Panasonic GH3 camera: it will be similar to the GH2, weather sealed, no global shutter with improved AF speed and better EVF. The rumored sensor is 15.5MP with 160-12800 ISO range (expandable to 80-51200). The rest of the specs: 6.7fps, 3.2" LCD with 1050k-dots, double SDXC memory card slots, built-in GPS.
  • New Panasonic GX2 camera is expected in November.
  • New Panasonic lenses: 35-100mm X lens, a prime telephoto lens and a wide angle zoom (maybe a 7-28mm).
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Recap of the latest Olympus rumors

By PR admin | Published: August 16, 2012

  • The Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 60mm F2.8 macro lens is expected to be announced next week together with a new ring flash.
  • Olympus is also rumored to announce a cheap 15mm f/8.0 MFT prime lens with fixed aperture and length of only 9mm.
  • Other new lenses: a cheap prime lens, a 12-60mm zoom and a 25mm f/1.8 macro.
  • Olympus XZ-2 will also probably be announced at Photokina.
  • There is not much info available at this time, but rumors for a new E-PM5 (or E-PM3), E-PL5 with built in EVF and Olympus E-7 are circulating.
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Recap of the latest Sony rumors

By PR admin | Published: August 16, 2012

  • The Sony 300mm f/2.8 lens is listed as discontinued on the Sony USA store.
  • Sony is rumored to announce the NEX-5R and NEX-6 mirrorlress camera. The NEX-5R will have a new 16MP sensor with phase detection AF pixels and a flip screen. The most interesting rumor is that the new camera will have "full Internet support" where users will be able to download apps just like on a smart phone. The NEX-6 will be a light and cheaper version of the NEX-7. Expect the official announcement on August 28th.
  • New Sony lenses: 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 pancake zoom, 11-18 f/4.0 WA zoom and a 35mm f/1.8 prime.
  • The Sony a99 is rumored to be announced in mid September, right before Photokina.

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Canon PowerShot SX160 IS and SX500 IS compact cameras leaked

By PR admin | Published: August 14, 2012

  

Two new Canon compact cameras leaked: the PowerShot SX160 IS with 16x zoom and the PowerShot SX500 IS with 30x zoom. Expect the official announcement before the Photokina show next month.

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Pentax K-5 now also discontinued in the US

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2012

After the first report from Japan back in January, the Pentax K-5 DSLR is now also discontinued in the US according to this B&H listing (the body only version is still available). Expect the replacement to be announced at Photokina next month.

Via Pentaxforums

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