Panasonic announced their new Lumix G Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 lens for Micro Four Thirds. This lens was initially displayed during CES 2012. Shipping will start in August. Pricing was not announced (Panasonic likes to announce their pricing few weeks prior to shipment).
Update: the lens is now listed on Amazon for $1,299.99.
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Nauticam announced a new underwater housing NA-5DMKIII for Canon 5D Mark III. With a depth rating of 100m, the NA-5DMKIII will be available on June 1st, for $3600.
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This is an update list of the current rebates on photo equipment, now including up to $200 off Sigma lenses:
Sony:
The winner of the "Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm X10" book giveaway is Alejandro Valderrama. Congratulations!
If you did not win, the book can be purchased from Amazon US and Amazon UK.
The cost of owning one of the world’s most coveted high-end cameras has just been dramatically reduced, following the launch of a landmark global marketing initiative by Hasselblad:
The makers of the world's most advanced camera system have announced plans to cut the cost of ownership on a number of models - including a massive 22.9% off the entry-point H4D-31 (with 35-90mm lens) and 20.59% off the company's 'ultimate photography tool', the 60 megapixel H4D-60 camera.
Samsung published a press release this week to announced the US pricing for their latest NX mirrorless cameras - not sure what they had in mind since the prices have been available from the day of announcement:
As some readers reported yesterday, Amazon UK had listed the Pentax K-30 for £699.99 on their website. The entries are now removed but pentaxforums was able to get a screens shot. The release date was listed as June 25th, 2012.
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