Olympus filed a patent 201268448 in Japan for a whole series of f/2.8 pancake lenses: 14mm, 16mm, 17mm, 18mm and 22mm. I don't think Olympus will ever announce all of those products - manufacturers often file patents for multiple lens versions/calculations and release only one model at the end.
Think Tank Photo announced three new products: SD pixel pocket rocket, strobe gel wallet and DSLR battery holder. You can sign up for a notifications here and you will get an email once they become available.
This mini Canon 5D MK III camera is fully operational:
The Korean website inews24 reported yesterday that Samsung will announce their new NX20, NX210 and NX1000 mirrorless cameras in 6 days. The company is planning to showcase its new products at the 2012 Seoul Photo & Imaging Show that will start on April 26th, 2012.
Zeiss announced two new compact full frame prime cinema lenses: CP.2 15/T2.9 and CP.2 135/T2.1. Both lenses will be available in PL, EF, F, MFT and E mounts. The price is US$5,700. Shipping will start at the end of 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:
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:
Those are the current rebate programs for the month of April:
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