Tag Archives: Photokina 2012

New Alpa 12 CAMERA

By PR admin | Published: September 11, 2012

At Photokina Alpa is expected to announce a new Alpa 12 camera and a shutter module to adapt with the Hasselblad V system lenses. The new camera will be fully integrated into the existing system. Adapters for other MF lenses will follow.

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The Impossible Project develops a new Film Processing Unit

By PR admin | Published: September 11, 2012

For the past 18 months The Impossible Project worked on a new analog instant camera called FPU (Film Processing Unit) that was developed together with DHW of the former ROLLEI factory, long-time head of R&D at Polaroid Henny Waanders and Prof. Achim Heine, designer of the LEICA Digilux 1 camera. The first concept camera will be presented at Photokina. The […]

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New cameras from Rolleiflex: Hy6 Mod2 and FX-N

By PR admin | Published: September 11, 2012

Relleiflex announced two new cameras for the Photokina 2012 show: the Rolleiflex FX-N (pictured above) has a new Heidosmat 2,8/80mm viewfinder lens and a Rollei S-Apogon 2,8/80mm main lens. The other specifications are identical to the previous FX model. The Rolleiflex Hy6 Mod2 includes some firmware and design improvements:    

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Hasselblad will have a press conference on September 18th. Digital X-Pan to be announced?

By PR admin | Published: September 9, 2012

Hasselblad will hold a press conference at Photokina on September 18th. Back in March PhotoRumors broke the news about a possible new digital X-Pan camera announcement, but I have not heard any other reliable info since. The second possibility is the announcement of a smaller DSLR type camera system.

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Canon rumored to announce a Nikon D600 competitor at Photokina

By PR admin | Published: September 8, 2012

There are not many convincing rumors about the upcoming Canon DSLR announcement(s) for Photokina – there is a good chance that there will be only one new DSLR camera to compete with the upcoming full frame Nikon D600. Here are the rumored specs: 22MP (same sensor as 5D Mrk2, the info I received indicated a new 20MP sensor) 4.5 […]

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New images of the Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIs DSLR cameras

By PR admin | Published: September 8, 2012

Few new images (better resolution) of the Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIs DSLR cameras:

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Pentax Q 15-45mm f/2.8, FA645 MACRO 90mm f/2.8 and DA18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 SDM lenses leaked

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2012

Three more leaked Pentax lenses: Pentax 15-45mm f/2.8 (for Pentax Q) priced at ¥25,000 (around $300) Pentax HD FA645 MACRO 90mm f/2.8ED AW SR (for Pentax 645 medium frame camera) priced at ¥400,000 (around $5,000) Pentax DA 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 ED SDM (for K mount DSLR cameras) priced at ¥70,000 (around $880)

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Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC lens announced

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2012

Samyang announced their first tilt-shift lens: T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC. The technical specifications are: Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC lens design:

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New: Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 2/135 lens

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2012

After revealing their Photokina plans yesterday, Zeiss announced a new Apo Sonnar T* 2/135 lens that will start shipping in December 2012 for $2.000 (€1.600). As usual, the lens will be available for F mount (ZF.2) and EF mount (ZE). US price will be $2,122. The technical specs are: Focal length 135mm Aperture range f/2 -22 […]

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Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIs DSLR cameras

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2012

Two more leaks: the Pentax K-5 II and Pentax K-5 IIs DSLR cameras will replace the current K-5 model and are expected to hit stores in mid-October. The K-5 II Japanese price is expected to be ¥110,000 (around $1,400) the K-5 IIs will cost around ¥120,000 (around $1,500). Picture of the Pentax K-5 IIs:

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Pentax Q10 mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2012

One of the nine Pentax products that will be announced next week for Photokina will be a new Q10 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera that will replace the current Q model: To go on sale in mid-October Expected price is around ¥35,000 (around $440) Available in silver, black and red Via digicame-info

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Carl Zeiss at Photokina 2012: new Distagon 55mm f/1.4, ZM surprise, mirrorless lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 6, 2012

Zeiss issued a press release about the upcoming 2012 Photokina show. The company has a new Distagon 55mm f/1.4 lens that will be available for sale by the second half of 2013 and will come for both Nikon and Canon mount. The interesting news is the official plan to produce a “family of autofocus lenses for […]

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