Tag Archives: Photokina 2012

Panasonic GH3 camera and LumixG X 35-100mm f/2.8 lens leaked

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2012

  This just in: first images and promo video of the Panasonic GH3 camera and LumixG X 35-100mm f/2.8 lens. The Panasonic GH3 specifications are:

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Canon PowerShot G15 camera coming soon

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2012

After the G1x announcement, Canon did not forget all the “original” G-series fans and here is the proof – Canon PowerShot G15 compact camera exists and will be announced for Photokina 2012. No specs or price are available at that point. Via Canonpricewatch

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Two new Tamron lenses: 70-200mm f/2.8 VC USD and 90mm f/2.8 Macro VC USD

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2012

Two new Tamron lenses for Photokina. The release date and the price are not known at that point. Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 VC USD lens (see patent): Model: A009 Focal length: 70-200mm Maximum aperture: F/2.8 Angle of view (diagonal): 34°21′- 12°21′ (with full-size SLR cameras) 22°33′- 7°59′ (with APS-C sized sensor digital SLR cameras) Lens construction: […]

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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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