Tag Archives: Photokina 2012

Canon rumored to announce a Nikon D600 competitor at Photokina

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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