Pentax will announce their new DA 560mm f/5.6 lens at Photokina. The design will be slightly different from the prototype we have seen few months ago. The peculiarity of this lens is the possibility to disassemble/collapse it for easy transportation. The lens is very long for its focal length in order to keep the price […]
I received those images of the not yet announced Pentax X-5 camera. Some specs were already published on photoprice.ca: the X-5 will not be a DSLR but a high-end point and shoot camera with 16MP and 26x ultra-zoom. Pictures of the same camera in black:
Olympus made an official statement that they are working on a new pro body for Four Thirds lenses: Olympus working on new body for top-pro lenses Akira Watanabe, manager of Olympus Imaging’s SLR planning department, confirmed today that the company is definitely working on a body to deliver the focusing performance expected by users of the Top […]
There are rumors for a new smaller 22MP Canon EOS 6D full frame DSLR camera that will be announced in October (it is unusual for a major company to make announcements just one month after Photokina). Lenses: rumors for a new EF 35 f/1.4L II and EF 135 f/1.8L IS (Canon already has a patent for a 135mm f/2.0 lens lens). […]
Those are the latest pre-Photokina Panasonic rumors: New Panasonic GH3 camera: it will be similar to the GH2, weather sealed, no global shutter with improved AF speed and better EVF. The rumored sensor is 15.5MP with 160-12800 ISO range (expandable to 80-51200). The rest of the specs: 6.7fps, 3.2″ LCD with 1050k-dots, double SDXC memory card […]
The Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 60mm F2.8 macro lens is expected to be announced next week together with a new ring flash. Olympus is also rumored to announce a cheap 15mm f/8.0 MFT prime lens with fixed aperture and length of only 9mm. Other new lenses: a cheap prime lens, a 12-60mm zoom and a 25mm f/1.8 macro. Olympus XZ-2 will also […]
The Sony 300mm f/2.8 lens is listed as discontinued on the Sony USA store. Sony is rumored to announce the NEX-5R and NEX-6 mirrorlress camera. The NEX-5R will have a new 16MP sensor with phase detection AF pixels and a flip screen. The most interesting rumor is that the new camera will have “full Internet support” […]
Two new Canon compact cameras leaked: the PowerShot SX160 IS with 16x zoom and the PowerShot SX500 IS with 30x zoom. Expect the official announcement before the Photokina show next month.
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