Category: SLR
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3 new lenses for Sony
Sony did not wait for Photokina to announce a batch of three new lenses for the Alpha line of DSLR photo cameras. The Distagon T* 24mm f/2 ZA SSM (SAL24F20Z) complements the already existing beautiful large-aperture wide-angle lenses from Carl Zeiss (Planar (SAL85F14Z) and Sonnar (SAL135F18Z)). It should be priced high but appealing for most…
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Sony A750, 16MP
The echoing sound of a conversation that I just transcribe here: The next Sony Alpha 750 (or at least, what will be the successor to the Alpha 700) will receive a new Sony EXMOR 16 mega-pixel digital sensor, able to also shoot 1080p videos at 30 frames/s. Presentation in Photokina 2010, or a few days…
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Canon, (there will) be no EVIL
Canon Japan’s Image Communication Products head Masaya Maeda revealed to Reuters what seems to be that Canon will not be part of the race to get a new EVIL (Electronic Viewfinder, Interchangeable Lens). Canon is thinking about using its own good position in the SLR market to build more small SLR cameras at a rock…
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New firmware for Canon 7D
Canon just announced the availability of a new firmware (v1.2.2) for the Canon EOS 7D. Main features: Fixes a phenomenon in which the set aperture moves when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses). Fixes the AF point-selection behavior of the C.Fn III-7 (Manual AF pt. selec. pattern)…
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New firmware for Canon EOS 550D & EOS 1D Mark-IV
photo credit: eirikso Canon launches two new firmwares (surprisingly, both hold the same version number v1.0.8, but they are really two different firmwares split at birth for two different cameras). For the Canon EOS 1D Mk-IV, this is the correction of a bug around the aperture management in video mode. For the Canon EOS 550D,…
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Photokina 2010: Sony reborn
2010 is decidedly a critical year for Sony: Nearly all the photography product portfolio is going to be renewed and many innovations are coming to sustain this. Even better, at the end of September, the Photokina fair in Köln, Germany, will allow Sony to announce and present several key products defining this rebirth, this jump…
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Nikon D4000 or Nikon D3100 ?
Surprise at NR! They tell us that the upcoming release of the entry-level SLR photo camera could come with a radical name policy change from Nikon: Instead of being named Nikon D4000 as previously announced, it would be a Nikon D3100. Furthermore, everybody now seems convinced that Nikon is going to get a continuous AF…
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Photokina 2010: Where Canon goes?
Even for Canon, next September will see the Photokina show in Koln (Germany). It is often the occasion when brands of photo manufacturers launch the photo cameras they expect will be doing the big sales of the end of the year (a period that is really good for the amateur photography market). This year should…
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Photokina: Expectations for Pentax
After a serious overhaul of its low-end, Pentax must now push its best products up. It wi ball he easier because 2010 has been quite favorable to Pentax. The successful launch of the 645D (despite its stratospheric price) has convinced Pentax product marketing department that it is possible to aim high again. We are promised…