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Pentax announced HD PENTAX DA Limited Lenses and Weather Sealed Flashes

HD PENTAX DA Limited lens

 

Ricoh Imaging has announced an updated set of Pentax DA Limited primes, with improved lens coatings and circular aperture diaphragms. Based on the existing 15mm F4, 21mm F3.2, 35mm F2.8 Macro, 40mm F2.8 and 70mm F2.4 designs, the ‘HD’ versions gain Pentax’s multi-layer HD (High Definition) coating, promising reduced flare and ghosting, and include diaphragms that are completely rounded at large aperture settings to give attractive background blur. And they also announced the AF540FGZ II and AF360FGZ II Pentax-branded flash units. Both are updates to existing models, now boasting weather-sealed construction to match Pentax’s line of weatherized DSLRs. The new flash units also feature built-in LED lights, intended for video recording.

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Sony A3000 with Zeiss 16-70mm F4 lens Sample Images

Sony A3000 Sample Image
ISO 100 F4 1/80s

Gustav from Dyxum posted first sample images of new announced Sony A3000 with Zeiss 16-70mm lens. Test result is very good.
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Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS lens Sample Images

Zeiss Vario-Tessar T 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS Zoom Lens sample image
1/500s, f/4

 

Sony just announced the Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS lens, and here are the first sample images of this lens for Sony JP.

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Sony NEX-5T announced, Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Sony NEX-5T

Sony has announced the Sony Alpha NEX-5T, boasting all the same features that the Alpha NEX-5R offered with the addition of NFC. Smartphones and tablets with the technology will be able to pair easily with the NEX-5T to take advantage of its wireless connectivity. With a 16.1 megapixel APS-C sized sensor, Wi-Fi connectivity and a 3.0-inch flip-up touch LCD, the NEX-5T is introduced at $50 less than its predecessor’s initial MSRP.

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Sony A3000 announced, Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Sony a3000

Sony’s latest interchangeable lens camera may look like an SLR, but underneath the hood it’s all NEX. The Sony A3000 offers a 20.1 megapixel APS-C sensor, a built-in electronic viewfinder, full HD video and a Sony E-mount for interchangeable lenses all for an MSRP of $399. The competitively priced A3000 offers all the trimmings of an entry-level DSLR including a fixed 3.0-inch LCD, built-in flash and hotshoe. It should be available in early September.

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Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS lens announced, Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Zeiss Vario-Tessar T 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS Zoom Lens

Sony just announced a new Zeiss 16-70mm f4 e-mount lens. The new Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* 16-70mm F4 zoom lens gives photographers the opportunity to experience legendary Carl Zeiss optical excellence in a supremely compact, easy-to-carry zoom lens. A practical 4x zoom range of 16-70mm (24-105mm in 35mm full-frame equivalent) makes this model ideal for a wide range of everyday photo situations, from landscapes and portraits to informal snapshots and everything in between.

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Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS lens announced, Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS Power Zoom Lens

Sony just announced a new zoom lens for NEX E-mount cameras. The new E 18-105mm F4 G power zoom lens is the first ever G lens created for Sony’s E-mount line of cameras.  The premium all-around lens covers a generous 5.8x zoom range from 18mm – 105mm (full frame equivalent 27mm – 157.5mm) and is an ideal choice for travel photography as well as every day, general purpose shooting.

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Sony NEX-5T & ILCE-3000 (a3000) Full Specs, Price available

Sony a3000

The Sony NEX-5T, ILCE-3000(A3000), Zeiss 16-70mm lens, Sony E PZ 18-105mm G lens will be officially announced late today. And the full specs of these new products now available online:
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