Pentax Q7 announced, Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Pentax Q7

Pentax Ricoh has announced the Pentax Q7 – its latest Q-mount camera and the first to feature a larger, 1/1.7″ type sensor. The 7.44 x 5.58mm, 12MP BSI CMOS sensor is the same size as the one used in many enthusiast compacts, with the company claiming a 60% improvement in S/N ratio over the existing Q10. This improvement also allows the camera to focus faster in low light.
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Leica X Vario (Mini M) announced, Price, Specs, Where to Buy

Leica X Vario

Leica camera AG today now officially announced the Leica X Vario Type 107 (Leica Mini M) – the world’s first compact camera with an APS-C sensor and fixed zoom lens. Its Vario Elmar 18-46mm 1:3.5-6.4 ASPH lens offers a 28-70mm equivalent range, and sits in front of a 16.1MP CMOS sensor. Viewing is via a 920k dot 3″ LCD, or the same optional plug-in EVF as used by the M Typ 240 and X2. As we’d expect from Leica the camera has a full set of traditional analogue controls for shutter speed, aperture and exposure compensation
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Tokina 12-28mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro US Price announced

Tokina 12-28mm f4 AT-X Pro Lens

Tokina has announced the US price for its Tokina 12-28mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro lens. Soon to be available in both Canon and Nikon mounts for APS-C bodies, this lens was announced at the CP+ tradeshow back in January and will replace the company’s existing 12-24mm F4 wideangle zoom for APS-C cameras.

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Confirmed ! Sony RX200 to be announced in late June

Sony RX100
Sony RX100

Recent rumors from SAR, the Sony RX100 successor is to be announced soon, probably in late June.  Wi-Fi and swifel LCD will come to RX100 successor – Sony RX200.

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Canon Celebrates Production of 90 Million EF Lenses

EF-lenses-90m

Canon USA today announced that it has now produced 90 million EF lenses since the launch of the EOS system in 1987. The proliferation of digital SLRs has seen a rapid increase in lens production in recent years, and the company’s 90 millionth lens – an EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM – was manufactured on May 23 2013, just over 9 months after its 80 millionth. The company’s lens lineup currently consists of no fewer than 84 models, ranging from the inexpensive EF 50mm f/1.8 II to high-end exotica such as the recently-announced EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x – the world’s first SLR lens with a built-in switchable teleconverter.
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Samyang 16mm F2.0 ED AS USM CS lens to be announced soon

Samyang 16mm F2.0 ED AS USM CS lens

Samyang Asia today post a new 16mm wide-angle F2.0 lens on their facebook page. This lens is designed for APS-C sensor cameras. See the lens detail below:
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