EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM now announced, Price, Specs, Release Date

EF-M 11-22mm f 4 5.6 IS STM lens

Canon just announced the EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM – an image-stabilized wideangle zoom for its EOS M mirrorless camera. It’s Canon’s first wide zoom with IS, promising three stops of stabilization for stills and ‘Dynamic IS’ for video. A linear stepper motor offers silent autofocus during movie shooting, and a retractable barrel design makes the lens about the same size as the 18-55mm kit zoom when collapsed.

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Nikon D400 Rumored Specs

Nikon-D400

Recent rumors show that the Nikon D400 is to be announced in late 2013 or early 2014. Nikon has been working on a new generation EXPEED 4 processor and advance AF system for the Nikon D400. Since Nikon D7100 is not the flagship DX DSLRs from Nikon, D400 is definitely coming in next few months.
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EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender

Canon has announced the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x – a top-end telephoto zoom with a built-in switchable teleconverter, whose development was first announced back in February 2011. Simply flicking a lever at the rear of the barrel converts it to a 280-560mm f/5.6 lens. Designed for professional sports and wildlife photographers, it includes an array of top-end features such as Power Focus for movie shooting, and IS ‘mode 3’ that only applies stabilisation at the point of exposure, aiding panning. It also offers weathersealed construction, 4-stop image stabilisation, and a minimum focus distance of 2m.

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Nikon 1 NIKKOR 32mm f/1.2 Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

1 NIKKOR 32mm f/1.2 lens

Nikon has just announced the 1 Nikkor 32mm f/1.2 portrait lens for its 1 System of mirrorless cameras. The lens, which will provide the angle of view and depth of field control of an 86mmm F3.2 lens for a full-frame system, making it the most enthusiast-friendly lens yet released for the 1 System. The lens, whose development was announced in October 2012, is also the first to use a silent wave motor for focus and to incorporate the company’s ‘nano crystal coat.’

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Olympus PEN E-P5 Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Olympus PEN E-P5

Olympus just announced the PEN E-P5, the fourth in its range of enthusiast-targeted, rangefinder-style Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras. The E-P5 takes the 16MP sensor that has appeared in the company’s other models and adds a five-axis image stabilization system and shutter capable of shooting at 1/8000th of a second amongst a host of tweaks and feature improvements. The company has also announced black versions of its 17mm, 45mm and 75mm F1.8 prime lenses, priced the same as their silver counterparts. There is also a 2.4M dot LCD electronic viewfinder, the VF-4.

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Olympus M. Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.8 lens announced, available for pre-order

Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital 17mm f 1.8 Lens

Along with the Olympus PEN E-P5 mirrorless camera, Olympus also announced three prime lenses. The Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital 17mm f/1.8, Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital 45mm f/1.8 (Black), Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital 75mm f/1.8 (Black).
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