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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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Zeiss Touit 12mm F2.8 and 32mm F1.8 announced, Price, Specs, Sample Images

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Zeiss has announced more detail on two mirrorless camera lenses for Sony NEX and Fujifilm X-mount cameras. These two lenses are Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 and Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8, the first two lenses in the new series Zeiss Touit. This two lenses will officially announced and available for pre-order in early May, 2013.

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Samsung NX2000 announced, Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Samsung NX2000

Samsung just announced a new NX mirrorless cameras, the Samsung NX2000, adds Wi-Fi and NFC in a bid to make yet another of its mirrorless cameras compatible with the smartphone world. The 20MP camera’s Near Field Communication (NFC) technology allows setup of Wi-Fi connections with compatible smartphones and tablets by simply tapping the devices together. It features a large 3.7-inch 1152k-dot touchscreen LCD, offers 8fps continuous shooting and Full HD video recording.

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