Pentax HD DA 560mm F5.6 ED AW Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to buy

The Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 ED AW Lens is a super telephoto lens offering a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 859mm. This long reach lens has a maximum aperture of f/5.6 and features a 9 rounded diaphragm blade construction. The optical construction of the lens includes a high-grade multi-layer HD coating on lens elements for sharp, clear imagery with reduced flare and ghosting due to internal reflections. The optical design mimics that of a telescope, and also includes two extra-low dispersion (ED) lens elements to prevent chromatic aberration and maintain image clarity across the entire picture plane. A Super Protect (SP) coating is also applied for increased protection on the front element and for greater ease when cleaning.

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Pentax 06 Telephoto Zoom 15-45mm f/2.8 Lens Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to buy

The Pentax 06 Telephoto Zoom 15-45mm f/2.8 Lens is a long-range telephoto zoom lens equivalent to 83-249mm in the 35mm format. It is compatible with Pentax Q-mount cameras and features a wide maximum aperture of f/2.8 throughout the entire zoom range. Within the lens construction, two Extra-low Dispersion glass elements and one super-low dispersion glass element are included for greater image sharpness and clarity. Additionally, a Super Protect (SP) coating is applied to the front lens surface for enhanced protection and greater ease when cleaning.

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Sony RX1 full frame camera leaked with Price, Images, Specs

Breaking news, Sony DSC-RX1 full frame compact camera just leaked on the web. This is world’s first full frame compact camera. Continue reading “Sony RX1 full frame camera leaked with Price, Images, Specs”

RED Epic-M Monochrome Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to buy

Following on the heels of Leica’s M monochrome digital stills camera, RED have surprised us with the announcement of a black and white version of their flagship Epic cinema camera – RED Epic-M Monochrome. By removing the need to de-bayer the sensor data Red have managed to achieve a much higher quality black and white image than a standard Epic.

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Samyang 24mm F3.5 tilt-and-shift lens Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Rokinon has announced it will be presenting a perspective control 24mm F3.5  tilt-and-shift lens at Photokina 2012. The Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC is a wide-angle, full-frame lens that offers tilt and shift movements, allowing control of subject geometry and depth of field. It offers up to 12mm of shift and 8.5° of tilt; the shift movement can be rotated +/- 90° relative to the lens mount, and the tilt movement 90° relative to the shift axis, allowing lots of flexibility over adjustments. The lens will be available in Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K and Sony Alpha mounts.

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Zeiss 135mm f/2 Apo Sonnar T* Lens Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Carl Zeiss has announced the Apo Sonnar T* 2/135 telephoto lens, which it will be showing at the Photokina trade show in Cologne later this month. This premium manual focus optic uses a floating focus system to maintain high image quality at all distances down to 0.8m. It uses anomalous partial dispersion glass elements to minimize chromatic aberrations, resulting in an apochromatic design. This lens will be available for Canon and Nikon DSLRs.

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Fujifilm X-E1 Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Fujifilm has announced the X-E1 – its second mirrorless interchangeable lens camera – along with two additional XF-mount lenses. The X-E1 uses the same 16MP ‘X-Trans’ APS-C sensor as the more expensive X-Pro 1 model. It offers a high-resolution 2.4m dot OLED electronic viewfinder in the place of the Pro1’s opto-electronic hybrid finder and gains a pop-up flash in a smaller body. Alongside the X-E1 come a 18-55mm F2.8-4 stabilized kit zoom that promises AF times as fast as 0.1 seconds when the two are used together.

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