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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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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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V

Sony has announced the Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V, a 30x compact superzoom camera that includes both Wi-Fi and GPS. It’s built around a 20.4MP 1/2.3″ BSI CMOS sensor, sitting behind a 24-720mm F3.5-6.3 lens. It includes 3-axis SuperSteady Shot image stabilization and can shoot at up to 10 frames per second for 10 frames. Its battery is rated at around 400 shots-per-charge and the Wi-Fi can be used for both file transfer and remote control.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6 announced, Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6

Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-G6 – the latest in its mass market series of DSLR-styled mirrorless cameras. The G6 gains considerably improved movie capabilities, including full exposure control, an external mic socket and the sensor from the GH2. It also adds the NFC-aided Wi-Fi for simple remote control and image download that we first saw in the GF6.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1 announced, Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1

Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-LF1, the first in a new line of Raw-shooting enthusiast compacts. The LF1 marries the sensor from the LX7 to a longer, slower lens and adds an electronic viewfinder. The camera combines a 12MP 1/1.7″ CMOS sensor with a 28-200mm equivalent F2.0-5.9 lens and finds room for a 202k dot-equivalent electronic viewfinder. It becomes the fifth Panasonic model to offer Wi-Fi for remote control and wireless communication that can be set up using NFC.

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Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS Lens Price, Specs, Where to Buy

Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS Lens

Fujifilm has officially announced the Fujifilm XF 55-200mm F3.5-F4.8 R LM OIS telephoto zoom for its X system of mirrorless cameras. Headline features include optical image stabilisation with a claimed 4.5 stops benefit, dual linear stepper motors for focusing, all-metal barrel construction, and premium optics. The lens also features an aperture ring like that on the company’s XF 18-55mm zoom.
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Ricoh GR announced, Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Ricoh GR APS-C camera

Pentax-Ricoh has announced the much rumored and leaked Ricoh GR, a 16.2MP APS-C sensor enthusiast compact camera. The GR continues on from Ricoh’s GR Digital series of high-end, fixed-lens models, gaining a much larger sensor but continuing to offer a 28mm equivalent field of view, now with an F2.8 maximum aperture. It also retains the GRD IV’s high-res 1.2m dot LCD and a range of photographer friendly functions.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6 Price, Specs, Release Date, Where to Buy

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6

Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-GF6 – a 16MP entry-level mirrorless camera with Wi-Fi. Like many of its competitors it has a capacitive touchscreen, that can tilt both downwards and upwards to face forwards for self-portraits. It gains a compact-camera style zoom lever around the shutter release that can alternatively be used to set exposure compensation, and an exposure mode dial on the top plate. It’s also the first interchangeable lens camera with Near Field Communication (NFC) that allows setup of Wi-Fi connections with compatible smartphones and tablets, simply by tapping the devices together. Movie recording is available at 1080p 30 in either MP4 or AVCHD format.

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