August 26th, 2010 by Walter
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The replacement for the 50D is here: The 60D combines the 18MP CMOS sensor and 1040k dot 3″ LCD from the EOS 550D (Rebel T2i) with the autofocus system from the 50D plus the 7D HD movie capability.
- 18 MP APS-C CMOS sensor
- Full HD movies at 1080p
- ISO 100-6400, H:12800
- 5.3fps shooting for up to 58 JPEGs
- 9-point cross type AF System
- Vari-angle 3″ 3:2 ratio LCD
- SD memory cards instead of CF
- In camera RAW conversion
- No flash sync socket
You can find first sample images and movies here.
August 26th, 2010 by Walter
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Canon has announced a whole batch of new or updated lenses:
- The worlds first fisheye zoom lens to offer both circular and full frame images: the Canon EF 8-15mm f4 L USM fisheye zoom lens will procduce circular images with a 180 degree angle of view when used at its widest setting on 35mm-format cameras and images which cover the full sensor area at 15mm. It has marks denoting the widest settings which can be used on APS-C and APS-H format cameras to give full frame images without vignetting.
- A new affordable L-grade tele: EF 70-300mm f4-5.6L IS USM (we will see if it will delivery L grade quality). It has a weatherproof construction, 4 stop image stabilization, a minimum focus distance of 1.2m
- Updated version: Canon EF 300mm f2.8 L IS II USM
- Updated version: EF 400mm f2.8L IS II USM. Both the 300mm and the 400mm feature not only a new optical design but also use magnesium alloy and titanium to be lighter than their predecessor.
- Updated versions currently in development: 500mm F/4L IS II USM and 600mm F/4L IS II USM lenses
- Updated version: EF Extender 1.4x III and EF Extender 2x III
August 24th, 2010 by Walter
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Sony announces SLT A33 and A55 incorporating Sonys new translucent mirror making possible live view with full-time AF for both pictures and video.
SLT stands for Single-Lens-Translucent, a system using a fixed semi-transparent mirror redirecting some light to the autofocus system while the rest is going to the sensor, making possible to use phase-detection autofocus all the time, even during shooting videos. All this at a competitive price of US$ 649 (A33) and US$ 749 (A55) and available from September (A33) and October (A55).
- 14 MP (A33) or 16 MP (A55) sensor
- Full HD video (1080p)
- ISO up to 12,800
- 3″ LCD
- Built in GPS (A55 only)
August 24th, 2010 by Walter
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Sony has announced the new A560 and the new A580. The 14MP (A560) and a 16BMP (A580) sensor is able to record 1080p video (full HD) and pictures with 7fps and will be released in October (A580) and 2011 (A560).
- 7 fps
- full HD video (1080p)
- 15-point phase detection AF
- ISO up to 25,600
- Enhanced auto HDR mode and 3d sweep panorama mode
- 3″ fold-out LCD
- Two-mode life view
- Enhanced Bionz processor
August 19th, 2010 by Walter
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ikon now has offiicially announced the D3100 and the four new lenses and there is already a first preview available.
Links to the D3100 on the Nikon homepage:
Links to the lenses on the Nikon homepage including MTF charts:
