Sigma announces their new flagship DSLR Sigma SD1:
- 46 MP Foveon X3 sensor (3 layers of 4800×3200)
- New 11-point Twin Cross AF system
- 3″ 460k dot LCD
- Weatherproof magnesium alloy body
Link to the special Sigma SD site
Sigma SD1 with 46MP Foveon sensor
September 21st, 2010 by Walter No comments »Three new Lumix lenses from Panasonic
September 21st, 2010 by Walter No comments »Panasounic announces three new Lumux lenses:
- Lumix G 12.5mm 3D lens with dual optics for shooting 3D pictures for Panasonics 3D TVs
- Lumix G 14mm f2.5 ASPH Wideangle pancake prime
- Lumix G Vario 100-300mm f4-5.6 Mega OIS telephoto zoom
New Sigma lenses
September 21st, 2010 by Walter No comments »Sigma annouces two new lenses and a new flash:
- Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 EX DG OS HSM, a new stabilized version
- Sigma 150mm f2.8 APO Macro EX DG OS HSM
- EF-610 DG ST flash with a guide number of 61, focal length 17 to 105mm
Nikon D7000
September 15th, 2010 by Walter No comments »Nikon announces the new Nikon D7000 DSLR camera, the perfect upgrade for all D5000 and D90 users and even attractive to a lot of others:
- 16.2 MP CMOS sensor
- 3″ 921k dot LCD
- 1080p full HD video with full time autofocus
- 39-point AF with a new 2,016 pixel RGB 3D Matrix Metering System
- ISO 100-6400 with up to 25600 HI-2 previously available only in Nikon FX cameras
- 6 fps for up to 100 images
- Quiet single frame advance mode
- 14-bit RAW mode
- Two SD card slots
- Camera body with a magnesium-alloy top and rear covers
- Shutter built for at least 150,000 cycles
Links: Nikon press release, Nikon fact sheet, Nikon D7000 pictures, first preview at Dpreview and an interesting test including D7000 videos.
AF-S Nikkor 200mm f2G ED VR II
September 15th, 2010 by Walter No comments »Nikon announces the AF-S Nikkor 200mm f2G ED VR II, a successor to the legendary 200/2 lens adding the second generation VR and a new mode for the AF switch.
