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  • Leica announces X Vario zoom compact with APS-C sensor

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    Leica has officially announced its much-teased (and leaked) X Vario – the world’s first compact camera with an APS-C sensor and fixed zoom lens. Its Vario Elmar 18-46mm 1:3.5-6.4 ASPH lens offers a 28-70mm equivalent range, and sits in front of a 16.1MP CMOS sensor. Viewing is via a 920k dot 3″ LCD, or the same optional plug-in EVF as used by the M Typ 240 and X2. As we’d expect from Leica the camera has a full set of traditional analogue controls for shutter speed, aperture and exposure compensation, along with a hefty price tag of £2250.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Canon announces EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM wide zoom

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    Canon has announced the EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM – an image-stabilized wideangle zoom for its EOS M mirrorless camera. It’s Canon’s first wide zoom with IS, promising three stops of stabilization for stills and ‘Dynamic IS’ for video. A linear stepper motor offers silent autofocus during movie shooting, and a retractable barrel design makes the lens about the same size as the 18-55mm kit zoom. It should be in shops at the end of June, at an MSRP of £379.99 / €399. A firmware update for the EOS M (v.2) will give full compatibility with the 11-22mm, and faster autofocus with all lenses.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Pentax announces Efina budget compact and white WG-3 waterproof

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    Pentax has announced a white version of its WG-3 rugged waterproof camera and an entry-level point-and-shoot compact. The white version of the WG-3 shares all the features with the existing model but comes in a different color scheme (we’ll let you guess what that is). We’ll be testing the GPS version of the WG-3 as one of our forthcoming waterproof camera tests. Meanwhile, the ‘Efina’ is an inexpensive 14MP CCD-based camera that’s exactly the sort we thought Pentax had stopped making. Still, it comes with decorative patterns on it, which seems to be this season’s thing – so that’s something. The Efina, announce in Japan in January, will cost around £80, while the white WG-3 will retail for $ 299/£289.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Nikon UK announces cashback on SLRs, and Coolpix promotion

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    Hot on the heels of its cashback offer for its 1 System cameras, Nikon UK has announced similar promotions on its D600 and D5200 SLRs. Buyers will be able to claim back £50 / €60 on the D5200, and £150 / €180 on the D800, when purchased either body only or with a new Nikkor lens. Meanwhile buyers of various Coolpix compacts will have the chance to win one of over 1200 ‘exhilarating prizes’, including an indoor sky diving experience.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Zeiss announces pricing and availability of Touit lenses for mirrorless cameras

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    Zeiss has announced that its first two Touit lenses for mirrorless cameras are now available for sale. The 12mm F2.8 wideangle has been designed according to the ‘Distagon optical concept’, and has an RRP of €920 / US$ 1,250 excluding VAT. Meanwhile the Planar-type 32mm F1.8 normal lens will cost €670 / US$ 900 excluding VAT. The lenses will be available to fit Sony NEX and Fujifilm X-system cameras, and the X-mount models feature aperture rings with 1/3 stop detents. The next model in the line, a 50mm F2.8 Macro, is expected to appear at the end of the year.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Canon announces production of 90 millionth EF lens

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    Canon has announced that it has now produced 90 million EF lenses since the launch of the EOS system in 1987. The proliferation of digital SLRs has seen a rapid increase in lens production in recent years, and the company’s 90 millionth lens – an EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM – was manufactured on May 23 2013, just over 9 months after its 80 millionth. The company’s lens lineup currently consists of no fewer than 84 models, ranging from the inexpensive EF 50mm f/1.8 II to high-end exotica such as the recently-announced EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x – the world’s first SLR lens with a built-in switchable teleconverter. 

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Sigma announces availability of 35mm F1.4 DG HSM for Sony and Pentax

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    In a brief note on its Japanese website, Sigma has announced that the Sony and Pentax mount versions of its highly-regarded 35mm F1.4 DG HSM ‘Art’ lens will go on sale on 31st May. It’s also announced that the Nikon-mount version of its 120-300mm F2.8 DG OS HSM ‘Sports’ telephoto zoom will be available at the same time. We gave the 35mm F1.4 our Gold Award when we reviewed it back in December, for its combination of exceptionally good optics and solid build at a price rather lower than the camera manufacturers’ equivalents.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Nokia announces Lumia 925 with promising camera specs

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    While the Lumia 925 Nokia announced today may not offer the stunning specs of the 808’s PureView technology, the device does hold promise for mobile photography fans. Its six-element lens design promises improved detail in good light and better quality in low light, and the sensitivity includes a new ISO 3200 setting. An all-metal body with an integrated antenna and wireless charging are also new, along with the Nokia Smart Camera app which offers some interesting shooting modes, including the unique Motion Focus. See sample images on connect.dpreview.com.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Canon announces 200-400mm f/4 telezoom with built-in 1.4x extender

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    Canon has introduced 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. It will go on sale on 29th May, at an RRP of £11999.99 / €11800.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Olympus announces PEN Lite E-PL6 in Japan

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    Olympus has announced the PEN Lite E-PL6 on its Global Website – an update to the E-PL5 that appears destined for the Asian market only. It adds in several of the features from the E-P5 announced at the same time, including an ISO 100-equivalent LOW setting, short release lag shutter mode, intervalometer and time-lapse movie shooting, and full compatibility with the VF-4 viewfinder. It also gains a dual-axis electronic level. It will come body only, in a kit with the 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 II R, or in a twin-lens kit also adding the 40-150mm 1:4-5.6 R. It’s set to be available at the end of June. 

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)