Samyang Optics has announced a 24mm F1.4 lens in Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Samsung NX, Sony Alpha and Four-thirds mounts. This manual focus lens, with its large f1.4 aperture, is made up of 13 elements in 12 groups including 4 low-dispersion elements (ED). The lens is likely to start shipping by the end of this year at a price to be confirmed.
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Posts Tagged ‘Lens’
Samyang announces 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC lens
13
Aug
Nikon COOLPIX S3100 14 MP Digital Camera with 5x NIKKOR Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and 2.7-Inch L
10
Aug
www.amazon.com Slim and stylish%85 fun and cool%21 The new COOLPIX S3100 is the easy way to share your life and stay connected%2E It%92s lightweight%2C colorful and fits easily in your hand or pocket%2C so you can capture fun everywhere%2E With its powerful 14%2Dmegapixels and 5x optical Zoom%2DNIKKOR glass lens%2C your images will be sharp and detailed%2E And 19 Scene Modes adjust the camera%92s settings automatically so it%91s easy to get that great shot every time%2E Exciting features like Pet Mode%2C Fishe
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Olympus announces SP-810UZ with the world’s longest zoom lens
08
Aug
Olympus has announced the SP-810UZ superzoom with a 36x (24-864mm equiv.) zoom lens – the world’s longest optical zoom in a compact camera. Successor to the SP-800UZ, the SP-810UZ also boasts a 14MP CCD sensor, 3.0" LCD and 720p HD video recording. Also included are a 3D capture mode, AF Tracking and Magic Filters including a new ‘reflection’ effect. Priced at $ 329.99, the camera will start shipping from September 2011.
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Nikon launches AF-S DX Micro Nikkor 40mm F2.8 macro lens
12
Jul
Nikon has announced an inexpensive macro lens aimed at entry-level DSLR users. The AF-S DX Micro Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G offers true 1:1 macro in a compact, lightweight package. With its inbuilt silent wave motor it will autofocus on all Nikon DSLRs, including those that lack in-body AF motors such as the D3100 and D5100. It uses an internal focus system with close-range correction to attain a minimum focus distance of just 16cm / 6.4", equating to approximately 5cm / 2" from the front of the lens. It will be available from 25th August, at an MSRP $ 279.95.
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Fujifilm camera chief adds weight to interchangeable lens rumors
07
Jul
The head of Fujifilm’s camera division has suggested the company may make a return to interchangeable lens cameras. In an interview with news agency Reuters, Takeshi Higuchi stressed the importance of launching ‘luxury’ models to help establish the company as a high-profile brand. In addition he discusses the company’s reasoning for looking beyond China for manufacturing. However, his comments about having the in-house capabilities to develop its own cameras may reduce the speculation about the company producing models for pre-existing camera systems.
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SLR Magic releases 26mm F1.4 Toy Lens for Micro Four Thirds
06
Jul
SLR Magic has launched a 26mm F1.4 manual focus ‘toy’ lens for Micro Four Thirds. The 52mm equivalent lens comes with replaceable aperture and focus rings, seven colors of which are supplied. Panasonic owners looking longingly at Olympus’ Art Filters (or PEN owners wanting to avoid the associated frame lag) might enjoy the toy-lens shooting experience. The lens is available from Japanese website Gizmoshop, which has placed a series of sample images on photo sharing site Flickr. (From DCWatch)
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Ricoh buys Pentax to build interchangeable lens camera business
03
Jul
Hoya has sold the Pentax camera division to Ricoh. The Pentax Imaging Systems Division will be spun-out as a new company and its shares transfered to Ricoh on October 1st. The deal will also include the Pentax camera manufacturing subsidiary in Vietnam. A public announcement from Hoya explains that Ricoh is looking to build a consumer cameras business and wanted Pentax’s interchangeable lens camera technology, lens technology and sales channels. Its plans for the business specifically include the interchangeable lens camera market. Hoya will retain the other Pentax businesses, such as medical devices, that it gained in its 2007 takeover. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but Japanese business paper Nikkei Business Daily reports a price of about 10 billion yen ($ 124.2 million).
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Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 APO EX DG OS Lens Unboxing (for my Nikon D7000 and D90)
04
May
artoftheimage.blogspot.com – Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 APO EX DG OS Lens Unboxing (for my Nikon D7000 and D90).
Nikon D7000 – Discussing Bob Krist ‘s “Building a Nikon D7000 Video Lens Kit”
03
May
artoftheimage.blogspot.com – Bob Krist, travel photographer and Nikon DSLR digital camera shooter, had an interesting article on building a Nikon D7000 video lens kit. I discuss Bob’s recommendations here and add a few tweaks and modifications of my own to come up with my Nikon D7000 Video Lens Kit. Check out Bob Krist’s article at http
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My wife had been saying how much she wanted a d90, for her birthday I presented it in a series of boxes. with 50mm f/1.8 & 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6 lenses
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Nikon marks production of 60 millionth Nikkor lens
05
Apr
Nikon is celebrating the production of its 60 millionth Nikkor lens for its SLR cameras. The lens series was introduced in 1959 with the launch of the Nikkor S Auto 5cm f/2, while SWM was first incorporated in the Ai AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8D IF-ED in 1996. This closely follows a similar announcement marking its 55th million lens in September 2010.
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