The date is August 23rd or 24rd ! Sony is going to major announce their newest products including Sony A77, Sony A65, Sony NEX7 and couple of lenses : 16-50mm f/2.8 and 24mm f/1.7 Carl Zeiss E-Mount.
Some quick recap on their specs:
Sony A77
new 24mp APS-C sensor
3 Million dots OLED viewfinder
better viewfinder but no hybrid mode like Fuji X100
dual memory slot , support CF+SD+MS memory card
better autofocus
better body built , magnesium allow
no flip-up mode
full HD
high ISO , up to hundreds of thousands ( 102.400 ?? )
long battery capacity able to shoot 1000 pictures per charge
New micro four third camera from Panasonic, the Panasonic GF3 is now in-stock at online retailers ( Amazon and B&H) for following price: $699 ( Body + 14mm f/2.5 lens ).
And here’s a link of nice comparisons between Lumix GF3 and Sony NEX-C3. Both cameras released in June 2011 with same principle : to deliver high quality images in a compact/light camera.
The previous leaked Olympus viewfinder, the Olympus VF-3 has finally announced today. The new viewfinder will be smaller and lighter than previous Olympus VF-2.
Key Features:
Resolution: Approx. 920,000 dots
1.00″ (W) x 1.7″ (H) x 1.75″ (D) (25.6mm x 43.5mm x 44.7mm)
Approx. 1.0 oz (30g) without cover
100% field of view
Approx. .97x magnification (-1m¹, 50 mm Macro, at infinity)
Eye-point: Approx. 17.4mm (-1m¹)
Diopter adjustment (-3.0 to +1.0m¹)
Shoe-lock mechanism
Release Date and Price
The Olympus VF-3 will be priced at $180 and ready for shipping in August 2011
Brief Sony NEX 7 specifications has been leaked via SonyAlphaRumor’s source. There are several interesting features like new 24MP sensor, metal body and super fast autofocus. SAR rate the rumor as SR3 , which means they only sure 50% that the rumor is correct. So, take it with a grain of salt
Complete specs:
1) The NEX-7 has a metal body
2) A new super fast contrast autofocus
3) Built-in 3 million dot OLED viewfinder
4) 24 Megapixel
5) ISO 100-25.600
6) 24p HD-video
7) Pop-up flash
Sony just announced their new touch-screen compact camera, the Sony DSC-TX55. The camera features 16.2 MP backlit illuminated CMOS sensor and 5x optical zoom ( focal range 27mm – 135mm ).
Key Features:
16.2 CMOS sensor
Full HD movie 1080i60
3.3″ OLED LCD touchscreen
3D Sweep Panorama
brand new Clear Image zoom
high speed shooting 10fps
Order Status
The Sony TX55 is available for pre-order at Amazon.com for $350. The camera also available in four different colors: black, silver, red, and violet.
Newest Olympus’s fast and wide lens , Olympus 12mm f/2.0 now in-stock at many retailers including Amazon, B&H and Adorama. The micro four third lens available for $800 ! Not a cheap one but considering its effectiveness for low-light conditions, the lens may tempting some people.
Another new cameras are entering the market. This time is from Panasonic. They just announced two new cameras , the superzoom FZ47 / FZ48 and the budget compact DMC-LS5. I’m sure you love to read the whole press releases but here’s some quick recap on both cameras
Réponses Photo , french magazine, has leaked the Sony A77 and A65 retail prices. Well, it’s not written as Sony A77 or A65 but i’m sure we all know that Sony going to release Sony A77 soon. And based on this info, looks like Sony is going to announce Sony A65 as well.
Translated text:
An expert SLR (A700 replacement) + quality lens (APS-C) (approx. value 1800€)
An expert SLR (future model) + 18-55mm (approx. value 1000€)
Great news! the Olympus E-P3 (black version) is in-stock at Amazon.com now. You can order the camera for only US$899 and be quick, there’s only 4 items left in stock. There’s also a white version but the price is ridiculously high so be careful.
