Photokina Highlights Brand New Canon 7D Mark II
Photo by Canon USA
Every two years Canon's Photokina, the world's leading imaging fair, brings together camera enthusiasts from around the world to showcase all the latest in photo and video goods for the industry to see. This year, they highlighted their brand new and highly anticipated EOS 7D Mark II, their newest crop-sensor digital SLR, and a big improvement from the now 5-year-old 7D.
The new Mark II is based around a ton of new features including a 20.2-megapixel sensor, films in 1080p 60p, and has a new 65-point autofocus system. It also inherits some of the more sophisticated features from its full-frame siblings like the EOS-1D X and 5D Mark III. The only feature that seems to be missing in this camera is built-in wifi. Although this isn't necessarily needed for professional shoots, most new cameras always seem to have this new aged feature, but let us know what you think.
The Canon EOS 7D Mark II will arrive in stores in November for $1,800 (body only) or bundled with the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens for $2,150. You can already pre-order the body only or kit at B&H Photo. You'll find some photos below, but you can also check out a more in-depth overview, and video examples of the new camera here.
[Via Digital Camera World]
Leica Announces Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens with New T-System
Photos by Leica
Leica sets the bar even higher this week as they announced their mirror-less interchangeable lens in the new T-System with auto focus. The new Leica T is still as beautiful as older Leica models, but finally incorporates a more innovative and more intuitive image quality that matches all but the best mirror-less cameras now on the market. It's two new lenses feature an amazing 16.3-megapixel APS-C sensor, at an 18-56mm F3.5-5.6 and a 35mm equivalent 23mm F2 prime. Going further, each has a shutter with a maximum speed of 1/4000 of a second and an ISO range of 100-12500. Leica is also promising a 11-23mm F3.5-4.5 wide-angle zoom and 55-135mm F3.5-4.5 tele-zoom lens too.
The body of each Leica T is cut from a solid block of aluminum and features a user-friendly touch screen, and an optional electronic viewfinder with a built-in GPS and Wi-Fi. The camera body alone (available in black or silver) is priced at $1850. As far as the lenses go, the 16-56mm F3.5-5.6 zoom costs $1750, while the 23mm F2 prime is set a bit higher at $1950. Leica prices stay high, but are worth every penny, every time. C
Check out its photos and let us what you think.
[Via DP Review]
Olympus Unveils New E-M10: Portable and Affordable
Just this week Olympus impressed the photography world with the unveiling it's new O-MD E-M10, which highlights their new Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera, and looks like it's quite the competition for the latest Fujifilm release. And they didn't stop there, they also announced a new 14-42mm zoom lens, a fast 25mm wide-angle lens, a body cap lens, and an impressive long zoom, creating a durable camera with plenty of accessories to match.
Although the new model looks very similar to the E-M5, it's proportionally smaller, feels more durable with it's metal body, and the best part: it's much more affordable. The E-M10 also has some pretty neat features, such as Wi-Fi connectivity, a more advanced autofocus system, a sharper screen, and the same image processor as the 16-megapixel sensor found in the high-end E-M1. Basically, it gives you pro-style performance in a digital camera that is much easier to carry around.
The Silver and Black versions of the OM-D E-M10 will be available in stores in March, and will cost you $699 for the body only and $799 bundled with a kit including the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42 mm f3.5-5.6 II R lens. A release date for the accessories are yet to be announced.
You can learn a lot more about this camera by heading over to Olympus. For now, definitely check out the following photos.
[Via PetaPixel]
