Over the past 48-hours, we’ve seen a lot of developments in the Pentax camp regarding the soon-to-be-announced K-30 DSLR. From a French catalog’s initial leak (shown above), to specification revelations, to even more image leaks, Pentax’s K-r replacement won’t leave much to the imagination on what to expect prior to its official announcement. Which leads into today’s K-30 tidbit, coming courtesy of Pentaxforums, revealing that the entry-level DSLR will be unveiled next week.
After last week’s private Sony event was proven to be not-so-private due to the vast NEX-F3 and Alpha A37 image leaks which surfaced, it was only a matter of time before each camera’s specification revelations soon followed.
On May 17th, 2012, Sony will officially announce the above-mentioned respective entry-level NEX and Alpha models alongside two zoom lenses – the 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS, and 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM, the latter of which will be priced at or around $500.00.
Adding a dose of visual confirmation to the initial reports from earlier in the week, the first leaked image of the soon to be announced Sony NEX-F3 has emerged courtesy of the DPReview forum member “bibogue.”
As the image above clearly shows and has been reported to be, the NEX-F3 will boast a same 16.1 MP sensor found in its predecessor, the NEX-C3, while adding built-in flash functionality, and, hopefully, carry the NEX-5N’s 1080/60p video capabilities as the AVCHD branding would suggest. Also visible is what Sony Alpha Rumors is reporting as a Samsung MV800-esque rear LCD, which can be adjusted from 0 to 180 degrees.
Just hours before it’s expected announcement, most likely coming around midnight Eastern Standard Time, both Nikon Japan and Nikon of Switzerland jumped the proverbial D3200 announcement gun, leaking our first true glimpse of the camera, and thanks to our latter friends, releasing a price list containing the D3200, the WU-1a Wireless Transmitter, and 28mm 1.8G – all three of which will be unveiled officially tonight.
Quick News – If you have been keeping a watchful eye on all of the updates that have emerged regarding the Panasonic GF5, you know that in only a matter of hours, an announcement is expected to take place confirming all of the reports revealed throughout the past few weeks.
Along with the rumblings of both a 28mm f/1.8G FX and a 16-85mm DX lens announcement from Nikon due before the end of 2012, there has also been talk of an upcoming Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, also set to make an appearance some time in the foreseeable future. Well, thanks to some trigger happy folks over at Nikon Europe, the latter has officially been leaked, bringing with it our first full glance at not only the lens itself, but also the specifications and feature set listed below.
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Mysteriously receiving what appears to be an advertisement for a future Pentax K model, the folks at Photo Rumors have officially got the rumor ball rolling on what, for all intents and purposes, looks to be the successor to the now discontinued K-r.
Quick News – There seems to be no ceasing of Panasonic GF5 image leaks this week, as today another batch of front profile shots have surfaced courtesy of nPhoto. As the prior image slips have concluded, not much has changed in terms of styling from the GF3 aside from the new hand-grip, which the images above and below make clearly visible.
Quick News – Just last week, an intentionally blurry image from what was believed to be the Panasonic GF5 surfaced, and although little could be deciphered from the leak, it was evident that not much had changed in terms of styling between the GF3 and GF5. Today, the first clear shot of the camera has emerged backing up that sentiment as, aside from a beefier hand-grip, the GF5 looks nearly identical to its predecessor… at least from the front.
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The Week in Reader Photos: December 11, 2011
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