Friday, February 14, 2014

CP+ 2014 is Open, What's New This Year?


The CP+ photo trade show is up and running in Japan. Like the ore famous PMA and Photokina, CP+ serves as a venue for manufacturers to show off their new toys and a place for the press and public to get a first look. The show will run through Sunday but there are already a lot of new toys on display.

So, what are the different companies offering?

Canon
ELPH 135/ELPH 140/ELPH 150-entry-level, all to cost under $200
Powershot D30-waterproof to 82 feet, freezeproof to 14F, shock proof to 6.5 feet
Powershot SX700 HS-compact size, 30x zoom, manual exposure control
Rebel T5 (1200D)-rehashed Rebel T3 with a 18Mp chip
G1X Mark II-large-sensor compact with 24-120mm equivalent f2-3.9 lens
MR-14X II-Macro photography ring light

Fujifilm
X-T1-SLR-like X-mount camera, fully weather-sealed

Nikon
Coolpix AW120-waterproof to 59ft, freezeproof to 14F, shock proof to 6.6ft
Coolpix S32-waterproof to 33ft, shockproof to 5ft
Coolpix S9700/P600/P530-superzooms with 30-60x zoom, priced from $350-$500
Coolpix P340-pocket compact with 24-120mm equivalent f1.8-5.6 lens

Olympus
M.ZUIKO 7-14 f2.8 PRO-dust and splash-proof
M.ZUIKO 300 f4 PRO-dust and splash-proof
Tough TG-850-5x zoom, waterproof to 33ft, 180 degree flip-up LCD
Stylus SP-100-50x zoom (24-1200mm equivalent), dot sight
OM-D E-M10-entry-level Digital OM interchangeable lens camera
M.ZUIKO 25mm f1.8
M.ZUIKO 14-42 f3.5-5.6 Compact
M.ZUIKO 9mm f8 fisheye

Panasonic
Lumix DMC-GH4-4k video capable, price rumored to be around $2000

Ricoh-Pentax
WG-20-waterproof to 33ft, freezeproof to 14F, shock resistant to 5ft drop
WG-4- waterproof to 45ft, freezeproof to 14F, shock resistant to 7ft drop
WG-4 GPS-same as above, adds built-in GPS, front LCD display

Sigma
dp2 Quattro-New-style body from old DP cameras, new Foveon-style sensor

Sony
DSC-WX350-small body travel zoom with a 20x lens
DSC-H400/H300/HV400-superzooms with 35-63x zoom, priced from $220-$500
FE 70-200 f4 OSS-made for full-frame mirrorless, weather-sealed
A6000-successor to the NEX 6, claimed to have world's fastest AF

Tamron
16-300 f3.5-6.3 VC-largest zoom for any SLR lens


Humble Requests:

If you found this informative (or at least entertaining), help me pay my bills and check out my Examiner pages for space news, cleveland photography, national photography, and astronomy for more great stuff.

If you think this was cool, why not tell a friend?

For something even better, follow this blog.

No comments:

Post a Comment