• [shoplink 10222][/shoplink] Canon Powershot SX50 HS ([shopcountry 10222]) preview at Digital Camera Review:
  • Even though it has a few shortcomings […] the SX50 HS comes as close to meeting the “bridge” camera concept as any digicam […]. The SX50 HS’s user interface is uncomplicated and its robustly constructed metal-alloy/polycarbonate body has very good dust/weather/moisture seals. The SX50 HS’s control layout is efficiently designed and all controls are logically placed and come easily to hand for right-handed shooters. The SX50 HS’s features Canon’s classic digicam menu system which is reliably logical, user-friendly, and easily navigated. The higher resolution LCD and large font size make reading menus simple. This remarkably easy to use, though somewhat chunky digicam, can capture images or HD videos of just about anything – from expansive landscapes to telephoto shots of distant subjects, from macro images to classic portraits, from extreme sports to candid street shots.

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DPreview published an interview with Masaya Maeda, Managing Director and Chief Executive, Image Communication Products Operations at Canon.

• There will be an EOS 70D, but the future of the semi-pro segment will see full-frame sensors
• The compact camera segment need fresh ideas, the [shoplink 9369]PowerShot N[/shoplink] is such an innovation
• Featuring larger sensors on compact cams isn’t the solution, market wouldn’t be large, below APS-C the next logical size is 1/2.3 inch
• If you want better low-light performance, then go APS-C
• The [shoplink 6091]Canon EOS M (price & specs)[/shoplink] didn’t sell as expected, but has good market shares in Japan and Sout-East Asia
• There will be more lenses for the EOS-M
• APS-C sensors may not be the future in the semi-pro segment. There will be “an increase in the number of full-frame models”
• The EOS 70D is in works, we will see it “some day in the future. Without fail.”

Tokina announced two new lenses, the AT-X Pro DX 12-28mm f/4 for APS-C sensors, and the TX 70-200 f/4 PRO FX VCM (with image stabilization). Especially the latter is going to compete with the offerings of the various brands. It is interesting to note that Tokina decided to extend the focal range with the new wide angle zoom, compared to the current 12-24mm f/4 . The build quality is at the usual high standards. No information about price and availability, but both lenses should ship in Japan by the summer of 2013. The 12-28mm should have a price tag similar to the [shoplink 10165]Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X (price & specs)[/shoplink].

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