Price Rise For Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG APOMacro HSM II

News from Sigma US. They announced price rise of their lens - Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG APOMacro HSM II. But recently they lowered the price for the new OS version. The main reasons for the rise, according to their press release, are the low turnover and the increased production costs. Due to the price changes the difference between the stabilized version and the new OS stabilized version changes from $800 down to $450.

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Olympus Presents: SZ-20 and SZ-30MR

Olympus released two brand new Super Zoom compact digital cameras. The new "players" in the team of Olympus are the Olympus SZ-30MR and SZ-20.
SZ-20 has great, compact design, equipped with 12.5x Zoom (or 24-300mm).
SZ-30MR is the FIRST digital camera that can take 16mpx photos AND simultaneously record a 1080p Full HD video. SZ-30 has 24x Zoom (or 25-600mm).
Both cameras are equipped with 16mpx backlit CMOS sensor, they can record 1080p Full HD video. Their displays are 3" with 460.000 dpi, ISO range from 80 up to 3200. Batteries can be recharged from a USB port and here's the greatest news - they can take 3D photos!
Both SZ-20 and SZ-30MR will appear on the market in the end of April. The price for SZ-20 is going to be announced later. SZ-30MR can be bought for about $490.

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