→ SLR Magic announced new 50mm T0.95 HyperPrime CINE lens. → The Voigtlander Nokton 10.5mm f/0.95 Micro Four Thirds lens will start shipping on June 12. The US price is not yet announced. → Metabones announced a new SpeedBooster XL 0.64x adapter. → Panasonic Japan announced a new line of “matte black” G7 camera and lenses.
Few other Photokina announcements that went under the radar: → Fujifilm also announced a new Instax Wide 300 instant film camera and different colors for the Instax Mini 8 (raspberry and grape) and Instax Mini 90 (in brown). → Sony announced the world’s first 35mm full frame lens with power zoom capability: FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 […]
SLR Magic expands its Micro Four Thirds lineup with new HyperPrime CINE 10mm T2.1 wide angle lens. They also announced a new 7 ND 0.4-ND 1.8 filter. Check availability at B&H. Additional information:
→ Sandisk announced world’s fastest SD card with up to 250MB/s write speeds for continuous burst mode shooting and transfer speeds of up to 280MB/s. The new SanDisk Extreme PRO SD UHS-II card is UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) enabled, a new specification allowing for high-quality 4K video recording. → All current deals and rebates can be found […]
→ New book: Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm X100S. → The Lomography Petzval lens is now shipping to Kickstarter backers and is available for pre-order. → New: IBELUX 40mm f/0.85 high-speed lens (announced earlier this year) will be available for sale by February, 2014 for Sony NEX, Fuji X, Canon EOS M and Micro 4/3 digital mirrorless camera […]
→Eye-Fi launched a new 32GB Mobi wireless memory card →New SLR Magic HyperPrime 12mm f/1.6 lens for Micro Four Thirds was announced. Here are the specifications: Technical Data: SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE 12mm T1.6 w/ Gear Lens Type: Ultra Fast wide-angle lens with three Tantalum glass elements to ensure superior cinematic performance. Compatible Cameras: All micro four thirds mount […]
New product from SLR Magic – Monster Lens II 12-36×50 ED Spotting Scope for digiscoping with Micro Four Thirds cameras. The company’s first spotting scope was announced back in 2011. Press release and technical specifications:
DigitalRev have listed the Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM lens as discontinued. Fotodiox announced the Pro WonderBurst NEX radio flash trigger for Sony NEX cameras that look identical to the Allacax solution I covered few months ago. The SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE 35mm T0.95 lens will be available in early 2013. The production […]
SLR Magic will have four new prototype lenses on display at the 2012 Photokina show: 25mm T0.95 35mm T0.95 35mm T1.4 23mm F1.7 The lenses will be available in mFT, Sony E and Fuji X mounts. Here are the specs on two of the new lenses SLR Magic CINE 35mm f/1.4 Mount : mFT mount / E mount […]
SLR Magic plans to release a new 25mm T0.95 lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras and a new 35mm T0.95 lens for APS-C sized cameras (I assume for Sony NEX). The new lenses will be on the same quality level as the full frame SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm T0.95 lens, which looks and performs very similar to the $11,000 Leica Noctilux – […]
