Monthly Archives: December 2013

Worst camera of the year (2013)

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Five Samyang full frame lenses are now available for Sony E-mount cameras

Five of the Samyang full frame lenses are now available for Sony E-mount cameras (Sony a7/7r): Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC Shipping date was not announced. Pricing should […]

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New Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 OIS lens, handgrips announced

Fuji announced a new XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS lens that will available in March 2014 for $999.95 (pre-order: Amazon | B&H). The company introduced also two new handgrips for the X-Pro1 (MHG-XPRO) and X-E2 (MHG-XE) models. Press releases after the break:

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Fujifilm has no plans for a full frame camera for now

In a recent interview with 2how.com, Fujifilm’s manager Mr.Kawahara said that for now there are no plans for a full frame camera because that will require a new line of lenses (the current XF lenses will not cover a full frame sensor). Here are few other interesting points from the interview:

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What else is new?

→ 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 […]

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Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens release date and price for Japan announced

Tamron announced the Japanese released date and price for the SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD (model A011) lens: ¥140,000 (around $1,350), shipping will start on December 19th (update: the US press release is now up and the release date is listed as January 17, 2014, the US price will be $1069):

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Samsung merged camera and mobile divisions

Samsung merged camera and mobile divisions with the hope to capture a bigger piece of the mirrorless camera market in 2015:

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Panasonic talks again about 4k cameras in 2014

In a recent interview with DCWatch, Panasonic confirmed previous rumors that a new GH camera with 4k video will likely be announced in 2014. Here  are the main points from the interview:

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