Monthly Archives: April 2014

Leica T type 701 mirrorless camera announcement tomorrow

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2014

Tomorrow Leica will announce their new T type 701 mirrorless camera. For additional information including specifications and images, visit LeicaRumors.com.

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Sigma 24mm f/1.4 Art lens coming in October

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2014

A new Sigma 24mm f/1.4 Art lens is rumored to be released in October 2014. The new lens will most likely be announced at Photokina in September. The price of the 24mm f/1.4 is expected to be higher than the current 50mm ($949) and 35mm ($899) Art versions. Still no information on a possible 135mm […]

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Lytro Illum: a new high-end lightfield camera

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2014

Lytro announced the Illum – a new high-end lightfield camera that will have a 30-250mm f/2 equivalent lens with 1:3 macro and a price tag of $1,499 (available for pre-order now). Shipping will start in June, 2014. Here are the key technical specs: Camera Custom-designed 40-megaray light field sensor 8x optical zoom lens (30mm-250mm equivalent) Constant f/2.0 […]

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Samyang announcement on April 28th: 3 new lenses

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2014

Some additional information on the upcoming Samyang announcement on April 28th:

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New Canon teaser for April 24th

By PR admin | Published: April 21, 2014

Update: this teaser was for the Canon G1x II camera: Canon Hong Kong posted a new teaser on their Facebook page for what it seems to be a new, fast prime lens to be announced on April 24th. Here is the translated text: “Beauty lies not in objects, but in the interaction between the shadow and light created by […]

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New GoPro 4 camera rumored to shoots 4K and 1080/120fps

By PR admin | Published: April 20, 2014

A press release for a new GoPro 4 camera with 4k video and 1080/120fps leaked online:

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The Sony RX200 camera to have a faster 28-100mm f/1.8-2.8 lens?

By PR admin | Published: April 19, 2014

Sony filed a patent for a 10-36mm f/1.8-2.8 lens designed for a 1″ sensor (28-100mm equivalent). This lens could potentially be used in the future Sony RX200 camera (the current RX100 II model has a 28–100 mm f/1.8-4.9 lens).

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Samsung NX3000 camera listed on Indonesian Communication Agency website

By PR admin | Published: April 19, 2014

The Indonesian Communication Agency has a new listing on their website for a Samsung NX3000 camera. Previous NX3000 rumors indicated that this will be a new entry level model in the “easy & stylish” category:

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Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens now available for pre-order on Amazon

By PR admin | Published: April 18, 2014

The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens is now available for pre-order also on Amazon: Canon mount Nikon mount Sony mount Sigma mount

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New Samyang Optics teaser for April 28th

By PR admin | Published: April 18, 2014

Samyang has a new teaser for a “second step of Samyang Optics in 2014” that will happen on April 28th. My guess is that they will announce a new line of autofocus (AF) lenses and a redesigned logo (previously reported here).

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