Monthly Archives: April 2014

Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 lens price: $800

By PR admin | Published: April 17, 2014

Quick update on my post from yesterday: the price of the new Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 lens from MXcamera will be $799. The lens will be available for pre-order on April 20th on MXcamera’s online store.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 17, 2014

→ Two new Canon EOS M mirrorless camera are rumored to be announced by the end of the year (Q3). Most likely we will not see them in the US. → Canon announced a white edition of the EOS 100D camera and EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens in the UK. → DxOMark posted their test results […]

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Zeiss to announce a new Otus 85mm f/1.4 lens for Photokina

By PR admin | Published: April 16, 2014

Zeiss is rumored to announce a new Otus 85mm f/1.4 lens for the 2014 Photokina show in September. Two new Otus lenses (including a fast f/1.4 wide angle model) were already mentioned last year in interview with Zeiss reps. Zeiss currently has only one Otus lens – the Distagon T* 55mm f/1.4.

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The latest patents from Google, Panasonic, Tamron, Canon and Olympus

By PR admin | Published: April 16, 2014

→ Google patented a camera embedded in contact lenses. → Panasonic filed a patent for a high resolution light field camera. → Tamron filed a patent for a 15-50mm f/1.4 lens designed for 1/1.7″ sensor.

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New Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 lens from MXcamera

By PR admin | Published: April 16, 2014

MXCamera announced a new Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 lens. Here are the detailed specifications:

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Fujifilm announced 14.x TCL-X100 tele-conversion lens for the X100, new X-T1 accessories

By PR admin | Published: April 16, 2014

Fujifilm announced a new TCL-X100 1.4x tele-conversion lens designed for the Fuji X100 cameras (US price is not yet announced): “Fujifilm is proud to announce the launch of the TCL-X100, a tele-conversion lens designed specifically for the FUJIFILM X100 and X100S cameras. The lens attaches directly onto the camera and increases picture taking versatility by […]

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Pentax 645z sample images

By PR admin | Published: April 15, 2014

Pentax (or Ricoh Imaging to be precise) published several sample images taken with their new Pentax 645z medium format camera ($8,498.00):

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