Monthly Archives: February 2015

Deal of the day: Ricoh GR camera for $479

You can now get a Ricoh GR camera on eBay for $479.99 (regular price: $596.95 – $696.95). Maybe Ricoh is trying to get rid of their inventory and make space for a new model?

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Upcoming Fuji XF prototype lenses shown at the 2015 CP+ show

At the 2015 CP+ show in Japan, Fuji showed several new lenses that are part of the updated 2015 roadmap: Fuji XF 120mm f/2.8 R 1:1 Macro lens Fuji XF 35mm f/2 R lens Fuji 1.4x teleconverter for the XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR, XF 120mm f/2.8 R Macro and XF 100-400mm lenses The […]

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More pictures of the Samsung NX3300 mirrorless camera

Few more pictures of the not-yet-announced Samsung NX3300 mirrorless camera:

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Three new companies join the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group, including the drone maker DJI

Three new companies joined the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group – including the drone maker DJI that already produced several models with a 14MP, 1080p HD camera. Maybe we will see drones with MFT cameras in the future?

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Olympus E-M5 II camera now in stock

The new Olympus E-M5 II is currently in stock at Amazon (via third party reseller, available also in silver). The Amazon listing also mentions the three upcoming Olympus MFT lenses: “Scheduled to arrive 2015 and onward are the M.ZUIKO Digital ED 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO, M.ZUIKO Digital ED 300mm f/4 PRO and M.ZUIKO Digital ED 8mm Fisheye […]

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Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens price announced, available for pre-order

The price of the new Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens was just announced: $849. The lens is currently available for pre-order at B&H and Adorama and it comes in Nikon, Canon and Sigma mounts. Shipping will start on March 20th, 2015. Here are the basic lens specifications:

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Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary lens availability announced

Sigma announced the availability of the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary lens: the Canon version will be available in March, 2015 and Nikon version in May 2015. No dates were given for the Sigma and Sony models. The new lens will be on display at the CP+ in Japan. The price is still not announced. The […]

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Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX lens officially announced

Tokina officially announced the AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX lens (Aspherical, IF, full frame). Here are the lens specifications (no MTF charts or sample images were released):

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