Monthly Archives: April 2015

Wikileaks leaks Sony’s plans: 3 new cameras coming in the next 2 months

Wikileaks published many leaked/hacked Sony documents online. There are some interesting finds that relate to the company’s camera division. The product roadmap for Q1 of 2015 for example lists new A7, A6000 and RX models (announcement expected between now and June):

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Olympus E-PL6 Micro Four Thirds camera finally released in the US

The Olympus E-PL6 was already announced in Japan (2013) and Europe (2014) and after a two years delay the camera is also finally introduced in the US. The US price is $299 and B&H is currently taking pre-orders. Here are the basic specs:

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Canon EOS M3 mirrorless camera now shipping in Europe and Asia

The Canon EOS M3 mirrorless camera is now shipping in Europe and Asia. For now Canon has no plans to bring the camera to the US market. Check pricing and availability at Jessops, WEX, Amazon UK, Amazon Germany and Amazon Japan. US readers can purchase the Canon M3 from DigitalRev (they ship internationally) or on eBay. A quick M3 hands-on is available at d-pixx.de. […]

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Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 lens officially announced

Update: the lens is now available for pre-order at B&H. The Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 lens is now officially announced. The price is $799. Shipping will start in May, 2015. Here are the details:

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The latest firmware updates from Olympus, Pentax, Sony and Nikon

Those are the latest firmware updates: Olympus released a new firmware update for the E-M5 II camera Pentax released firmware updates for the K-3, K-S2 and K-S1 cameras Sony released firmware update for the A7/A7R/A7S/A6000 cameras Nikon will offer firmware updates for the Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens and D4s, D810 and D750 cameras

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Fuji launches the Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens

The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens is now officially announced. The price is $999.95 (pre-order at B&H, Amazon and Adorama), shipping will start in May 2015. Additional information:

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New Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera coming soon

A new Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera leaked on the Japanese website digicame-info. No other information is available, but the official announcement should be in the next few days and replace the current K-3 model.

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Is this the new Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 full frame lens?

Update: the lens is now officially announced. I received those pictures of a new Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 full frame lens that could be what the Mitakon teaser on Facebook was about. Here are few additional details: Manual focus lens 9 elements in 6 groups, 2 ED elements Minimum focusing distance: 1m 11 blades aperture Available […]

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