Monthly Archives: June 2015

Tokina 24-70mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro FX lens for Nikon and Canon now available for pre-order

Available in both Canon and Nikon mounts, the Tokina 24-70mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro FX lens is now available for pre-order at B&H, Adorama and Amazon. The price is $999 and shipping will start in August. Additional information on the new lens is available here. Update: Tokina published new sample photos from their 24-70mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro FX lens.

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Venus Optics announces the Laowa 15mm f/4 – the world’s widest 1:1 macro lens

Venus Optics announced the Laowa 15mm f/4 wide angle 1:1 macro lens – the world’s widest 1:1 macro lens (pre-order here). Here are the details: 110 degrees of view angle 1:1 macro ability with infinity focus +/- 6mm Shift ability  12 elements in 9 groups with 3 pieces of High Refractive elements and 1 piece […]

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Fuji X-T1 firmware update version 4.0 to be released on June 29th

The new firmware update version 4.0 for the Fuji X-T1 camera will be officially released on June 29th. Additional information on the improvements can be found here.

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Adobe resets their Creative Cloud trial so you can try it again

Adobe reset their Creative Cloud trial versions so you can see what’s new and check all the latest updates even if you already had a trial in the past: “We’ve reset our Creative Cloud trial versions so you can see what’s new. The 2015 release of Creative Cloud is here and we’ve reset the clock on our product trials, […]

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What else is new?

→ Sample photos from the Sigma dp0 Quattro camera ($999) published online (more photos available here). → The Sony a7R camera is now $400 off. → The $100 off discount for the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens will expire on June 30th.

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Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 full frame lens review and sample photos

Tom published his review of the Mitakon 85mm f/1.2 lens ($799):

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Canon 10mm f/2.8L USM full frame lens and other patents from Canon, Sony and Olympus

→ Is Canon getting into the drone business? A recently filed patent describes how to control the angle of the vertical and horizontal direction of the camera and how to analyze coordinates from GPS satellite. → Canon filed a patent for a full frame Canon 10mm f/2.8L USM lens (not a fisheye). → Canon filed a patent to […]

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