Monthly Archives: October 2015

Voigtländer 10mm f/5.6, 12mm f/5.6 and 15mm f/4.5 Wide Heliar lenses for Sony E-mount

Voigtländer published additional information on the three new M-mount (VM) lenses for Sony E-mount that were announced a week ago: Voigtländer 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar aspherical lens (E-mount) Focal length used on full format camera body 15 mm Aperture ratio 1:4,5 Minimum aperture F 22 Click-stop 1/3 Lens construction 11 elements in 9 groups Angle of view 110° […]

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Sony Alpha a7S II camera now in stock

The Sony Alpha a7S II full frame mirrorless camera with 4k internal video recording, 5-axis stabilization and top ISO of 409,600 is now shipping and is currently in stock at Amazon, Adorama B&H (more information available here). See also few sample photos/videos from the Sony Alpha a7S II camera and those hands-on/demo reports. UK in stock status: WEX | Jessops.

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Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens announced

The previously rumored Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens is now officially announced. Available in Nikon, Canon and Sigma mount, the new lens is priced at $899 (B&H, Adorama). Press release:

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Fuji XF 1.4x teleconverter WR

In addition to the new XF 35mm f/2 R WR lens, Fujifilm will also announce a new XF 1.4x teleconverter WR next week for the PhotoPlus Expo in NYC (a picture of the prototype can be found here). Both the lens and teleconverter has been on the company’s roadmap for 2015:

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New slide leaked with Pentax full frame DSLR camera details

I received this new leaked slide (click for larger view) describing some of the main features of the upcoming Pentax full frame DSLR camera:

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Sony A7S II reviews and sample photos/videos

The Sony Alpha A7S II camera starts hipping this Friday (pre-orders are open at B&H | Adorama | Amazon | WEX | Jessops). The review embargo ended yesterday and several websites published photo and video samples online (pictures credit: Shutterbug/Dan Havlik): More Sony A7S II reviews and sample photos/videos:

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New Lomography Instant Wide Camera

Lomography announced a new Instant Wide Camera. The main features are:

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Sony RX1R II camera with 42MP full frame sensor announced

Sony announced a new RX1R II camera: 42.4MP back-illuminated full-frame sensor Zeizz Sonnar T* 35mm f/2 lens High speed AF Retractable XGA OLED viewfinder Price: €3,500 in Europe, $3,299 in the US Shipping starts in December 2015 Pre order links: B&H (pre-orders were removed few hours after the announcement) World’s first optical variable low pass filter with […]

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Sony 14-bit RAW firmware for α7R II coming in a week, new Imaging PRO support launched in Austria and Switzerland

In addition to the new RX1R II camera, Sony also made two other announcements today: Sony to release α7R II firmware adding uncompressed 14-bit RAW on October 19th Sony Imaging PRO support launches in Austria and Switzerland The full  press releases are available after the break:

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This is the upcoming Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens

Pictured above is the new Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens. The official announcement is rumored to be this Friday. This will be the fourth full frame Sigma Art prime lens after the 24mm, 35mm and 50mm models. Here are the details:

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