Monthly Archives: February 2016

Four new lenses from Sigma and Tamron to be announced next week

Sigma 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Lens construction: 21 elements in 15 groups Three FLD, one SLD elements, one high-refractive-index high-dispersion glass, three high refractive index SLD glass Filter size: 82mm Shortest focusing distance: 95cm Maximum magnification: 1: 6.7 Total length: 170.7mm Maximum diameter: 93.5mm Weight: 1490g Aperture blades: 9 (circular aperture) New thinned ultrasonic motor Inner focus, […]

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Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens coming soon

The small Chinese company Anhui Changgeng Optical Technology Company Limited, better known as Venus Optics has already announced several niche, highly specialized lenses: Laowa 60mm f/2.8 Macro 2:1, a lens for extreme close-ups Laowa 15mm f/4 Shift Macro 1:1, a wide angle macro lens with shift capabilities Laowa STF 105mm f/2 (T/3.2), a portrait lens with an […]

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Tamron to announce a new SP 85mm f/1.8 Di VC USD lens

One of the lenses on the Tamron teaser I posted about few days ago will be a new SP 85mm f/1.8 Di VC USD and will be available in Nikon, Canon and Sony mounts (via Digicame-info). There is already a patent for a Tamron SP 85mm f/1.4 Di VC USD lens. The second lens that will be announced on February […]

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Canon announcement: EOS 80D, G7 X Mark II, SX720 HS, PZ-E1, DM-E1 and 18-135mm lens

Canon EOS 80D DSLR Camera Price : $1,199 (available for pre-order) New AF System and Dual Pixel CMOS AF The 45-point all cross-type viewfinder AF system in the new Canon EOS 80D DSLR camera, compared to 19-points in the Canon EOS 70D DSLR camera, is now wider both horizontally and vertically for easier compositions with off-center […]

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Pentax K-1 full frame DSLR camera officially announced

The Pentax K-1 full frame DSLR camera is now officially announced. Head over to PentaxRumors for a detailed coverage.

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DxO ONE camera already $220 off

Just few months after the DxO ONE camera started shipping, the price dropped by $220 to $379.99 at Amazon:

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Pentax K-1 announcement in few hours

In few hours Ricoh will officially announce the long awaited Pentax K-1 full frame DSLR camera (around 11pm EST). You can follow the detailed coverage over at PentaxRumors.com. In the mean time check out the latest leaked K-1 press photos, detailed technical specifications and the rumored US pricing.

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