In addition to the 85mm f/1.8 and 90mm f/2.8 (already announced), Tamron is expected to announce two more lenses in 2016: wide angle zoom ultra tele zoom (probably a new xxx-600 lens or something similar with the new SP treatment) My sources confirmed that the picture of the Tamron SP 135mm f/1.8 VC Di lens I […]
Update: the Samsung NX1 is back in stock at B&H. It has been a slow dead: the Samsung NX1 camera is finally listed as discontinued at B&H (both the kit and body only listings). We never saw any significant price drops or discounts on the NX1. Adorama and Amazon still have the NX1 in stock for almost full […]
The semi-annual Sony Alpha lens sale started today. Here is the list of all discounted lenses:
Lomography has a new Kickstarter project for a Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art lens for Canon EF and Nikon F mounts: Lens technical information:
The EU price of the new Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens is now officially announced: 695 EUR for Irix Blackstone 475 EUR for Irix Firefly The company still doesn’t have US distributors, but expect the US pricing to be similar. Press release:
Lytro is no longer in the consumer photography business according to this lengthy post by the company’s CEO Jason Rosenthal. Lytro sees a future in virtual reality – they recently announced Lytro Immerge, the world’s first professional light field solution for cinematic VR (pictured above). The Lytro Illum lightfield camera currently sells for $379, while the […]
I received this email form the people behind the “The Ultimate Test of Lenses” crowdfunding campaign that just started (click on images for larger view):
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