Monthly Archives: June 2016

Sony’s warning on third-party firmware hacks

Sony Japan confirmed in a statement that any third party hacks performed on their cameras will automatically void the warranty (Google translation):

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List of upcoming announcements/rumored cameras and lenses

Here is a quick recap on what new cameras and lenses to expect in the next few days and months before the 2016 Photokina show: Hasselblad mirrorless medium format camera (announcement on June 22nd). Fuji X-T2 camera (announcement on July 7th). Olympus E-PL8 camera (no release date yet – the official announcement got delayed because of the recent […]

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New Meyer-Optik titanium and gold plated limited edition Trioplan f2.8/100 lenses

Meyer-Optik announced a new limited editions of the Trioplan f2.8/100 lens to commemorate their 100 year anniversary.  Only 100 titanium and 10 gold plated lenses will be available:

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Second teaser released for the upcoming Hasselblad mirrorless medium format camera

Hasselblad released a second teaser for the upcoming Hasselblad mirrorless medium format camera. Here is the first teaser from few days ago:

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Four new Canon lens patents

Here are some of the latest Canon lens patents filed in Japan: → Canon EF 11mm f/4L USM lens → Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 DO lens

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What else is new?

Updated Pentax K-mount lens roadmap Phottix Odin II for Sony Now Shipping Pentax film duplicator 4×5 announced Olympus m43 Cameras Disassembled

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More on the upcoming Hasselblad mirrorless medium format camera

Next week (June 22nd at 14:00 CET) Hasselblad will announce a new mirrorless medium format camera that will have the same 50MP sensor/platform as the CFV-50C digital back. The new camera will be compatible with the existing Hasselblad medium format lenses.

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