Monthly Archives: July 2016

What else is new?

The regular weekly recap from both the rumors and addict websites:

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Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens to be announced next week

The new Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens I reported about back in February will be officially announced on July 30th at 7 pm EST. The retail price will be USD 949, early birds will be able to get discounts. There are several better photos of the actual lens on flickr (credit: Daniel Han): Update: the […]

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Rokinon AF 50mm f/1.4 FE autofocus lens for Sony E mount

Few days ago I reported about the new Rokinon 50mm f/1.4 autofocus (AF) full frame lens for Sony E-mount. The US price of $699 is now confirmed and the lens is currently available for pre-order. Reviews of the same Samyang branded lens can be found here and here. Lens features, specifications and AF speed video […]

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Panasonic to reduce their product lines to G, GX and GH

If you are confused with the Panasonic camera naming conventions, you are probably not the only one: Panasonic is going to change all of that – the company is planning to kill the GM and GF lines and concentrate on the G, GX and GH lines by grouping future releases by “form factor”:

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The latest deals on photo gear

The latest deals on photo gear: The latest rebates on Sigma lenses: up to $350 off The latest Olympus savings on cameras and lenses: up to $200 off The current Canon lens rebates: up to $200 off The ongoing Nikon rebates: up to $300 off lenses, $500 off the D500 kit Panasonic G7 camera with […]

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Pictures of the upcoming Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR camera leaked online

Northlight Images posted several blurry pictures of the upcoming Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR camera. CanonRumors reports that the official announcement date could be August 25, 2016. A new Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II lens could also be announced as a kit lens for the new 5D camera.

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Adobe Camera Raw 9.6.1 now available with support for the Fujifilm XT-2 camera

Adobe released Camera Raw 9.6.1 with support for the Fuji X-T2 camera: DNG Converter Links: Win | Mac Here are the bugs fixed in this version:

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