Monthly Archives: October 2016

Leica to announce a new Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2016

  Leica will soon announce the long rumored Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens for M mount. Additional information:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 16, 2016

→ The new Fuji Instax monochrome instant film is already shipping in the US (available also on eBay). More info can be found here. → New Franzis HDR Projects 5 Professional announced. → One of the few good photo-websites left quesabesde.com announced its closing after 15 years of existence – just another indications of the tough market […]

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The 5DayDeal bundle is back and it contains 100% brand new products

By PR admin | Published: October 14, 2016

The 5DayDeal is back this year and it offers over $1,200 in savings on the purchase of: 60+ hours of video tutorials 450+ lightroom presets 15+ photography ebooks 380+ action/overlays/textures The 2016 5DayDeal bundle contains resources which are 100% brand new and were not part of previous 5DayDeal offerings. See the full list of products induced […]

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Fuji files a lawsuit against grey market sellers, at the same time Canon dismissed their case against grey market seller Get It Digital

By PR admin | Published: October 14, 2016

Worldipreview reports that Fujifilm filed a lawsuit against grey market sellers in the US (grey market items are usually listed on eBay):

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Report: Sigma pulling off from Sony lenses

By PR admin | Published: October 13, 2016

DIYphotography reports that Sigma is stopping to make some of their Sony mount lenses: According to our source, Sony makes a fraction of the business for Sigma. They also note that Sigma wants more focus in their factories on their cine line, and resources are shifting. Lastly, our source told us that there are still […]

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Samyang “will probably” start producing autofocus zoom lenses as well

By PR admin | Published: October 12, 2016

In addition to start making AF lenses for Canon and Nikon, Samyang is also planning to start making zoom lenses – first for the Xeen line of cinema lenses and then autofocus zoom photography lenses. All this is according to another recent Samyang interview with Focus-numerique:

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First Hasselblad X1D camera reviews now available online

By PR admin | Published: October 12, 2016

After the last delay, it seems that the Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera is getting close to being released – the first reviews already started appearing online: check out Bloomberg and Ming Thein:

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Ricoh announced new Theta SC camera

By PR admin | Published: October 12, 2016

The previously rumored Ricoh Theta SC camera is now officially announced. The US price is $296.95 and shipping will start on October 28th. Pre-orders are now open at B&H and Amazon. More detailed information can be found at PentaxRumors. Here is the basic run down on the specs:

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Kickstarter to revive the Primoplan f1.9/58 and Primoplan f1.9/75 lenses ends tomorrow

By PR admin | Published: October 11, 2016

The Kickstarter project for the Meyer-Optik Primoplan 58mm f/1.9 lens ends tomorrow. So far over $780k were raised (the initial goal was $50k). In addition to the Primoplan 58mm f/1.9 lens, Meyer-Optik also included a new Primoplan 75mm f/1.9 lens for certain support price levels. Here are few sample images from the prototype Primoplan 75/f1.9 lens taken with […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 8, 2016

Ricoh Theta SC camera registered in Russia Ricoh Theta SC camera specifications leaked online Leica may “skip” the X Vario New MS Optics Apoqualia-G 28mm f/2 lens for Leica M mount Novoflex Canon EOS EF lens to Leica SL (Typ 601) AF adapter review Iridient 3.1.1 Now With Full Fujifilm X-T2 Support

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