Remember the Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 lens that was announced in October 2015? Well, the lens is about to start shipping according to a recent Facebook post from Mitakon. A few sample photos taken with the lens can be found here and here. Here are the technical specifications: Focal length: 135mm Max. aperture: f/1.4 Min. focusing distance: […]
Sigma officially announced the price and availability of the Sigma sd Quattro H mirrorless camera: US price: $1,199 (pre-orders to open soon) EU price: €1,400 UK price: £1499.99 Update – Canada price: $1749.95 Shipping will start in January/February
A new interview with Sigma’s CEO Mr. Kazuto Yamaki was published online. It seems that Sigma is interested in producing a mirrorless camera that can shoot video in the future (at the 7:40 mark): Sigma’s current line of cameras cannot shoot video as a result of the high data volume the Foveon sensor is producing and […]
A Czech store has listed the new Irix 11mm f/4 lenses for sale on their website with the following prices: Irix 11mm f/4 Firefly: 14,289 CZK (without tax) or around 520 EUR ($550) Irix 11mm f/4 Blackstone: 19,579 CZK (without tax) or around 720 EUR ($760) For comparison, the Irix 15mm f/2.4 lenses were priced […]
Canon has a new patent for a lens with two mounts (one on each end) – you can basically reverse the lens and use it for macro photography (this is currently possible with the use of macro reverse adapters). Canon’s patent indicates that the lens will have electronic connectors on both ends for aperture and […]
The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera is now shipping and is currently in stock in the US (Focus Camera, Adorama) and in Europe (Foto Hans Keuzekamp). B&H, Adorama and Amazon should also get their shipment soon and with a price tag of $2,000 I doubt the E-M1 MII will be out of stock. Update: Olympus issued a warning […]
I am not sure what is Green Monday, but it appears that it’s a thing and is going on right now: You can now get $100 off on selected Sigma Art lenses with promo code SHOPBG16GM. More Green Monday deals from B&H can be found here. Adorama’s Green Monday offers are listed here. KEH is […]
The upcoming Fuji X100F camera will basically be a small version of the X-Pro2: 24MP X-Trans CMOS III sensor Same body style as the previous X100T version Same 23mm f/2 lens Same battery Controls similar to the X-Pro2 camera (the same combo shutter/ISO dial, joystick, front grip dial from the X-Pro2 but no tilt/flip LCD screen) No 4k video Still […]
A reader sent me this graph from Credence Research that shows the global digital camera market revenue vs. units shipped forecast (2014-2023): The graph confirms what I already reported a few months ago: there is a trend of rising prices of photo gear and unfortunately what we have seen so far is just the beginning.
Tokina announced the pricing and availability of their new FíRIN 20mm f/2 FE MF full frame lens for Sony E-mount: US price: $799 (pre-orders now open at B&H and Adorama) Shipping is expected to start at the end of January 2017 Sample images (more available here) Additional information
