Last year I reported about the Russian camera and lens manufacturer Zenit coming back to life with some new lenses – one of them, the Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 E full frame E-mount lens (9 elements in 8 groups, 14 aperture blades), was on display at the PhotoForum 2017 exhibition in Moscow:
At the 2017 P&E show in China, the Chinese manufacturer Zhongy aka Mitakon announced two new Speedmaster 65mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.2 lenses for Fuji GFX/G-mount (the link contains also a few sample photos):
Here are some more new products announced at the 2017 NAB show (check also the NAB special at Adorama and B&H):
The first reports of the Fujifilm X100T camera being discontinued came online back in September last year. B&H now lists the black Fuji X100T camera as discontinued, while the silver model is still in stock with a $200 price drop. The new Fuji X100F is still hard to find in stock, even with a price tag […]
The latest US deals and rebates from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Sony and Panasonic:
→ New Leica price increase coming to the US on May 1st (see the full list here). → New rumors about the Pentax Q 09 telephoto macro lens.
The big news of the week was definitely the announcement of the new Sony a9 camera, but there were also a few other announcements before the start of the 2017 NAB show: → The latest Ricoh Theta 360° camera. → Sigma announced the previously rumored two new cinema lenses: 14mm T2 and 135mm T2. → New […]
The pre-orders for the latest Sony a9 camera and 100-400mm lens were supposed to open at 10am today, but Amazon already started earlier: Sony a9 pre-order links: Amazon Adorama B&H UK: Jessops | WEX | Park Camera Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens pre-order links: Amazon Adorama B&H
KEH is having a one day Fuji sale (only on 4/21) : 10% off camera bodies, 15% off lenses and 20% off accessories when you use coupon code FUJI04A. Additionally, this weekend there will be a 5% “Sell Your Gear” bonus with code EARTHDAY17A. Sellers will get an additional 5% bonus on their quoted offer […]
In addition to the new 35mm f/2.8 FE autofocus full frame mirrorless lens for Sony cameras, Samyang also has a new USB docking station for firmware updates and customization called “Lens Station” – similar to the Sigma USB Dock and Tamron TAP-In Console. The picture was taken at the 2017 Seoul International Photo & Imaging […]
