Monthly Archives: September 2017

The Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens will have 17 aperture blades

A quick update on the new Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens (currently on Kickstarter) – it will be the “world’s only” lens with 17 aperture blades:

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More on that Yashica “comeback”

Some additional information on that Yashica “comeback” – a company in Hong Kong currently owns the Yashica brand and they currently sell smartphone lenses:

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The latest US rebates and deals on photo gear

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Rumors: something is going on between Leica and Zenit

You probably remember my post from February last year, where a Zenit representative made this comment about their upcoming products: “This is a very high demand product, we want to make it a luxury device, by analogy with the Leica” In addition to several new lenses (including a new Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 E full-frame E-mount lens), Zenit […]

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New Profoto A1 speedlight leaked online

Profoto is preparing to announce their first speedlight that will be called A1. Here are the leaked specifications:

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Kodak Ektachrome film coming in 2018 and more film news

→ Kodak is working to bring back the Ektachrome film to market in 2018.

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What else is new?

→ Think Tank Photo introduced a new Spectral shoulder bag series → Casio registered a new “G’z EYE” camera. This week’s recap from the rumors and addicts blogs:

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