Monthly Archives: September 2017

What’s next?

Here is the updated list of all upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses:

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Olympus published their annual report

Olympus published their latest annual report for the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2017 (see page 56 for the Imaging Business, click on screenshots for larger view):

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Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD lens (model A035) for DSLR cameras announced

Tamron announced the development of a new 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD lens (model A035) for DSLR cameras (Nikon and Canon mounts). The lens will be launched by the end of 2017. The US pricing is not yet available. The full press release can be found here. Like the new Tamron Facebook page and Tamron Facebook group for […]

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Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens for E-mount to be released on October 5th

The Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens for E-mount will be released on October 5th. The price in Japan is expected to be around ‎¥130,000 ($1,100). The US pricing is not yet announced.

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New Polaroid Originals analogue instant camera announced

New announcement from Polaroid Originals: a brand new OneStep2 instant film camera – a sequel to the classic OneStep from 1977 (available in white and graphite). Here are the other Polaroid models currently available for pre-order: Impossible Polaroid 600 Camera (Black Flash) Impossible Polaroid 600 Camera (Express Green) Impossible Polaroid SX-70 Autofocus Camera ( 2 […]

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First picture of the Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens

This is the first picture of the upcoming Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens currently listed on Kickstarter. The Biotar 58/2 will be available with mounts for:

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Yashica cameras are coming back to life?

This is an interesting development – one month ago the Japanese camera brand Yashica (www.yashica.com) published a sequence of teaser videos indicating a potential comeback with the slogan “Peep into our Coming Chapter” (check some of the old Yashica cameras on eBay):

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