After the Kistar 35mm f/1.4 and Kistar 55mm f/1.2 lenses, the Japanese company Kinoshita Optical Research Institute Co. Ltd announced their third Kistar 85mm f/1.4 manual focus full frame lens. The price in Japan is ¥133,400 excluding VAT (around $1,250). Kinoshita Kistar lenses can be purchased on eBay. Here are the lens details:
DC.Watch posted two new pictures of the new Zhong Yi Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 lens for Canon EF mount I reported about a week ago:
ON1 Photo RAW version 2018.1 released (free trial download available). New Improvements include improved debayering, improved HDR alignment and deghosting, faster thumbnail generation in browse, faster searching, improved noise reduction & sharpening, and better preview quality. • New features include Import module, Tethered Shooting, Soft Proofing, Metadata Templates, Video Browsing & Organizing, Custom Sorting, Additional Cameras […]
A new report from Nikkei – “Canon shifts focus from SLR to mirrorless cameras”:
CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their January report. The downturn continues – the number of shipped interchangeable lens digital cameras is lower compared to the same month of last year (orange: 2018, black: 2017, blue: 2016, click for larger view). The table with the actual numbers can be found here (click for larger […]
Irix announced a new ND32000 15-stop neutral density filter. Here is the official press release:
The following three medium format camera deals are ending tomorrow (all come with free shipping): Fuji GFX + 110mm lens + $200 GC for $8,299 (instant savings: $1,000) Pentax 645Z camera for $4,996.95 (instant savings: $2,000) Hasselblad X1D-50c camera for $6,495 (instant savings: $2,500) All WPPI deals/specials are set to expire tomorrow, March 3rd, at 11:59PM […]
\ In addition to the special edition cameras I covered a few days ago, Olympus also had these Mad Max and Fallout edition cameras on display at the 2018 CP+ show:
