The new Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D lens is now available for pre-order on the official venuslens.net website (still not available by third-party resellers like B&H and Adorama). The price is $499. First 100 orders will get a set of 49mm filters (UV + ND 1000 +CPL) for free. The lens is available for Fuji […]
Opteka has a new 12mm f/2.8 lens designed for mirrorless APS-C cameras. Here are the details: 18mm (35mm Equivalent) Aperture range: f/2.8 to f/22 HD anti-reflection coating Manual focus operation 9-blade diaphragm All-metal construction Available for Nikon 1, Canon EF-M, Fuji X and Sony E mounts Price: $199.99 All other currently available Opteka lenses can be […]
In addition to the Kamlan 50mm/f1.1 lens for Fuji X-mount, there is also a new Kamlan 55mm f/1.2 full frame manual focus lens for Sony E-mount that is different than the original f/1.1 version I reported about last year. Check pricing and availability at Amazon US and Amazon Germany. Kamlan 55mm f/1.2 lens specification:
Tamron has not yet announced the price of their new 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount, but the lens is listed for ¥5300 (around $849) in China (for comparison the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens is $2,198):
Techcrunch reports that Google is buying Lytro for $40 million (or maybe even less than that). Over the years Lytro has raised over $200 million in funding and at one point was valued at $360 million. Most Lytro consumer products are already discontinued (Amazon still lhas them) since the company exited its consumer business in order to […]
Dpreview published their interview with Canon executives where they again showed their ambitions for high-end mirrorless cameras. Canon basically has the technology and just needs to put the pieces together – here are a few quotes:
Eastman Kodak Company reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2017, delivering net earnings for the year of $94 million on revenues of $1.5 billion and continued growth in key product areas. “Our use of cash in 2017 included meaningful investments in the ULTRASTREAM inkjet platform, FLEXCEL NX packaging, SONORA X plates, […]
Canon had two new concept cameras on display at The Photography Show 2018 in Birmingham – a 100-400mm smartphone camera and a 360-degree intelligent camera:
