The pricing and shipping information for the new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount will be announced on April 27th. The lens was recently listed in China for ¥5300 which comes to around $850 (for comparison the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens costs $2,198. Additional information on the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di […]
There is a project online for an E-mount based film camera called LEX. See the details at lexoptical.com: LEX is the first camera which lets you use your E-Mount lenses with your favorite film emulsions. So far it has taken us more than a year to get this design right. When we are done LEX […]
→ Sony patent for PDAF usable up to the array edges. → Olympus has a patent (201821951A) for a 12mm f/1.2 lens – this will be a nice addition to the other three Olympus f/1.2 Pro MFT lenses. → The next patent (2018-45184A) is for the Hasselblad XCD 30mm f/3.5 medium format lens and it was […]
Some interesting updates on the Zenit/Leica collaboration rumors – the Russian company Zenit has a new Zenitar 35mm f/1 lens for Leica M-mount (pictured above). LeicaRumors reported on this lens last year. Here are the details: Weight 740 grams Lens design: 9 lenses in 8 groups Filter size: 72 mm The information comes from a Russian […]
Over a month ago I received a tip that DxO Mark/DxO Labs is in bankruptcy or for sale. Today CanonRumors confirmed this rumor (see also this link): It looks like DxO Labs has gone into receivership for the purpose of reorganizing the company. DxO Labs deals with the software side of the DxO brand, as […]
Sony started a new rebate savings program in the US – see the details at B&H Photo. Here are a few examples – the Sony a9, for example, got its first price drop: Sony a7R II camera: $1,998 ($400 off) Sony a7S II camera: $2,198 ($200 off) Sony a9 camera: $4,198 ($300 off)
Here is some additional information on the new Meike MK 85mm f/1.8 AF full frame DSLR lens – Meike’s first autofocus lens (previously reported here a few days ago):
Bird photography at Machias Seal Island is a guest post by long-term reader AnimalsByBarry which many of you probably know from the comments section of NikonRumos and PhotoRumors (If you have an interesting idea for a guest post, you can contact me here): This article is mostly to share great wildlife photography locations rather than going into a lot of […]
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