Monthly Archives: April 2018

Coming soon: 7Artisans 35mm f/2 rangefinder lens for Leica M-mount

By PR admin | Published: April 18, 2018

In July last year, LeicasRumors published the first pictures of the upcoming 7Artisans 35mm f/2 rangefinder coupled lens for Leica M-mount. Here is some additional information:

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Meike announced their first MK 85mm f/1.8 AF full frame lens for Canon EF mount

By PR admin | Published: April 18, 2018

Meike announced their first MK 85mm f/1.8 AF full frame lens for Canon EF mount cameras. Here are the basic specs (see their previous manual focus lenses):

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Canon, Fuji, Kodak, Leica, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Sigma, Sony, Tamron and Zeiss confirmed for the 2018 Photokina show

By PR admin | Published: April 18, 2018

The rumors about Canon pulling out of the 2018 Photokina show were not true. Today Photokina issued a new press release describing “high exhibitor demand” and confirmed that Arri, Canon, Cewe, DJI, Epson, Fujifilm, Kodak Alaris, Leica, Manfrotto, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Profoto, Sigma, Sony, Tamron and Zeiss have already secured their stands at the coming […]

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LargeSense LS911 is the first full frame 8×10 digital single shot camera

By PR admin | Published: April 17, 2018

LargeSense launched LS911 – the first full frame 8×10 digital single shot camera available for sale for $106,000. Here are the camera specifications: Single shot 9×11 inch monochrome CMOS sensor High base sensitivity of ISO 2100 Live view for focusing Compatible with any large format lens with a sufficient image circle Easy to use HTML-based WiFi control […]

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Canon rumored to be working on two prosumer mirrorless full frame cameras

By PR admin | Published: April 17, 2018

CanonRumors reports that two Canon prosumer mirrorless full frame cameras are currently in development. The new flagship mirrorless camera is rumored to be announced first and 6 to 8 months later the lower-end model will be introduced. It is still not clear what lens mount will be deployed with the new Canon mirrorless system:

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New Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 lens rumored to be announced for Photokina in September

By PR admin | Published: April 17, 2018

I received some new information that Sigma is getting close to announcing their new  70-200mm f/2.8 lens that has been rumored for a while. The official release will most likely happen before the Photokina show in September. Sigma already has a patent for a new 70-200mm f/2.8 lens: The new 70-200mm f/2.8 lens will replace the current 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG OS […]

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US price of Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF lens for Sony E: $949

By PR admin | Published: April 17, 2018

The US price of Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF lens for Sony E is now officially announced: $949. Pre-orders are now open at B&H Photo and Adorama. Shipping is expected to start on June 1st. Additional info on the Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF lens:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 16, 2018

Nikon to announce a new Nikkor 600mm f/5.6 PF lens soon Most of the photos in the World Press Photo 2018 contest were taken with Nikon (51.5%) and DSLR cameras (83.5%) Dpreview: “Nikon’s 1 system – it’s not dead, it’s just sleeping” Nikon patents a zoom eyepiece for EVF Pentax K-1 Mark II camera unboxing […]

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Update on the Hasselblad XCD medium format mirrorless lenses

By PR admin | Published: April 14, 2018

The last Adobe Lightroom update introduced new lens profiles for the following not-yet-officially-released Hasselblad XCD lenses (the four new lenses were announced last year): Hasselblad XCD 4/21mm Hasselblad XCD 3,5-4,5/35-75mm Hasselblad XCD 2,8/65mm Hasselblad XCD 2,8/135mm Based on this, I believe the above lenses will be released soon. Currently, only 4 Hasselblad XCD lenses are available for sale:

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The Yashica digiFilm camera is delayed until the end of July

By PR admin | Published: April 14, 2018

Some updates on the Yashica digiFilm camera that raised over $1.2 million on Kickstarter:

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