Monthly Archives: April 2018

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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What else is new? (2018 NAB show edition)

Some additional coverage of the 2018 NAB show:

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Kerlee 35mm f/1.2 full frame DSLR lens sample photos

Some sample photos taken with the Kerlee 35mm f/1.2 full frame DSLR lens mounted on a Nikon D850 DSLR camera can be found on flickr:

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