Monthly Archives: June 2018

New Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 EF lens for Canon EF mount announced

The previously rumored Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 EF lens for Canon EF mount is now officially announced. The US price is $749 (for comparison the Canon 85mm f/1.4 lens is priced at $1,599). Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 EF lens specifications:

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Canon got the world’s largest CMOS sensor, AMS (CMOSIS) is starting production of their new 48MP full frame sensor

Canon is bragging about having the world’s largest high-sensitivity CMOS sensor (20cm square): “In the pursuit of further improving the sensitivity of imaging elements, Canon has embraced the challenge of achieving higher levels of sensitivity and larger element sizes while maintaining high-speed readout performance, and has succeeded in developing the world’s largest class of CMOS […]

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New Zeiss lens discounts in the US and UK

Zeiss has new lens discounts in the US/UK. Here are the details: US: B&H Photo (direct link to all discounted Zeiss lenses) UK: Park Cameras Via @PhotogDeals

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New Sony WW213188 camera without built-in Bluetooth registered online

Sony has registered online a new WW213188 camera. As SonyAddict noted, this will most likely be a new point and shoot camera since it doesn’t have built-in Bluetooth (all of Sony’s advanced cameras have Bluetooth). We can assume that this registration is not for the expected/rumored Sony a6700, a7SIII, or RX10V models since the current Sony a6500, Sony […]

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Four new Canon lenses registered online

Canon registered four new lenses with the Russian certification authority. This brings the total number of registered and not-yet-announced Canon lenses to five. The new lenses will be made in Japan (Canon Utsunomiya Factory, Oita Factory). Via Digicame-info

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Leica M10 Edition Zagato and C-Lux cameras officially announced

The previously rumored Leica M10 Edition Zagato ($21,600) and Leica C-Lux ($1,050) cameras are now officially announced. Additional information is available at Leica Rumors:

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Voigtlander Macro APO Lanthar 110mm f/2.5 lens for Sony E-mount update

The new Voigtlander Macro APO Lanthar 110mm f/2.5 lens for Sony E-mount will be available for pre-order next week on June 19th (check the US pricing here). The price is expected to be around £850/$1,000 (around the same price as the Voigtlander MACRO APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical lens for Sony E-mount). Update: the new Sigma 20mm […]

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Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 EF lens for Canon EF mount coming next

Samyang will soon announce a new AF 85mm f/1.4 EF full frame lens for Canon EF mount. The weight of the new lens is 485g and the dimensions are 88 x 72mm – significantly lighter and smaller than Canon version (950g, 88 x 105mm). Samyang already has the AF 14mm f/2.8 EF lens for Canon mount […]

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