Monthly Archives: June 2019

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 and 18-35mm f/1.8 lenses on sale

Adorama has a promotion on select Sigma lenses: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART lens: $250 or 28% off (includes dock) Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM ART lens: $270 or 34% off This sale will expire on June 24. The list of all discounter Sigma lenses can be found here.

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Olympus MC-20 teleconverter, OM-D E-M1 Mark II and E-M1X firmware updates released

Olympus officially announced their new MC-20 2X teleconverter (announced in January) for the 40-150mm f/2.8 and 300mm f/4 Pro lenses: Press release Pre-order: Adorama | B&H Also: Olympus announced OM-D E-M1 Mark II and E-M1X with firmware updates.

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Coming soon: Hasselblad X1D Mark II 50c camera and a new XCD 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5 lens

A Russian website leaked the announcement of the Hasselblad X1D Mark II 50c camera and a new XCD 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. The post is now removed. Stay tuned for the full details.

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This “DUO Daypack” camera bag raised over $278,000 on their first day at Kickstarter

The “DUO Daypack” camera bag raised over $278,000 on their first day at Kickstarter: For instant access to all of your gear, WANDRD designed an infinite zip system, equipped with four different sliders along an expansive, weatherproof YKK zipper. With the adventurer in mind, the exterior provides pockets to easily retrieve your phone, keys water […]

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What else is new?

Nikon CEO confirmed a new mirrorless camera equivalent to the D5 is coming Ricoh/Pentax rumored to be buying 26MP APS-C sensors for a new DSLR camera Leica MP-2 black paint sold for one million euro at the last Leitz Photographica Auction Leica M-mount full-frame lenses now available in cine form

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New Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II camera to be announced in the next 30 days

The previously rumored Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II camera will be officially announced in the next 30 days. The new version will replace the current PowerShot G5 X. The Mark II model was already registered online under the code name PC2355. The product SKU is 3070C001. The rumored specifications are:

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New Hasselblad X1D Mark II medium format mirrorless camera to be announced on June 19th

Hasselblad has new teasers for their upcoming X1D Mark II medium format mirrorless camera. The official announcement will be on June 19, 2019. One of the teasers shows the shutter button that looks similar to the current Hasselblad X1D model (already listed as discontinued at B&H and Adorama):

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Comparing mirrorless systems based on Fujifilm’s concept of “Value Angle”

“Kleinbild” means full-frame. At the last X Summit Fujifilm introduced the concept of “Value Angle” proposed to measure and compare the potential of a given mirrorless camera system. In general: a bigger/higher Value Angle value (see table above) represents a generally easier way to construct high-quality lenses – see the related portion of Fuji’s presentation:

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