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New zoom lens patents from Tamron, Canon and Olympus

By PR admin | Published: July 26, 2016

Three new zoom lens patents were recently filed from Tamron, Canon and Olympus: → Tamron 70-200mm f/4 VC lens patent (full frame lens for DSLR camera) → Canon EF 40-800mm f/4.5-5.6 lens patent → Olympus 300-500mm f/2.8-4.0 lens patent Via Egami

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Venus Optics Magic Shift adapter

By PR admin | Published: July 26, 2016

Together with the Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens that will be announced on Kickstarter on July 30th, Venus Optics will also introduce a new lens converter called The Magic Shift adapter – it is basically a Sony E shift adapter with lenses inside designed for the Sony a7 camera line. It enlarges the full frame image […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 24, 2016

The regular weekly recap from both the rumors and addict websites:

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Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens to be announced next week

By PR admin | Published: July 24, 2016

The new Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens I reported about back in February will be officially announced on July 30th at 7 pm EST. The retail price will be USD 949, early birds will be able to get discounts. There are several better photos of the actual lens on flickr (credit: Daniel Han): Update: the […]

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Rokinon AF 50mm f/1.4 FE autofocus lens for Sony E mount

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2016

Few days ago I reported about the new Rokinon 50mm f/1.4 autofocus (AF) full frame lens for Sony E-mount. The US price of $699 is now confirmed and the lens is currently available for pre-order. Reviews of the same Samyang branded lens can be found here and here. Lens features, specifications and AF speed video […]

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Panasonic to reduce their product lines to G, GX and GH

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2016

If you are confused with the Panasonic camera naming conventions, you are probably not the only one: Panasonic is going to change all of that – the company is planning to kill the GM and GF lines and concentrate on the G, GX and GH lines by grouping future releases by “form factor“:

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The latest deals on photo gear

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2016

The latest deals on photo gear: The latest rebates on Sigma lenses: up to $350 off The latest Olympus savings on cameras and lenses: up to $200 off The current Canon lens rebates: up to $200 off The ongoing Nikon rebates: up to $300 off lenses, $500 off the D500 kit Panasonic G7 camera with […]

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Pictures of the upcoming Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR camera leaked online

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2016

Northlight Images posted several blurry pictures of the upcoming Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR camera. The official announcement date could be August 25, 2016. A new Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II lens could also be announced as a kit lens for the new 5D camera.

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Adobe Camera Raw 9.6.1 now available with support for the Fujifilm XT-2 camera

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2016

Adobe released Camera Raw 9.6.1 with support for the Fuji X-T2 camera: DNG Converter Links: Win | Mac Here are the bugs fixed in this version:

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First Rokinon autofocus (AF) lens to be available next month

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2016

A reader sent me this banner for the first Rokinon autofocus (AF) full frame lens that will be available in August: AF 50mm f/1.4 for Sony E-mount. The US price will be 699$. The Samyang version was announced back in May. The Samyang/Rokinon AF lenses have been in development for a while – I reported the first […]

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