Panasonic is now offering an extended 2-years warranty on select Panasonic Lumix G-series cameras and lenses, purchased between 11/23/2014 and 12/27/2014. The GH4 and even the new GM5 cameras are included in this promotion. The warranty extension form can be downloaded here. All other instant savings are still valid, including an extra $50 gift card when […]
Foto Hans Keuzekamp in the Netherlands received their first shipment of the Fujifilm XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR lens. Check US availability at Amazon | Adorama | B&H. The Panasonic GM5 MFT camera is also expected to start shipping in the next few days. Check US availability at Amazon (in stock at the time of this post) […]
An interesting new patent from Fuji – a new optical lens system that can obtain a telephoto and a wide-angle shot at the same time. Additional drawing I downloaded from the actual patent application: Here is the actual lens design: Sony filed a new patent for a 60mm f/2.8 macro lens:
Adobe Photoshop is now running on Chrome: Google and Adobe has been working on this project for two years:
Amazon has a new deal on DSLR and compact system cameras: spend $100 in camera gift cards* and get an additional $25 to spend on qualifying digital cameras. You can read all the details here. * The camera gift card can be used toward the purchase of any product(s) shipped and sold by Amazon.com.
The Fuji X100T is currently in stock at Amazon. The Samsung NX1 is in stock at Adorama.
I already started collecting all of the current deals and rebates on photo gear for the upcoming holiday season (including Black Friday and Cyber Monday) into one place – there is now a new tab in the navigation called “Deals“: Bookmark this page as I will be updating it in the next few weeks.
The new Sony a7 II is for now officially announced only in Japan and will start shipping on December 5th, 2014. The latest Sony mirrorless camera with with 5 axis in-body stabilization will most likely start shipping worldwide in January, 2015. The European price will be 1,800 EUR. A new firmware for the Sony A77 II camera […]
With the introduction of the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM II lens, Sony also announced the development of two new Vario-Sonnar T * models: 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II The new lenses will offer faster AF, better performance and will be dust and water proof. Shipping is expected to start in […]
In addition to the a7 II camera, Sony announced also a new 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM II lens (SAL70300G2) with a minimum shooting distance of 1.2m and 4 times faster AF tracking performance compared to the current SAL70300G model. Shipping will start on February 28th, 2015. The Japanese price is 132,000 yen (around $1,100). Sample photos […]
