The official Alphauniverse website had a dedicated page earlier today announcing that uncompressed 14-bit RAW option is coming to the A7sII and A7rII cameras via a firmware update. Sony also promised 8 new FE lenses by early 2016. That page is now gone, but you can still find the full text on Reddit: Here is the full text of the official press […]
Olympus announced firmware upgrade version 4.0 for Olympus OM-D E-M1 camera that will bring focus stacking and focus bracketing mode for advance macro shooting. Firmware version 2.0 for OM-D E-M5 Mark II and Olympus Capture Version 1.1 will also be released in late November, 2015:
The deal on the complete photography bundle will expire tomorrow (price: $127, over $3,000 in savings). Check 5daydeals for the details and the content of the bundle, here are some of the titles:
First reviews of the Tamron SSP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD and SP 45mm f/1.8 Di VC USD full fame lenses ($599) are already available online with many sample photos:
During the 2015 Canon Expo in New York, Canon demonstrated their next generation Connect Station with built-in wireless charging and NFC connectivity for photos/videos transfer. More details available at Photographybay:
RED has a teaser for a new camera and they are using the hashtag #4K4ALL – this could be a cheaper 4K model: Update: the name of the next RED camera is Raven.
Several new cinema lenses were announced last week at the 2015 International Broadcast Conference (IBC) in Amsterdam: Schneider-Kreuznach announced their full frame prime lenses with Sony E-mount.
Refurbished Sony a7S cameras are now available on eBay for $1,899.99 (available also on Amazon). Here are few other refurbished deals:
SteadXP is a new Kickstarter project that can deliver 3 axis video stabilization and is compatible with almost all cameras on the market (including GoPro, DSLRs and cinema cameras). This is how it works:
Canon Japan published a sample video from the ME20F-SH full frame multi purpose camera that was announced back in July:
