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New Hasselblad XCD 30mm medium format mirrorless lens to be announced at Photokina

In addition to the already announced XCD 45mm f/3.5 and 90mm f/3.2 medium format mirrorless lenses (pictured above) for the X1D camera, Hasselblad will announce a new XCD 30mm lens at the Photokina show in two weeks – this is according to a recently published interview with Pontus Arvåsen (product designer at Hasselblad) – see this YouTube video at […]

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Fuji announces “Instax mini film monochrome”

Fujifilm announced a new Instax mini film Monochrome for their popular Instax instant cameras (check pricing). The press release can be found after the break:

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Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens now shipping, still no word on the 11mm f/4 lens

Unfortunately the Irix announcement I reported about last week was not about the new Irix 11mm f/4 lens, but about the official release of their 15mm f/2.4 lens – the first deliveries of the Blackstone and Firefly versions are already on their way to distributors and retailers. In Europe you can find Irix lenses on Amazon: Amazon UK Amazon […]

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Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD lens (model B008TS) announced

The already leaked Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD lens (model B008TS) is now officially announced (only for the Japanese market so far). The lens is designed for APS-C based DSLR cameras and is now equipped with fluorine coating. Check US pricing and availability (not available at the time of this post). Additional information:

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Updated list of upcoming Olympus lenses (with pictures)

Here is an updated list (with pictures courtesy of digicame-info) of the upcoming Olympus lenses: Olympus 30mm f/3.5 macro lens Olympus 25mm f/1.2 lens Olympus 12-100mm f/4 lens

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Is this the new Canon EOS M5 mirrorless camera?

I am not sure if the pictures above are real, but this is supposed to be the new Canon EOS M5 mirrorless camera I reported about few days ago. It looks a lot like the Samsung NX1. The rumored M5 specifications are:

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What to expect from the upcoming ON1 Photo RAW photo editor

I already mentioned about the upcoming ON1 Photo RAW photo editor that is supposed to be announced this fall. OnOne published the top 10 ideas for that Photo RAW project:

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Sony semi-annual lens and accessory sale is now live (US only)

Sony is having their semi-annual Alpha lens and accessory sale in the US. Check the details at Adorama and B&H or this list of discounted lenses:

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