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The latest Sony patents: Sony RX2 with 35mm f/1.8 lens and curved sensor?

Sony filed a new patent for a 35mm f/1.8 lens designed for a curved sensor. The rumor is that this lens will be for the upcoming Sony RX2 full frame camera that could be released this summer. More on the Sony curved sensor paper is available here: Sony also filed a patent for a 250mm […]

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Updated Fujifilm XF lens roadmap: new Fujinon 16mm f/1.4 and 120-400mm lenses rumored

An update to the last Fujifilm XF lens roadmap from January – the officially listed “high speed wide angle“, “super telephoto zoom lens” are rumored to be:

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Samyang announces five new lenses

Today Samyang released several new lenses (see teaser): Samyang 7.5mm T3.8 Fish-eye Cine lens (specs) Samyang 10mm T3.1 Cine lens (specs) Samyang 12mm T2.2 Cine lens (specs) Samyang 35mm f/1.4 Canon AE lens (specs) Samyang 300mm f/6.3 Mirror UMC CS DSLR lens (specs) For pricing and availability check this link. Press release and additional images:

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The latest rebates from Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, Tamron, Sigma and more

Here is an updated list of all currently ongoing rebates programs and deals (including the latest Canon and Sony rebates):

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Deal of the day: new low price for the Fuji X-E1 camera, Lightroom 5 on sale

Adorama is currently running several Fuji X-E1 camera specials: Fujifilm X-E1 camera body (black): $499.00 + free shipping & 4% Adorama rewards (price drop: $100) Fujifilm X-E1 camera body (silver): $499.00 + free shipping & 4% Adorama rewards (price drop: $100) Fujifilm X-E1 with 18-55mm f/2.8-4 lens (black): $699.00 + free shipping & 6% Adorama […]

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Sony RX100M3 camera rumored to be announced next week

A quick update to my last post: the new Sony RX100M3 camera is rumored to be announced on Thursday next week (May 1). The third RX100 model will have a pop-up built-in EVF and a new 28-100mm f/1.8-2.8 lens (see patent here) – this will be a huge improvement over the current RX100 II model (with 28–100 mm f/1.8-4.9 lens […]

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Upcoming Sony DSC-RX100M3 camera model leaks in official product manual

The name of a new Sony DSC-RX100M3 camera (probably RX100M2 successor) leaked in an official manual for the optional AG-R2 attachment grip. Expect the official announcement soon. Via digicame-info

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Leica T type 701 mirrorless camera announcement tomorrow

Tomorrow Leica will announce their new T type 701 mirrorless camera. For additional information including specifications and images, visit LeicaRumors.com.

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Sigma 24mm f/1.4 Art lens coming in October

A new Sigma 24mm f/1.4 Art lens is rumored to be released in October 2014. The new lens will most likely be announced at Photokina in September. The price of the 24mm f/1.4 is expected to be higher than the current 50mm ($949) and 35mm ($899) Art versions. Still no information on a possible 135mm […]

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Lytro Illum: a new high-end lightfield camera

Lytro announced the Illum – a new high-end lightfield camera that will have a 30-250mm f/2 equivalent lens with 1:3 macro and a price tag of $1,499 (available for pre-order now). Shipping will start in June, 2014. Here are the key technical specs: Camera Custom-designed 40-megaray light field sensor 8x optical zoom lens (30mm-250mm equivalent) Constant f/2.0 […]

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