The latest Sigma news: Sigma promised a firmware update for the 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC MACRO HSM lens for Pentax mount to fix reported issues with the image stabilizing system that caused blurred photos. Sigma released a new firmware for the 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport lenses with some optimizations improvements in the OS algorithm. […]
Samsung officially released a major firmware update 1.2 for their NX1 mirrorless camera. Download link Updated NX1 manual Here is the list of modifications included in the firmware update:
Adobe announced that the upcoming Lightroom 6 will require a 64-bit OS in order to work: “In order to leverage the latest operating system features and technologies, Lightroom 6 will require Mac OS X 10.8 or above, or a 64 bit version of Windows 7, 8 or 8.1. Focusing our work on more modern operating systems […]
Olympus published a new teaser video “The Future of Award Winning Photography” for the upcoming E-M5II MFT camera that will be announced next month for the CP+ show in Japan:
The Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 DI VC USD full frame lens is now available for pre-order: Nikon mount Canon mount Sony mount Additional information on the new Tamron lens can be found here. Update: B&H now also has the lens listed on their website.
Tokina announced their AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX lens in December and now the company has published sample photos taken with their new lens: Canon version sample images Nikon version sample images Additional sample images US pricing for the lens is not yet announced, but B&H has it listed as “coming soon”:
Kodak will have another film price increase in Japan effective on February 4th:
→ Adobe Lightroom mobile for Android phones is now available. Additional information is available here. → The new Metz Mecablitz 26 AF-1 flash that was introduced at Photokina is now available in the US. → Shenyang Zhongyi Optics released version II of their M42 -Fuji X lens turbo adapter that allows you to use M42 screw […]
The Panasonic GF7 camera is now officially announced and is available for pre-order at Amazon, Adorama and B&H. Additional GF7 information:
More pictures of the Panasonic Lumix GF7 camera leaked online (click on images for larger view). The official announcement should be tomorrow. The rumored specifications can be found here.
