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 […]
Some additional information on the upcoming Samyang announcement on April 28th:
Update: this teaser was for the Canon G1x II camera: Canon Hong Kong posted a new teaser on their Facebook page for what it seems to be a new, fast prime lens to be announced on April 24th. Here is the translated text: “Beauty lies not in objects, but in the interaction between the shadow and light created by […]
A press release for a new GoPro 4 camera with 4k video and 1080/120fps leaked online:
Sony filed a patent for a 10-36mm f/1.8-2.8 lens designed for a 1″ sensor (28-100mm equivalent). This lens could potentially be used in the future Sony RX200 camera (the current RX100 II model has a 28–100 mm f/1.8-4.9 lens).
The Indonesian Communication Agency has a new listing on their website for a Samsung NX3000 camera. Previous NX3000 rumors indicated that this will be a new entry level model in the “easy & stylish” category:
The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens is now available for pre-order also on Amazon: Canon mount Nikon mount Sony mount Sigma mount
Samyang has a new teaser for a “second step of Samyang Optics in 2014” that will happen on April 28th. My guess is that they will announce a new line of autofocus (AF) lenses and a redesigned logo (previously reported here).
DxOMark published their test results for the Canon version of the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens ($949): Sigma 50mm Art vs. Zeiss Otus vs. Zeiss Planar Sigma 50mm Art vs. Sigma 50mm vs. Zeiss Makro-Planar Sigma 50mm Art vs. Canon 50mm f/1.2 vs. Canon 50mm f/1.4 Here are the top ranked 50mm lenses for […]
Quick update on my post from yesterday: the price of the new Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 lens from MXcamera will be $799. The lens will be available for pre-order on April 20th on MXcamera’s online store.
