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Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4 R and 18-55mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR lenses now also listed at Adorama

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2014

In addition to the XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR, Adorama now also has listing for two other new XF lenses on their website: Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4 R lens Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR lens

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New Pentax leaf shutter 645 medium format lenses coming soon

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2014

Michael Reichmann from Luminous Landscape posted an interesting comment over at the PentaxForum: “Pentax says that tethering in studio is coming before the end of the year. There are new leaf shutter lenses coming as well.” Maybe the official announcement will be during the Photokina show. You can see the currently available 645 medium format […]

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New Canon EOS 7D Mark II book shows up in Japan

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2014

New Canon EOS 7D Mark II book showed up on a Japanese website. The scheduled release date is September, 2014.

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Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS lens teaser

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2014

Sony Japan posted a new teaser for their upcoming Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS lens (SEL1635Z). Sony is also rumored to announce a new 28-135mm f/4.0 OSS powerzoom lens for Photokina.

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Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Apo Planar T* lens to be announced tomorrow (US price: $4,490)

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2014

Tomorrow Zeiss will announce their new Otus 85mm f/1.4 Apo Planar T* lens. The US price will be $4,490 ($500 more than the 55mm version).

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Everything you need to know about the new Fuji products (X100T, X-T1 graphite silver, Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 and 50-140mm f/2.8)

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2014

Fujifilm X100T 16MP X-Trans CMOS II APS-C sensor 1,040,000 dots 3-inch LCD screen Quiet 1/32000 sec. electronic shutter Manual full HD videos, the maximum bit rate is 36 Mbps ISO up to 51200 EXR Processor II Lens: 23mm f/2 1/3-step aperture ring 4-way controller Seven function buttons that you can customize OVF power save feature […]

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Fujifilm XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR lens leaked

By PR admin | Published: September 5, 2014

The rumored Fujifilm XF 50-140mm (76-213mm equivalent) f/2.8 R LM OIS WR lens is already listed at Adorama. Here are technical specifications:

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Did you know that there is a Rokinon 12mm f/7.4 RMC fisheye lens for Fuji X-mount, Sony E-mount and MFT?

By PR admin | Published: September 5, 2014

A reader alerted me about this Rokinon 12mm f/7.4 RMC fisheye lens for Fujifilm X-mount. The same lens is available also for Sony E-mount and Micro Four Thirds (there is a similar Rokinon 7.5mm f/8 RMC fisheye lens for Nikon 1 mount). I have not seen it before and I do not remember seeing an official announcement (I […]

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Sigma to announce new 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM and 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 5, 2014

Sigma will soon announce a new 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens. Here are the diffraction, distortion and vignetting graphs:

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This is the new Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 lens

By PR admin | Published: September 5, 2014

I have ben reporting rumors on the Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 lens since February 2013 and now we finally have the first picture of the new lens courtesy of digicame-info. The official announcement will be on September 8th. The US price will be $4,500.

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