DCFever published new images of the Kodak S1 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera that will have a Micro Four Thirds mount/sensor, built-in Wi-Fi and a tilting screen. The camera is produced by JK Imaging who last year bought the rights to use the Kodak brand name. They are going to release also another compact model called ZS41 with a 4x, 28-112mm f/1.8-2.5 […]
The Phottix Mitros TTL flash for Canon is now available at the Phottix online store. Olympus poised to supply lens units to Sony as part of the deal that was reached last year: “The imaging sensor has already started to source from Sony to Olympus. And the lens and lens units will start to source from […]
Rokinon showed the first pictures of their 300mm f/6.3 mirror lens for Sony E-mount on Facebook (see also the video). The MSRP will be $299, release in July 2013. Last year Tokina announced a similar lens for Micro Four Thirds ($299), while Kenko’s version is 400mm f/8 and is available in various mounts ($250 – $265).
For the past week Leica has been posting teasers for their new “Mini M” camera. The expectations for a X2-type camera with a zoom lens were true – the “Mini M” will have a zoom lens (Leica Elmar 3.5-6.4/28-70mm ASPH), 16MP APS-C sensor and a price tag of EUR 2,450 (over $3,000):
Last week I mentioned that Samyang will be releasing two new APS-C lenses this summer. According to Samyang’s Facebook page, one of the new lenses will be 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS. The US price will be $449. Here are the known specs:
Canon introduced a new, up to $200 instant rebates on their DSLR body and kit combos. Most of the listing are with free shipping and some include also free accessories and 2% back in rewards. The new savings are set to expire on June 22, 2013. You can see all rebate listings here.
It looks like Sony is trying to move some products before the beginning of the summer with their latest instant savings. Those offers are valid in the US until May 31, 2013: Sony NEX-3n with 16-50mm lens for $448 ($50 off, free shipping, 2% in rewards, free DVD). Sony NEX-5R body for $498 ($150 off, […]
The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM lens for Sony and Pentax mounts are already shipping in the US and are currently in stock. Fujifilm released new firmware updates for the X-E1 and X-Pro 1 cameras which improves the AF performance of the new 55-200mm lens. Topaz labs released new Photoshop plugin called Clarity.
Several readers informed me that the new Ricoh GR is already shipping in the US. At some point the camera was available in stock at Amazon, mainly from third party resellers. DxOMark published their latest test results and the GR scored slightly below the Nikon Coolpix A (see review): Ricoh GR ($796.95) vs. Nikon Coolpix A […]
Samyang is rumored to announce two new APC-S lenses this summer. Those will be brand new designs and not a “remakes” of existing lenses. I do not have other details at that point. Stay tuned for more info.
