Few weeks ago Samyang confirmed that they are working on a new 50mm lens. In a recent post on their Facebook page Samyang Asia mentioned that a new 50mm f/1.2 lens is on their roadmap for 2014. The lens will be available in Canon, Nikon and Sony mount.
Those are the latest savings on Fujifilm camera and lenses from B&H. The Bower 24mm f/1.4 wide angle lens for all mounts is now $200 off: $499 vs. the regular $699.
New book from White Knight Press: Photographer’s Guide to the Panasonic Lumix LX7 (available also for Kindle). Nauticam announced NA-NEX6 underwater housing for the Sony NEX-6 camera. Specifications: Depth Rating: 100m Dimensions: 183mm x 133mm x 81mm Weight: 0.88 kg (1.9 lbs.) Model Number: 17407 USA Retail Price: $1650 Estimated shipping date: 15 Feb, 2013
Konica Minolta patented (2013-15778) 12-42mm f/3.5-5.6 lens designed for Micro Four Thirds sized sensors. Another patent (2013-25202) describes a several other lenses for MFT: 26mm f/1.8, 19mm f/2.8, 17.5mm f/2.8, 16.6mm f/2.8; for APS-C: 23mm f/2.8, 18.7mm f/2.819.6mm f/2.8 and even a 28.7mm f/2.6 full frame lens. Sony filed patents 2013-15712 and 2013-15713 for a 100mm […]
Some more details emerge on the upcoming Sony products: Sony SLT-A58 (α58), new 20MP APS-C sensor, priced around $600 Sony NEX-3N, 16MP, priced around $500 Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 lens (SAL50F14Z), priced around $1,500 (pictured here) Sony 18-55mm II lens for A-mount (SAL18552), priced around $220 Sony 70-400G f/4.5-5.6 II lens (SAL70400G2), priced around $2,200 (previous version […]
One of the major changes in upcoming Sony NEX-3N camera is the electronic zoom control located next to the on/off switch. The camera is rumored to have 16MP sensor. As previously reported, there is there is no firm release date yet.
The new Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 ED AW lens is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at B&H. Some sample images taken with the lens can be found here. Lens technical specifications and unboxing video:
Ibe Optics announced a new 26mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. This is the same manufacturer that introduced the Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 lens for mirrorless cameras last week during the 2013 CP+ show.
The new 46MP Sigma DP-3 Merril camera (50mm f/2.8 lens) is now available for pre-order with a price tag of $999. The estimated shipping date is early March, 2013. Sample images taken with the DP-3 can be found here.
The German retailer Fotokoch has two new listings (white and black version) for a new Samsung NX 50-200mm f/4.0-5.6 i-Fn OIS lens. The entries have a different price (€349) and model number then the previous model. Samsung will probably release the new lens with the rumored NX-R mirrorless camera next month. There is also a new white Samsung NX […]
