Tokina will officially announce a new Opera 16-28mm f/2.8 FF full-frame DSLR lens for Nikon F and Canon EF mounts on February 22nd. This lens was initially displayed at the 2018 Photokina show. This will be the second Opera DSLR lens for Tokina after the 50mm f/1.4 FF. Update #1 – The expected release date is […]
The Olympus PEN-F camera is listed as discontinued in Japan (confirmed also by several Japanese retailers). I have been reporting for a while that Olympus is rumored to announce a new, small and light Olympus MFT camera (confirmed also by Olympus). The Olympus PEN-F camera is now $999 in the US (was $1,199 when announced). See […]
The new Ricoh GR III camera will be announced this week. There are two separate events in China – one on Friday and one on Sunday. Several websites already published their hands-on reports with the new GRIII. The price is expected to be around €900 (the current GR II model is currently selling for $500). See also this Ricoh GR II vs. GR […]
Skylum released new Luminar version 3.0.2 today. Here is what’s new:
Tamron is rumored to announce two new DSLR lenses for the CP+ show that will start on February 28th in Japan:
New pictures of the upcoming Leica Q2 camera leaked online (see rumored specs, the official announcement is expected on or around March 6th):
There is a new crowdfunding project for a Redcat 250mm f/4.9 telephoto full-frame lens by William Optics on Kickstarter that already reached its financial goal (currently at $45,459 from the original $30,000 goal). The lens is described as “The world’s sharpest 250mm telephoto lens ever made for full frame cameras, at Apochromatic specification.” The company behind the […]
In a recent presentation, Canon confirmed the previous rumors that IBIS (in-body image stabilization) is coming to future Canon EOS R mirrorless cameras. Canon did not add IBIS in the current models because of the associated costs, heating and size issues. Canon already has a patent (JP-A-2018-165756) for a sensor stabilization system:
Some additional pictures of the Fujifilm GFX XΩ modular medium format mirrorless camera prototype that was presented during the recent X Summit. This specific design never reached production because the shutter mechanism was too large:
The previously rumored Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 II and TZ80 cameras are now officially announced: Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II (Adorama | B&H): 5-axis Hybrid O.I.S.+ (Optical Image Stabilizer) to compensate for handshake to achieve blur-free images at every focal length. Photo Styles for creative , including the newly added L.Monochrome D mode for enhanced monochrome images. Bluetooth Low […]
