Some interesting updates on the Zenit/Leica collaboration rumors – the Russian company Zenit has a new Zenitar 35mm f/1 lens for Leica M-mount (pictured above). LeicaRumors reported on this lens last year. Here are the details: Weight 740 grams Lens design: 9 lenses in 8 groups Filter size: 72 mm The information comes from a Russian […]
Over a month ago I received a tip that DxO Mark/DxO Labs is in bankruptcy or for sale (see also this link): It looks like DxO Labs has gone into receivership for the purpose of reorganizing the company. DxO Labs deals with the software side of the DxO brand, as DxOMark deals with the testing […]
Sony started a new rebate savings program in the US – see the details at B&H Photo. Here are a few examples – the Sony a9, for example, got its first price drop: Sony a7R II camera: $1,998 ($400 off) Sony a7S II camera: $2,198 ($200 off) Sony a9 camera: $4,198 ($300 off)
Here is some additional information on the new Meike MK 85mm f/1.8 AF full frame DSLR lens – Meike’s first autofocus lens (previously reported here a few days ago):
Bird photography at Machias Seal Island is a guest post by long-term reader AnimalsByBarry which many of you probably know from the comments section of NikonRumos and PhotoRumors (If you have an interesting idea for a guest post, you can contact me here): This article is mostly to share great wildlife photography locations rather than going into a lot of […]
I just received this email about Flickr being acquired by SmugMug:
Today Venus Optics officially announced four out of the five new Laowa lenses I reported about yesterday. The Laowa 25-100mm f/2.8 mirrorless cinema Super 35 lens will be announced later. Additional information on the new Laowa lenses:
A quick update on my previous post – I received some updates and additional information on the upcoming Laowa lenses from Venus Optics: Laowa 10-18 f/3.5-4.5 full frame manual focus lens for Sony FE (pictured above) – the widest FE zoom full frame lens, this lens is designed for travel photography and it will be extremely compact and small Laowa […]
Sionyx has a new night vision action camera that will soon start a funding campaign on Kickstarter tomorrow (April 20 – May 25): Here is some additional information:
The 2018 TIPA and EISA awards are out Imaging Resource visits Nikon’s Hikari glass factory Capture One 11.1 released with support for more Leica cameras and lenses Imaging Resource CP+ interview with Ricoh: “We would like to concentrate on the camera with prism”
