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Oprema Jena Biotar 75/1.5 lens launched on Kickstarter

The Oprema Jena Biotar 75/1.5 lens is now officially announced and is listed for funding on Kickstarter. The lens will be available in Canon, Nikon, Sony-E, Leica-M (rangefinder coupling supported), FujiX and M42 mounts. Update – the project has been delayed: The first components did arrive. Unfortunately, we found that some components did not meet our quality […]

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Fujifilm Q1 financial results: strong Instax and GFX 50S sales

Fujifilm published their Q1 financial results. Here is the recap from FujiAddict:

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New Sony Alpha trade-in program and rebates introduced in the US

Sony introduced new rebate savings and a trade-in program in the US – see the details at B&H, Adorama and BuyDig (get an extra $5 off at BuyDig with promo code “YADIG5“). A similar trade-in program is available also in the UK.

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What else is new?

This week’s recap from the rumors and addicts blogs:

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Four new Canon lenses confirmed (three TS-E and one EF)

Nokishita confirmed the upcoming four new Canon lenses I reported about a few days ago:

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Nikon D850 presentation slides leaked online

The Chinese Nikon D850 presentation slides leaked online:

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Sony self-claims world wide #2 spot for interchangeable-lens camera sales, still committed to APS-C

Imaging-Resource published a new interview with Kenji Tanaka from Sony – here is the recap from SonyAddict:

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Oprema Jena announces their plans for a new Biotar 75 f/1.5 lens

The previously rumored new Biotar 75 f/1.5 lens (first reported on LeicaRumors) is now officially announced and as already reported, it will be sold under the Meyer Optik Goerlitz Oprema Jena brand (net SE is behind the Oprema Jena and Meyer Optik brands). The lens funding will start soon on Kickstarter. The Biotar 1.5/75 lens is […]

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Olympus and Panasonic Q1 financial results

Olympus posted their financial results for the first quarter of their fiscal year. Here is the recap from 43addict:

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Canon rumored to announce three new tilt-shift lenses *UPDATED*

Canon is rumored to announce three new tilt-shift lenses. Here is the list of rumored focal lengths (three TS-E and one EF lenses):

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