The new Samyang 8mm f/2.8 fisheye lens for Fujifilm X-mount (X-Pro1 mirrorless camera) is now available for pre-order ($349.00): The minimum focusing distance is 1′ (0.3m) and the angle of view is 180º. The lens has one aspherical element and two ED elements. Samyang 8mm f/2.8 fisheye lens specs:
The online retailer Crutchfield has listed the Fujifilm X100 camera as discontinued on their website. At the same time the price of the X100 dropped to $999 on Amazon. I am pretty confident that we will see a new X200 announced at Photokina this September (the X100 was announced during Photokina 2010).
Today Fujifilm announced the FinePix F800EXR point and shoot camera ($349.95). The specs at a glance:
Nik Software released HDR Efex Pro 2 software. Apertus Axiom is an open source 4K camera. New cine housing for Sony NEX 5N with cooling mod.
Fujfilm released a new brochure with X-Pro 1 accessories that includes the two upcoming XF lenses. There is also a new firmware update v.1.11 for the X-Pro1 mirrorless camera.
The Fuji Guys posted on Twitter the detailed specs of the upcoming two lenses for the X-Pro 1 mirrorless camera (click on image for larger view):
New: ThumbsUp EP-7S for Fuji X-Pro1 camera. New from Polaroid: Z2300 Instant Digital Camera: 10 MP digital camera 3.0” bright color LCD for viewing images Compact size and usability SD compatible for expanded memory, up to 32GB Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Speaker / micropohone Prints with ZINK Zero ink The 41MP Nokia 808 smart phone will […]
FujiFilm officially published a slightly different roadmap for the X-Pro1 camera line. The initial roadmap had all zoom lenses with fixed f/4 aperture – now two of the upcoming zoom lenses will have variable aperture. In 2012 you can expect two new lenses: 14mm f/2.8 18-55mm f/2.8-f/4 OIS. The rest of the lenses for 2013 are: 56mm f/1.4 27mm […]
New laptop sleeves from ThinkTankPhoto: Artificial Intelligence 13 V3.0, Artificial Intelligence 15 V3.0, Artificial Intelligence 17 V3.0. Samples of the new Fujifilm WCL-X100 conversion lens for the X100. New firmware released for Canon EOS 60D and Canon EOS 60Da. Pentax no longer supports the AF-540FGZ flash.
Olympus confirms 2,700 layoffs, plans to focus on mirrorless and high-end compact cameras. Panasonic denied previous Reuters reports and says they have no plan to invest in Olympus. Fujifilm’s digital camera REAL 3D W3 ($275) currently being used to take 3D images of the International Space Station (ISS). Next generation iPhone rumored to adopt thinner and improved […]
