
The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens is now officially announced. The price is $999.95 (pre-order at B&H, Amazon and Adorama), shipping will start in May 2015. Additional information:

→ Amazon’s special deal of the day: over 5o% off the Samsung NX300 mirrorless camera. → Refurbished Sony a7 cameras are now selling for $879.99. → Phase One announced new iXU 180 drone camera with a 80MP CCD sensor. The price is $60k. → The latest camera sales/shipment data from February 2015. → New patent hints […]

→ 21 rare Rolleiflex prototype cameras listed for sale on eBay for $177,950 (via Popphoto). → The Ricoh WG-M1 camera is currently on sale for $145.81. → Firmware update v1.21 for the Pentax 645z camera released. → Sony released new firmware updates for the a7, a7R, a7S, a7II and a6000 cameras. → IR interview with Fuji: “now […]

→ Samsung NX500 is scheduled to start shipping on March 18, 2015. → I received an email from B&H that the Samsung NX mirrorless camera is now discontinued. I don’t think this model ever shipped in the US. → Adobe is offering a non-significant savings to Fuji camera owners for Creative Cloud. → Lexar issued a […]

Other current deals: → $100 off all Zeiss lenses (including Otus and ZM product lines) → WPPI special from B&H → Panasonic FT5 waterproof camera for $197 (original 297.95) → Profoto B1 500 AirTTL flash is now $100 off → Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 lens is now $100 off → Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 lens is now $270 off → […]