New $500 instant rebate on all Sony a7 mirrorless cameras and bundles – see all eligible listings here (some bundles come with free case, free $299 Shure VP83F LensHopper microphone and other accessories). Amazon also has a good deal on the Sony NEX-5TL camera:
→ 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 […]
Deal of the day: the Sony NEX-7 camera with 18-55mm lens is now $750 off at B&H. The E-mount based NEX-7 camera has a 24.3MP APS-C sensor, 3″ tiltable LCD screen, OLED viewfinder, 1080 HD video and built-in flash.
New Zeiss Touit lens discount: the Touit 12mm f/2.8 and Touit 32mm f/1.8 lenses for Sony E and Fujifilm mounts are now 30% off: Link to all 12mm f/2.8 Zeiss Touit lens and lens bundles Link to all 32mm f/1.8 Zeiss Touit lens and lens bundles
The Indonesian Communication Agency has new listings on their website for two Sony cameras – this is a pretty good indication that we are 1-3 months away from the official announcement. Model name was not provided in the listings. Via digicame-info.com
→ The first Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L lens reviews are already out: Petapixel | Lensrentals | Northlight-images. → B&H has an EDU Advantage online store that provides discounts for students and educators. → The Samsung NX500 has a new firmware update version 1.0 (the camera is not available yet). → Lomography has a new Lomo’Instant Boston Edition camera that comes with three lenses […]
→ Tamron and Sony filed a join patent for a 35mm f/2.8 full frame lens. → The first 100x zoom lens is patented by Canon: 3-300mm f/1.8-9 IS.
In a recent interview with dpreview, Sigma’s CEO Kazuto Yamaki confirmed that they have plans to make lenses for Sony FE mount – “we’d either make a F1.4, or something different” referring to the Sony 55mm f/1.8 lens:
Sonny officially announced four new full frame FE lenses and two teleconverters. Key features & specifications SEL35F14Z SEL90M28G SEL24240 SEL28F20 35mm equiv. focal length (when attached to APS-C body) 52.5mm 135mm 36-360mm 42mm Max. magnification ratio (x) 0.18 1.0 0.27 AF =0.13x MF =0.16x Min. focus 0.3m 28cm 0.5m (Wide) – 0.8m (Tele) AF = […]
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 → […]
