At the 2015 Interbee show the Japanese company Technical Farm had on display a new “lens flare adapter” prototype that intentionally leaks light in order to create flare effects. Pricing and shipping dates were not announced. The flare adapter will be available in PL to E-mount, EF to E-mount and EF to EF versions. Additional […]
Ricoh announced the previously rumored HD Pentax-D FA 645 35mm f/3.5 AL IF medium format lens. The price is £1,549.99 / $1,096.95. Shipping starts in mid December 2015. For comparison, here is the current Pentax smc FA 645 35mm f/3.5 AL IF version: Additional HD Pentax-D FA 645 35mm f/3.5 AL IF lens details:
Some updates on the upcoming Tiny1 camera specifically designed for astrophotography from TinyMos:
In Japan you can now buy this gun styled grip for the Olympus Open Platform Camera (OPC). Use at your own risk.
Light introduced the L16 camera, or rather 16 multi-aperture computational cameras in one small compact package. The price is $1,699. Additional information:
FoCal Version 2.0 Final has been released for both Mac and Windows platforms:
Tinymos are working on a new small Tiny1 camera that is specifically designed for astrophotography. There is not much information available on their website right now: “The Tiny1 is a small and powerful camera that delivers excellent image quality in low-light situations. The Tiny1 is currently in development and will be available for crowdfunding at the end […]
ONA launched a new Black Collection of camera bags that consist of three different models – Hamilton, Brixton and Camps Bay:
The Promote Control from Promote Systems now support the Panasonic GX8 camera. Promote Control is a pocket sized triggering and programming device that allows advanced HDR, TimeLapse and HDR TimeLapse sequences on the GX8. Here are few more features:
This Rank-Taylor IRTAL 200mm f/1.0 lens is currently listed on eBay for $389k:
