A quick recap of some of the news from the last week of 2012 that I did not cover on the blog: The SLR Magic 35mm 1.4 lens for Micro 4/3 is now available at Adorama. Appleinsider found a listing for a “Apple Aperture X – under NDA: A Workflow Guide for Digital Photographers” book listed on […]
Yongnuo YN-300 is the world’s first LED light with a “built-in photometric system” that will adjust ambient light levels automatically. The YN-300 is currently available on eBay for around $80. Full specs can be found here. Bloomberg: Apple-Google team up for $500 million-plus Kodak patents bid. Until December 25, 2012 you can get 10% off orders at Phottixstore.com. Use the […]
The Camera Store published this funny video called “The Mirrorless Party”. Enjoy!
The Hong Kong based company Jackar announced a new 34mm f/1.8 lens for MFT and NEX cameras. The lens has manual focus and will cost around $190 (check for availability on eBay). The rest of the specs are:
Another action cam was recently released: the Drift HD Ghost ($399) supports 1080p, 960p, 720p video recording and can capture high-resolution still image. The camcorder has built-in Wi-Fi and can communicate with iOS and Android mobile devices via the Drift Mobile App. Here are the main features:
Transcend announced a new line of Wi-Fi enabled SD memory cards. Two different versions are available: 16GB ($69) and 32GB ($99). More information and a list of compatible cameras can be found here.
In the past few days I have been working on some blog updates – this is what you may have missed: New Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 lens for Micro Four Thirds, Sony NEX and Fuji XF cameras (manual focus) is now available on eBay. Kenko Tokina announced the “Filter Stick” – a quick and easy way […]
Rank Manufacturer Model Sensor size Share of sales (%) 1 Olympus E-PL3 MFT 10.6 2 Sony NEX-5N APS-C 10.3 3 Canon EOS M APS-C 9.2 4 Olympus E-PM1 MFT 9.1 5 Panasonic GF5 MFT 8.9 6 Nikon J1 1″ sensor 8.3 7 Pentax Ricoh Q 1/2.3″ sensor 5.9 8 Sony NEX-F3 APS-C 5.4 9 Sony […]
Fujifilm released new firmware updates for the 18mm f/2, 35mm f/1.4 and 60mm f/2.4 XF lenses. The new Fujifilm X-E1 mirrorless camera and 14mm f/2.8 XF lens are expected to start shipping in the US on November 9-10, 2012. Yasuhara Madoka 180 Fisheye lens for Sony E-mount now available in the US (click on “more images” for some samples). Sigma […]
The BIG 15mm f/4.5 shift lens for Micro Four Thirds that was announced at the 2012 Photokina show has been put on hold because the manufacturer found that the 15mm Voigtländer, which the lens is based on, didn’t work as expected.
