Photo Rumors

The latest Canon news & rumors

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2015

→ Canon 5DX:

“Canon is to name the 5D Mark IV 5DX. 28 megapixels, Digic 6+-basically a souped up version of 6 just to name a few. X branded bodies will be for event and sports photography. S will be for studio, landscape, etc.” (source)

→ New Canon EOS Rebel T6i video creator kit introduced (T5i and 70D kit also available).

→ The new new Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II lens is expected to be priced at $1699 and is rumored to be announced on August 14th. (source)

→ Canon filed a patent for a 600mm f/4 DO lens.

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Topaz Adjust plugin is now 40% off

By PR admin | Published: July 19, 2015

For the month of July the Topaz Adjust plugin will be 40% off ($20 discount), reducing the price to $29.99. The coupon code is: JULYADJUST.

Topaz Adjust plugin before and after examples:

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The latest patents from Sigma, Canon and Sony

By PR admin | Published: July 19, 2015

→ Sigma filed a patent for a 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM (FLD) Art lens with zero distortion.

→ Canon has a new patent applications for a lubricating camera body cap.

Posted in Canon, Sigma, Sony| Tagged Patents| 18 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 18, 2015

→ The Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX lens for Canon mount will start shipping on July 24, 2015.

→ Casio EX-100F compact camera announced with 60 fps, f/2.8 lens and 12MP sensor (1/1.7″).

→ Kenko released new 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters for Canon EF/EF-S lenses.

Posted in Casio, Red, Tokina, Toshiba, Yongnuo| 6 Comments

Panasonic announced the development of two new lenses: Leica DG 100-400mm and a Lumix G 25mm f/1.7

By PR admin | Published: July 17, 2015

Panasonic Leica DG 100-400mm lens

Panasonic LUMIX-G 25mm single focal length lens

Panasonic LUMIX-G 25mm f/1.7 single focal length lens

Panasonic announced the development of two new lenses – the first Leica DG 100-400mm zoom lens for MFT and a Lumix G 25mm f/1.7 prime lens:

Posted in Leica, Panasonic| Tagged Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4-6.3 lens| 7 Comments

Panasonic’s new “post focus” technology

By PR admin | Published: July 17, 2015

Panasonic Australia posted some additional information on the new “post focus” technology for Lumix cameras I mentioned few days ago:

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Additional Panasonic GX8 coverage

By PR admin | Published: July 17, 2015

→Some sample images taken with the new Panasonic GX8 MFT camera ($1,197.99) can be found here and here.
→ GX8 hands-on and demo videos:

→ Comparison between the new Panasonic GX8 and the previous GX7 model:

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Sigma 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM Art lens US pricing announced

By PR admin | Published: July 16, 2015

The Sigma 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM Art lens will cost $999 in the US and will be available in Nikon, Canon and Sigma mounts. Shipping will start on July, 2015. Pre-orders are currently open at B&H and Adorama. Here is the full press release: