This is interesting – Canon filed a patent for a EF/EF-S adaptor designed for a full frame mirrorless camera. Recently Nikon also filed a patent for a full frame mirrorless lens. So yes, it seems that the Sony a7 will not be the only show in town soon.
Canon has also a new patent for EF-S 20mm f/2.8 STM lens for APS-C cameras.
Olympus patented a M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 500mm f/4 PRO IS MFT lens
In a recent interview with dpreview, Hassleblad’s CEO Perry Oosting said that they will stop producing Sony rebadge products like the Lusso, Stellar, Lunar, HV and Solar (dpreview said they “need to be exorcised“). The Hasselblad Lusso was an exception – it will be available only in Asia (Hong Kong) and it’s a limited edition with fewer than 100 units produced. BTW, the Hassleblad Stellar line (currently $1,300 off) was profitable and actually a very good seller. The CEO said that his company still has a very good relationship with Sony. There is a possibility that Hasselblad may venture into other camera formats in the future (not Sony rebadges this time).
Here is a quote from the CEO:
Samsung released firmware update v1.1 for their NX500 mirrorless camera. Here is the changelog:
The new Samsung NX Mini 2 camera leaked online. The basic specs are:
A dpreview forum member put together some side by side comparisons with the current NX Mini model:
Available in both Canon and Nikon mounts, the Tokina 24-70mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro FX lens is now available for pre-order at B&H, Adorama and Amazon. The price is $999 and shipping will start in August. Additional information on the new lens is available here.
Update: Tokina published new sample photos from their 24-70mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro FX lens.
Venus Optics announced the Laowa 15mm f/4 wide angle 1:1 macro lens – the world’s widest 1:1 macro lens (pre-order here). Here are the details:
Additional information:
The new firmware update version 4.0 for the Fuji X-T1 camera will be officially released on June 29th. Additional information on the improvements can be found here.
Adobe reset their Creative Cloud trial versions so you can see what’s new and check all the latest updates even if you already had a trial in the past:
“We’ve reset our Creative Cloud trial versions so you can see what’s new. The 2015 release of Creative Cloud is here and we’ve reset the clock on our product trials, including Adobe Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC and InDesign CC. So take advantage of this opportunity to test-drive the latest features by taking free trials of your favorite apps.”
The Adobe Creative Cloud 2015 pricing can be found here.
→ Sample photos from the Sigma dp0 Quattro camera ($999) published online (more photos available here).
→ The Sony a7R camera is now $400 off.
→ The $100 off discount for the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens will expire on June 30th.
