The Sony RX1R II camera now costs $600 more, all 42MP Sony cameras are out of stock

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

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The Sony RX1R II camera recently got a big $600 price increase: now listed for $3,898 and is out of stock almost everywhere (same price at Adorama and Amazon). The RX1R II was $3,299 when first announced back in October last year. The new pricing is now pretty much in Leica territory (the Leica Q is $4,250).

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AdoramaPix has 30% off sale on photo books for the next 3 days

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

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AdoramaPix is running a 30% off sale on photo books for the next 3 days when you use promo code ForgetFiction at checkout. This promotion will run through Sep 18th (note: this deal does not apply to Hudson albums).

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Pictures of Panasonic LX15 camera leaked

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

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The first pictures of the coming Panasonic LX15 camera leaked online from the usual Japanses source. Expect this post to be updated with the detailed specifications in few hours. More information on all the other rumored Panasonic cameras can be found here.

Update: I think the LX10 and LX15 are the same camera, just different names for the different regions. The pictured above Panasonic LX15 is the same as the LX10 I reported about a week ago. Additional LX10 specs can be found in he leaked press release from earlier today:

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Panasonic G85, LX10 and FZ2500 press release leaked online

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

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The official press release for the Panasonic G85, LX10 and FZ2500 cameras (probably will be called FZ2000 in Asia) leaked online - you can read it at Marketwired or Naturewindowsphoto.

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Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 lens for Sony E-mount officially announced

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

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Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 full frame lens for Sony E-mount cameras (reported here yesterday) is now officially announced. The US price is $1,399. Additional information, including some sample images can be found here. The full press release is available here, the technical brochure can be found here. The Zeiss Loxia line of full frame lenses for Sony E-mount now consists of 4 different focal lengths (21mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm):

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Panasonic G80 and FZ2000 cameras: pictures and specifications

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

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Fresh pictures and specifications of the upcoming Panasonic cameras - G80 and FZ2000 (previously reported here) just leaked in Japan:

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Canon EOS M5 camera, EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM and EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II USM lenses announced

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

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You've already seen the pictures, read the specs. In case you missed it, here are the details of the just announced Canon EOS M5 mirrorless camera, EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM and EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II USM lenses (check US pricing and pre-order configurations)

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Detailed Olympus E-PL8 camera and Olympus FL-900R flash specifications

By PR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

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I have been reporting for months that at Photokina Olympus will announce a new E-PL8 MFT camera (no, the camera was not delayed till 2017 like some websites reported). In addition, Olympus is expected to announce also three new lenses, Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, Olympus FL-900R flash and maybe at least one more camera (see this post for more info).

Here are the Olympus E-PL8 camera and FL-900R flash (Google translation):

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