Some additional information on the upcoming Olympus announcement leaked online:
Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO lens:
The previously leaked Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM prime lens is now officially announced. The price is $125. Adorama and B&H are currently taking pre-orders. Shipping starts on May 21st, 2015 Here is the lens specifications summary:
According to the B&H listing, the lens hood is not included – you have to purchase is separately (model ES-68, price: $26.95). The lens cap is included (model E49, price: $9.95). Canon also released a new 49mm protect filter.
MTF chart and lens design:
Sample images from the new lens can be found here and here.
Press release:
The major firmware update v4.0 for the Fuji X-T1 camera I reported last week is now officially announced, but you will have to wait till late June to download it:
Olympus will announce a new E-M5 Mark II limited edition titanium camera and two new PRO lenses:
Next week Fuji will release a major new firmware update v4.0 for the X-T1 camera. Here are the details I received today:
Panasonic will soon announce three new cameras: G7, GX8 and FZ300 – this is according to the latest product filings with wi-fi.org.
Via Digicame-info
Tokina announced additional details and availability of their new AT-X 24-70 f/2.8 PRO FX full frame lens that was announced during the 2014 CP+ show:
Canon published a product advisory regarding sensor defects on the Rebel T6i and T6s DSLR cameras:
This is the first picture of the new Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens that will replace the current EF 50mm f/1.8 II model. The official announcement will be in the next week or so. The lens specifications are:
Another picture from a Sony ILCE-7RM2 camera appeared on flickr. The maximum resolution is 9440 x 6300. Last week a picture with a similar resolution was publish by Zeiss. Those images could be upscaled, but as you can see from the screenshot above, somebody was able to find the following string in the jpg file:
