Photo Rumors

New Zeiss Otus 24mm f/1.4 lens rumored to be announced next month

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2015

Zeiss is rumored to announce their new wide angle Otus lens (most likely 24mm f/1.4) in September of this year. Zeiss confirmed back in 2013 that they are working on a wide angle Otus model. Currently Zeiss has two Otus models:

The Fuji X-Pro1 fire sale ends in two days

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2015

The Fuji X-Pro1 camera with two XF lenses (27mm and 35mm) is currently on sale for $949.85 – that’s $900 off (Adorama has a similar deal). There is also a new X-Pro1 kit with the 27mm lens on sale for $799,90. All X-Pro1 deals are valid till August 15th.

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New Ricoh Theta camera rumored for September

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2015

The current Ricoh Theta 360 model

I received some information that Ricoh will announce a new Theta camera in the first week of September that will have a new design, a larger sensor, improved image and video (30 fps) quality and will be of course more expensive (the current 360 version sells for around $300).

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There is a petition for a Sony RX1 / RX1R firmware update

By PR admin | Published: August 12, 2015

I have already given up hope for a new Sony RX1 firmware update (see RX1 review), but if you believe in the power of petitions, check this change.org link and sign it:

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Firmware update 1.01 for the Fuji X-T10 camera released

By PR admin | Published: August 12, 2015

Fuji released firmware update 1.01 for the X-T10 mirrorless camera (currently in stock) that includes a compatibility update for Windows 10. Fuji will release Windows 10 updates for other camera models by the end of the year. Here is the list of fixed issues in this firmware update:

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The Sony a7s deal for $1,799 is back

By PR admin | Published: August 10, 2015

The same deal that sold pretty quickly the last time I posted it is back: Sony a7s mirrorless camera (body only) is currently available on eBay for $1,799 from a reputable seller (lowest price so far, regular price: $2,498). Please note that this is a grey market camera that comes with 1 year US warranty by the seller.

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New Sony 24-70mm (SEL2470GM) lens on the horizon

By PR admin | Published: August 10, 2015

The Russian government certification website Novocert has a new listing for a Sony 24-70mm (SEL2470GM) lens that will probably be officially announced in the next 30-90 days.

Via Digicame-info

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New Fujifilm X-T1 book, you can download it for $4

By PR admin | Published: August 9, 2015

Rocky Nook will soon released the second edition of their The Fujifilm X-T1 book. The e-book will be available on August 20th, while the print version will be ready later this fall. If you signup on this page now, you can download the e-book for $4 once it becomes available.

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Kodak first DMILC (digital mirrorless interchangeable lens camera) with Nikon F mount

By PR admin | Published: August 9, 2015

This post was written by Ron Volmershausen:

Remember a company called Kodak and how they used to be innovators in both film & film-less cameras?

Not many people know this; but not long after having released the world’s first professional digital SLR camera back in 1991 , Kodak went on to release the world’s first DMILC (digital mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera) with Nikon F mount in 1992-1993.

Many sources claim that the first DMILC was the Epson RD-1 from 2004 but this has now been shown to be incorrect. The Kodak DCS-200 High Speed Target Camera used a 1.54 megapixel (1524 x 1012) colour CCD image sensor, had an internal 80 megabyte hard disk that could store up to 50 images, utilized the very popular Nikon ‘F’ lens mount and used a special rotating shutter mechanism that was specifically designed for longevity.

James McGarvey, lead engineer at Kodak digital products from 1990-2004, says this about the camera:

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