Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 lens officially announced

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The Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 lens is now officially announced. Additional details and sample images are available on NikonRumors.

The new Lensbaby versions are now available for pre-order at B&H and Adorama.

SLRLounge published the first review of the 56mm Velvet:

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Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 lens specifications

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Some additional details on the new Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 lens that will be announced tomorrow:

  • Aperture: f/1.6-16
  • 1:2 Macro
  • 56mm focal length
  • 62mm filter
  • Focusing range: 5” from front element to infinity
  • Weight: 400 grams
  • Price: $499.95, $599.95 for Velvet SE
  • Available in Canon, Nikon, Sony A and Pentax mounts (shipping starts on April 13th, 2015)
  • Mirrorless mounts including Micro Four Thirds, Sony E, Samsung NX and Fuji X will be available in early May 2015
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What else is new?

Samsung-NX300
→ Amazon’s special deal of the day: over 5o% off the Samsung NX300 mirrorless camera.

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→ Refurbished Sony a7 cameras are now selling for $879.99.

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Phase One announced new iXU 180 drone camera with a 80MP CCD sensor. The price is $60k.

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→ The latest camera sales/shipment data from February 2015.

GoPro patent
New patent hints at even smaller GoPro camera.

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Samsung NX3300 mirrorless camera now officially available?

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Samsung is not really a very secretive company – their products usually leak online months in advance. I sometimes even lose track if a certain camera is already announced or not. This is the case with the Samsung NX3300 – various pictures have been leaking online for months. The camera is now even listed on the official Samsung website, but I do not remember seeing an official announcement (the user manual can be downloaded here).

The NX3300 camera is already available for sale on newegg.com:

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Here are all the details of the Samsung NX3300:

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The rumored Lensbaby 55mm f/1.6 lens will be announced next week

Lensbaby 55mm f:1.6 lens for Nikon and Canon cameras teaser
Few weeks ago I reported about a new Lensbaby 55mm f/1.6 lens for Nikon and Canon cameras (additional mounts could be announced later on). Lensbaby already posted few teasers on Facebook – the official announcement is next week (Tuesday, April 7th):

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Here is what the combined teaser looks like:

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Is this the new Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 IS STM lens?

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I just received this pictures of a new Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 IS STM lens that has been rumored for a while.

For comparison, here is the current Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II model:

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Olympus AIR A01 camera module “rocket launcher style setup” can probably get you arrested

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DC.watch published an interesting use of the new Olympus AIR A01 camera module in “rocket launcher style” delivering a whopping 1,200mm telephoto equivalent by using the ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 300mm f/2.8 lens:

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Voigtländer 10.5mm f/0.95 Nokton Micro Four Thirds lens UK price announced

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Voigtländer announced the UK price of their new 10.5mm f/0.95 Nokton Micro Four Thirds lens: £999 (around $1,200). The US price of the lens is not yet released (check here for updates). Here are the lens specifications:

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Samyang/Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 and T3.1 VDSLR ED UMC MACRO lenses officially announced

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The Samyang/Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 lens is now officially announced and is listed for pre-order at AdoramaB&H and Amazon. Two different versions are available:

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New Olympus TG-4 compact camera leaked online

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Olympus will soon release a new Olympus TG-4 compact camera (pictured above) that will replace the current TG-3 model. The TG-4 already appeared in a Russian government agency product registration back in January.

Via Digicame-info

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