I just received a last minute tip that tomorrow Sigma will announce a new 24-35mm f/2 full frame lens. Let’s wait and see… sounds too good to be true.
Update #1: this lens is coming, the first leaked pictures can be found here.
Update #2: the lens is now officially announced.
The Canon PowerShot G3 X premium compact camera is now officially announced with the premium price of $999.99 (pre-orders are open at B&H and Adorama). The G3 X was initially introduced during the 2015 CP+ show. Here is the technical specifications of the camera:
Accessories:
Sample photos taken with the new camera can be found here.
Press release and promo videos:
Ricoh officially announced the previously rumored Ricoh GR II camera with 16MP, Wi-Fi, NFC, fast auto focus, wireless flash functionality, full 1080p HD video for a price of $799.95 (available for pre-order at B&H, Amazon and Adorama). The previous version currently sells for $579. Shipping will start in July.
Main technical specs:
The new iPhone app:
Lens MTF chart:
Features of the new Ricoh GR II camera:
Pre-orders for the Sony a7R II, RX100 IV and RX10 II cameras are now open:
The price of the previous RX10 model already dropped by $100.
After the teasers and the full set of specifications, here are the first pictures of the DxO ONE camera that will be officially announced tomorrow. The DxO ONE tech specs in case you missed my previous post:
Canon will soon announce a new PowerShot G3 X compact camera. Here are the rumors specifications and additional images:
This could be a mistake, but the Voigtlander 10.5mm f/0.95 Nokton MFT lens is currently listed as discontinued/no longer available at B&H. I also received an email from B&H confirming the discontinuation:
Update: the GR II is now officially announced.
Here are the leaked specifications of the Ricoh GR II camera:
→ The Sony Alpha NEX-7 with 18-55mm lens is now $750 off.
→ The Zeiss Planar 50mm f/0.7 lens was originally designed for NASA:
One of the largest aperture lenses in the history of photography: the ZEISS Planar 0.7/50. It was originally designed for NASA. In order to take pictures of the “dark” side of the moon, they needed an extremely light sensitive and fast lens. Back in 1966, we created only ten such lenses, six of which went to NASA, one we kept for ourselves. And the other three, you wonder? Exceptional director Stanley Kubrick used them in the 1970s to shoot the famous scene in Barry Lyndon that was only lit by candlelight.
→ New backpacks from ThinkTankPhoto: Trifecta 10 DSLR and Trifecta 8 Mirrorless.
Adobe announced several updates today:
Adobe also launched Adobe Stock where you can buy/sell stock photo:
Pricing for Creative Cloud individual and team customers is $9.99 for a single image; $29.99 per month for 10 images monthly (with rollover of unused images); and $199 per month for 750 images monthly. Separate pricing is available for Adobe Stock customers who are not Creative Cloud members.
Key features of Adobe Stock include:
