→ The first Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L lens reviews are already out: Petapixel | Lensrentals | Northlight-images.
→ B&H has an EDU Advantage online store that provides discounts for students and educators.
→ The Samsung NX500 has a new firmware update version 1.0 (the camera is not available yet).
→ Lomography has a new Lomo’Instant Boston Edition camera that comes with three lenses – Fisheye, Portrait and Closeup and the new Lomo’Instant Splitzer.
→ Tamron and Sony filed a join patent for a 35mm f/2.8 full frame lens.
→ The first 100x zoom lens is patented by Canon: 3-300mm f/1.8-9 IS.
In a recent interview with dpreview, Sigma’s CEO Kazuto Yamaki confirmed that they have plans to make lenses for Sony FE mount – “we’d either make a F1.4, or something different” referring to the Sony 55mm f/1.8 lens:
Kowa announced the UK pricing of their Prominar Micro Four Thirds lenses:
The Kowa Prominar MFT lenses are already available on eBay.
Additional information:
Sonny officially announced four new full frame FE lenses and two teleconverters.
| SEL35F14Z | SEL90M28G | SEL24240 | SEL28F20 | |
| 35mm equiv. focal length (when attached to APS-C body) | 52.5mm | 135mm | 36-360mm | 42mm |
| Max. magnification ratio (x) | 0.18 | 1.0 | 0.27 | AF =0.13x MF =0.16x |
| Min. focus | 0.3m | 28cm | 0.5m (Wide) – 0.8m (Tele) | AF = 29cm MF =25cm |
| Filter dia. | 72 mm | 62 mm | 72 mm | 49 mm |
| Dimensions (Dia. x L) | 78.5 x 112 mm | 79 x 130.5 mm | 80.5mm x 118.5mm | 64x60mm |
| Weight (approx.) | 630g | 602g | 780g | 200g |
| Supplied accessories | Front cap (Φ72㎜),Rear cap, Hood, Case | Front cap (Φ62㎜), Rear cap, Hood, Case | Front cap (Φ 72㎜), Rear cap, Hood | Front cap (Φ 49㎜) Rear cap, Hood |
| Color | Black | Black | Black | Black |
Check also pricing and availability at Adorama.
Additional information including sample images:
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Sigma published some sample images from the new Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens on their blog. The latest Art lens is expected to start shipping on March 15th according to Adorama or on April 20th according to B&H.
Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens sample images:
Other current deals:
→ $100 off all Zeiss lenses (including Otus and ZM product lines)
→ Panasonic FT5 waterproof camera for $197 (original 297.95)
→ Profoto B1 500 AirTTL flash is now $100 off
→ Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 lens is now $100 off
→ Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 lens is now $270 off
→ Tokina AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 Pro FX lens is now $80 off
→ Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 ATX Pro DX II lens is now $50 off
→ The latest rebates on Pentax lenses – up to $300 off
→ Pentax 645Z Camera bundles with up to $1500 of free products
→ Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art lens can be found for $100 off on eBay (authorized Sigma dealers)
→ New Profoto B2 off-camera flash system announced (check price and availability at B&H).
→ A new Leica Q Typ 116 camera is coming soon.
→ Tokina to launch a new water dispersing filter coating.
→ New software released for Fuji shooters:
→ Fuji USA announced a new pro camera and lens rental program.
In a recent interview with dpreview, Fujifilm executive confirmed that they will launch a new camera with a high-megapixels sensor:
A new Canon PowerShot G17 compact camera is rumored to be announced before July. Here are expected specifications:
