Photo Rumors

Sony released firmware updates for six different mirrorless cameras

By PR admin | Published: June 9, 2017

Sony released firmware updates for several mirrorless cameras, including the new a9 where they addressed the overheating warning issue. Here are the details:

Posted in Sony | Tagged firmware, Sony A9 camera | 1 Comment

Canon announcement rumored for July 20th

By PR admin | Published: June 9, 2017

Canon is rumored to announce new products on July 20th. Currently there are four new Canon cameras registered with various government agencies (three made in Japan, one made in Taiwan). Here is what to expect on July 20th:

Posted in Canon | Tagged Canon EOS 6D Mark II, Canon EOS Rebel SL2 | 3 Comments

Meyer Optik Görlitz launched a new Lydith 30mm f/3.5 lens on Kickstarter

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2017

Meyer Optik Görlitz launched a new Lydith 30mm f/3.5 project on Kickstarter. The new lens is described as "the sharpest and most contrasty lens" in the company's history.

Designed in the late 1950s and introduced in 1964, the modern version of the Lydith will be updated with high-perfomance lens coatings and a short minimum focusing distance of 8 inches (16 cm). Like all of Meyer-Optik's lenses, the Lydith will be fully manual, 100 percent handmade in Germany.

Additional information:

Posted in Meyer Optik Görlitz | Tagged Meyer Optik Görlitz Lydith 30mm f/3.5 lens | 26 Comments

Hasselblad reduces the price of the H6D-50c medium format camera by $8,000

By PR admin | Published: June 7, 2017

Hasselblad has reduced the price of their top of the line 50MP H6D-50c medium format camera from $25,995/£22,680 to $17,995/£15,900 - this is a $8,000/£6,780 discount:

Posted in Deals, Hasselblad | Tagged Hasselblad H6D | 21 Comments

ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 now available

By PR admin | Published: June 7, 2017

A new version of the ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 photo editor was released and available for download. Additional information:

Posted in Other | Tagged ON1 Photo RAW, photo editing software | 7 Comments

Venus Optics Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT lens additional coverage (reviews, samples)

By PR admin | Published: June 6, 2017

The new Venus Optics Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT lens is already shipping (pre-order here).

Here is some additional coverage on this lens (reviews, samples, see also this post):

Posted in Laowa, Venus Optics | 1 Comment

If you have tried to contact me in the past few weeks, I may have not received your message

By PR admin | Published: June 5, 2017

I just realized that since I moved to a new secure (https) server on April 11th, I stopped receiving tips and emails sent from the contact form on the blog. The problem is now resolved, so please re-send your messages if possible. Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience.

Posted in Other | 2 Comments

Just announced: Samyang AF 35mm f/2.8 FE (full frame autofocus mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount)

By PR admin | Published: June 5, 2017

Samyang announced a new AF 35mm f/2.8 FE full frame autofocus mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount. This lens was first displayed at the 2017 P&I show in April. The US price of the new lens is $399, which is half price of the Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA lens.