Photo Rumors

DJI Phantom 3 quadcopter announced

By PR admin | Published: April 9, 2015

DJI announced a new Phantom 3 quadcopter. Two different versions are available: with 4k video camera ($1,259) and with 1080p video camera ($999).

Here are the detailed technical specifications:

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Samyang/Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 and ED UMC MACRO lens sample images

By PR admin | Published: April 9, 2015

A new set of sample images taken with the recently announced Samyang/Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 and ED UMC MACRO lens ($549) was published online at this Korean website:

Canon XC10 4K camera with 1″ sensor and EOS C300 Mark II cinema camera announced

By PR admin | Published: April 8, 2015

The previously leaked/rumored compact Canon 4k camera with 1″ sensor is now officially announced:

Canon XC10

1″ CMOS Sensor and DIGIC DV 4 processor
UltraHD 4K at 29.97/25/23.98p
H.264 recording in MFX wrapper
Up to 305 Mbps 4K / 50 Mbps HD recording
SDHC/SDXC and CFast card slots
HDMI output – supports 4K monitoring
10x zoom / 8.9 to 89mm focal length
f/2.8 to 5.6 aperture range
100 to 20,000 ISO range
Ergonomic tilting hand grip
Built-in Wi-Fi
Shipping starts in June 2015
Press release
Price: $2,499 (available for pre-order)

Canon also announced a new C300 cinema camera: Read More »

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Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 lens officially announced

By PR admin | Published: April 7, 2015

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

By PR admin | Published: April 7, 2015

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?

By PR admin | Published: April 6, 2015

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

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

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

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

→ New patent hints at even smaller GoPro camera.

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Samsung NX3300 mirrorless camera now officially available?

By PR admin | Published: April 5, 2015

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:

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

By PR admin | Published: April 4, 2015

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):

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?

By PR admin | Published: April 4, 2015

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

By PR admin | Published: April 3, 2015

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: