First pictures of the Voigtländer 10.5mm f/0.95 Nokton MFT lens

Voigtländer 10.5mm f:0.95 Nokton MFT lens Voigtländer 10.5mm f:0.95 Nokton MFT lens front
When Voigtländer announced their new 10.5mm f/0.95 Nokton MFT lens yesterday, their website did not include any pictures of the lens. The website admiringlight.com published some images and a quick hands-on with the new lens (check also this website for a detailed Photokina coverage):

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New Fujifilm X-T1 firmware update to be released in December

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Fujifilm will announce a new firmware update for the X-T1 mirrorless camera in December. Here is a list of the new functionality that will be added (the new Fuji X-T1GS model already has some of the new features):

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 camera now shipping, currently in stock

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The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 camera is now shipping and is currently in stock at:

If you want to get fancy, you can get the Leica version for $450 more.

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Panasonic announced the development of a new 30mm f/2.8 macro MFT lens

Panasonic 30mm f:2.8 macro MFT lens
Panasonic announced the development of a new 30mm f/2.8 macro MFT lens. The new lens will have high-speed AF, image stabilization and a metal body. No other information was provided.

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Fujifilm XF 140-400mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens on display at Photokina, coming in 2015

Fuji 140-400mm f:4-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens
Fujifilm 140-400mm f:4-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens
At the 2014 Photokina show Fujifilm has a new XF 140-400mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR super telephoto zoom lens on display. The lens will be announced in 2015 and was already mentioned on Fuji’s XF lens roadmap:

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Samsung S 300mm f/2.8 ED OIS NX lens prototype shown at Photokina

Samsung S 300mm f:2.8 ED OIS NX lens on NX1 camera
In addition to the new NX1 camera and 50-150mm f/2.8 ED OIS S lens, Samsung also showed a new Samsung S 300mm f/2.8 ED OIS NX lens prototype (picture above). No other information is available at that point.

Picture source: admiringlight.com (incudes also a great overview of the new Samsung NX1 camera)

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Ricoh confirms the Pentax full frame camera is coming in 2015

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Ricoh France posted on their Facebook page that the new full frame Pentax DSLR is scheduled for release in 2015:

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New Voigtländer 10,5mm f/0,95 Nokton MFT and three VM (Leica M mount) lenses announced

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Voigtländer announced a new 10,5mm f/0,95 Nokton MFT lens and three VM lenses for Leica M mount (check prices and availability). Here are the technical specifications:

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Pentax/Ricoh announced the development of three new K-mount lenses

Pentax/Ricoh announced the development of three new K-mount lenses (still no word on the Pentax full frame DSLR camera):

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→ HD Pentax DA 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6ED DC WR lens (K-mount) will be released in the winter of 2014

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Is that Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L lens real?

Canon EF 11-24mm f:4L lens
Digicame-info published a picture of a Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L lens, but is it real? Canon has already filed for a patent for a 11-24 f/4 full frame lens.

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