Panasonic announced on their website that the previously promised GH4 firmware update will be delayed till January, 2015.
Fujifilm released major new firmware updates for their X-Pro1, X-E1, X-E2 and X-T1 mirrorless cameras with several new improvements. For more details, see the release notes in the links provided.
Canon released firmware update 1.1.6 for the EOS 6D DSLR camera.
Sony released firmware update 2.0 for the Sony a77 II camera.
Tamron Japan announced the pricing and availability of their new SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (Model A012) lens for Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras (the Sony version will be released later): shipping in Japan will start on December 25th, the suggested retail price is ¥140,000 (around $1,178, expect US price to be lower). The detailed technical specifications of the lens can be found here.
Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (Model A012) lens design:
A new filing for a Olympus E-M5II camera appeared on the Taiwanese NCC government agency website. The E-M5II will replace the current E-M5 model. The official announcement is expected in the next 1-2 months – during CES in Las Vegas or for the CP+ show in Japan.
Via Digicame-info
Phase One and ALPA (both companies announced a long-term strategic and cooperative alliance few months ago) officially released a new A-Series medium format cameras (I already briefly mentioned that news a month ago). Here are the details:
For a limited time B&H has the X-Rite i1 Display Pro for $129 ($120 off, original price: $249, free expedited shipping).
A reader sent me those pictures of a new Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 lens (available on Amazon and eBay) that is almost an exact copy of the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens:
There is a new price drop on the Ricoh GR camera (probably triggered by the recent Nikon Coolpix A fire sale):
Maybe Ricoh is preparing to release a new GR version in early 2015.
Few months ago I mentioned on NikonRumors that a high sync mode option will be added to the ProFoto B1 off-camera Flash system in the future. Today ProFoto announced a HSS (high speed sync) upgrade that will enable shooting as fast as 1/8000 of a second:
Fuji Japan announced the discontinuation of the Fujichrome Velvia 100F 120 film citing low demand. Fuji will continue to ship the 100F film till February, 2015.
