Lomography has a new Kickstarter project for a Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art lens for Canon EF and Nikon F mounts:
Lens technical information:
Lomography has a new Kickstarter project for a Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art lens for Canon EF and Nikon F mounts:
Lens technical information:
The EU price of the new Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens is now officially announced:
The company still doesn't have US distributors, but expect the US pricing to be similar.
Press release:
Lytro is no longer in the consumer photography business according to this lengthy post by the company's CEO Jason Rosenthal. Lytro sees a future in virtual reality - they recently announced Lytro Immerge, the world’s first professional light field solution for cinematic VR (pictured above).
The Lytro Illum lightfield camera currently sells for $379, while the cheaper model goes for $99.
I received this email form the people behind the “The Ultimate Test of Lenses” crowdfunding campaign that just started (click on images for larger view):
The already rumored Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 camera is now officially announced (model GX80 in Japan). The US price is $797.95. Here are the basic specifications:
Update - Panasonic also announced a new DMW-FL200L LED flash with a guide number 65 feet. In some countries there will be also a silver/brown version of the GX85/GX80 camera available for sale:
Newegg is currently offering 25% off on select Sony, Fuji, Olympus, Canon, Nikon cameras and lenses with coupon code APRDCSALE00. This deal is valid till April 17th. Some of the eligible cameras are:
A quick update on the Hasselblad rumors I reported yesterday: there will be two new medium format cameras - H6D-50 and H6D-100, both with Sony CMOS sensor. The new Hassy cameras are going to be cheaper than the 100MP Phase One camera: