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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Hasselblad announces Wi-Fi enabled H5D-50c medium format camera

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Hasselblad announced a new Wi-Fi enabled H5D-50c medium format camera (price: $36,000):
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Zeiss has one more thing: Distagon 35/1.4 ZM lens (Leica M mount)

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The previously rumored Zeiss Distagon 35/1.4 ZM lens is now listed on B&H website (obviously not a zoom lens). This lens was supposed to be announced during the last Photokina show in 2012. Stay tuned for additional details.

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Update: the lens is now officially announced. Additional information is available here.

Via Leica Rumors

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The new Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport lens is now available for pre-order

Sigma  150-600mm f:5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports
Adorama is currently taking pre-orders for the new Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport lens (more information on the lens is available here):

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The 2014 Photokina show starts tomorrow

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The 2014 Photokina show starts tomorrow. Here is a quick report from Ala’a Esmaiel (you can follow him for more Photokina pictures on Instagram @aljawad and flickr):

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