Photo Rumors

Joke of the day: Hassleblad Stellar is now $2,300 off

By PR admin | Published: November 28, 2014

After the announcement of the new Stellar II camera the price of the previous Stellar dropped by $2,300 and is now selling for $999.

The first Stellar model is based on the Sony RX100 camera that currently sells for $448.

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Limited time Topaz Labs special for Black Friday and Cyber Monday

By PR admin | Published: November 27, 2014

For Black Friday and Cyber Monday TopazLabs are offering their entire Photography Collection (all 15 products) for $249.99 (reg. $429.99) with coupon code BLACKFRIDAY2014. For more information, click here. This offer will end on December 1st.

The TopazLabs Photography Collection includes the following products:

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Black Friday deals

By PR admin | Published: November 27, 2014

Here are some of the Black Friday deals on photo gear. Check out also the main Black Friday pages at Amazon, Adorama and B&H for more offers.

→ Pentax K-5 IIs is now $500 off

→ Fujifilm X100s with FREE Fujifilm EF-20 TTL flash

→ Fujifilm X-A1 is now $400 off

→ Sony a5000 for $298

→ Sony a6000 for $598

→ Sony a7 for $1,298

→ New Sony rebates

→ Pentax lens discounts

→ Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 and 12mm f/2.8 lenses for $1,299 ($450 off)

→ SLR Magic HyperPrime Cine II 25mm T0.95 lens (MFT) for $499 ($400 off)

→ Canon deals: Speedlites | DSLR | Lenses | Compacts

More deals, discounts and rebates:

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Sony a7 II coming to the US in two weeks, available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: November 26, 2014

The new Sony a7 II full frame mirrorless camera with with 5 axis in-body stabilization (more information available here) is now officially announced in the US and will start shipping on December 5th. Here are the pre-order options:

B&H (available also with Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS E-mount lens kit)
Adorama (available also with Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS E-mount lens kit)
Amazon

The new Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM II lens is also now listed in the US.

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Hasselblad has no shame, announces new Stellar II camera

By PR admin | Published: November 25, 2014

The Hasselblad Stellar camera has been around for over a year (PhotoRumors first broke the news in July, 2013). It seems that the company still believes in this concept after closing their design center in Italy and changing their CEO – they just announced a new Stellar II camera ($2,395) based on the Sony RX 100 II model ($648):

Posted in Hasselblad| Tagged Hasselblad Stellar, Hasselblad Stellar II| 45 Comments

Panasonic patented an external hybrid (EVF and OVF) viewfinder

By PR admin | Published: November 24, 2014

Panasonic filed a patent in Japan for a hybrid (optical and electronic) viewfinder. The drawings show an external viewfinder that can be attached to the camera’s hot shoe. The hybrid VF will be able to communicate with the camera and obtain information such as focal length. Here are few more details:

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For a limited time Panasonic is giving extended 2 years warranty on select Lumix G-series cameras and lenses

By PR admin | Published: November 24, 2014

Panasonic is now offering an extended 2-years warranty on select Panasonic Lumix G-series cameras and lenses, purchased between 11/23/2014 and 12/27/2014. The GH4 and even the new GM5 cameras are included in this promotion. The warranty extension form can be downloaded here. All other instant savings are still valid, including an extra $50 gift card when you purchase a GH4 at B&H.

More deals on photography gear can be found here.

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Fuji XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR lens and Panasonic GM5 MFT camera starting to ship in the US

By PR admin | Published: November 22, 2014

Foto Hans Keuzekamp in the Netherlands received their first shipment of the Fujifilm XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR lens. Check US availability at Amazon | Adorama | B&H.

The Panasonic GM5 MFT camera is also expected to start shipping in the next few days. Check US availability at Amazon (in stock at the time of this post) | Adorama | B&H.

Posted in Fuji, Panasonic| Tagged Panasonic GM5| 6 Comments

New patents: Fuji lens system that can take telephoto and wide-angle pictures at the same time; new Sony 60mm f/2.8 macro lens

By PR admin | Published: November 22, 2014

An interesting new patent from Fuji – a new optical lens system that can obtain a telephoto and a wide-angle shot at the same time. Additional drawing I downloaded from the actual patent application: