Canon is working on a new 100-400mm lens that will replace the current EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L. Many of the future Canon lenses will come with a Diffractive Optics DO element (see previously filed patents):
“A new 400mm supertele is just the beginning. Canon also says it plans a replacement for its 100-400mm zoom and new compact models using diffractive optics.” (via Cnet)
Here is some more information on Diffractive Optics (DO) from Canon USA:
At the 2014 Photokina Tokina has two prototype lenses on display:
Here is a side by side comparison between the new Tokina 11-20mm f/2.8 (left) and the current 11-16mm f/2.8 lens (right):
Another report from admiringlight.com – at Photokina Olympus has on display a 300mm f/4 and 7-14mm f/2.8 prototype lenses: Read More
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):
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):
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.
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.
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:
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)
