Sony showed (again) prototypes of their upcoming FE full frame lenses at CES

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During the 2015 CES Sony again showed prototypes of their upcoming FE full frame lenses that were announced during Photokina (see this and this post for more information). Here are few additional pictures of the prototype lenses:

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Samyang/Rokinon 135mm f/2.0 ED Aspherical full frame lens leaked

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The new Samyang/Rokinon 135mm f/2.0 ED Aspherical full frame lens leaked on this eBay listing which contains several pictures and some basic specifications:

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New Fuji FinePix cameras coming for CP+: XP80, S9800, S9900W, XP81, XP85, S9950W, S9850 and S9750

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The Russian website novocert.ru has several listings for the new Fuji point and shoot cameras that will be announced at the CP+ show in Japan next month:

There are no listings for any mirrorless models.

Via Digicame-info

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Canon planing to move camera manufacturing back to Japan

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With the falling yen, Canon is planning to move copier, camera and printer manufacturing back to Japan:

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New Rokinon teaser shows a blurry image of the upcoming 135mm lens

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Few days ago I already mentioned on Facebook about the new Rokinon teaser for their upcoming 135mm lens (probably f/1.8) – you can now clearly see the dimensions of the new lens.

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Sony A7II DxOMark test results are out

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DxOMark released their test results for the Sony a7 II camera:

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Panasonic to announce a new GF7 camera at the CP+ show next month

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The Korean Radio Research Agency has a new entry for a Panasonic GF7 camera that will most likely be announced during the CP+ show in Japan next month. I already reported that the Panasonic GX7 body is already listed as discontinued at B&H.

Via Digicame-info

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Nissin to launch new Di700 AIR flash and Air Commander

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Update: more information on the new flash is available here.

I received some information that Nissin will soon launch a new flash model called Di700 AIR (similar to the current Di700) and a new Air Commander for Nikon, Canon and Sony cameras. Here are the model number:

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Hasselblad appoints a new CEO, again

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Haselblad replaced their CEO again (the last replacement was in January, 2014) – maybe this will put an end on their strategy of rebranding Sony products:

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More firmware update news from Sony, GoPro, Ricoh, Fuji and Zeiss

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Sony released a new firmware update that enhances the image stabilization system of the α7 II camera.

More firmware updates after the break:

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