In addition to the new XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8R LM OIS lens, Fujifilm also published an updated XF lens roadmap which includes one small change: the upcoming XF 56mm lens will have a f/1.2 aperture instead of the previously planned f/1.4. The new roadmap includes also two (Planar T* 1.8/32 and Distagon T* 2.8/12) of the upcoming Zeiss lenses for Fuji mirrorless cameras that should be announced soon.
Ricoh officially announced their new GR digital compact camera. B&H is currently taking pre-orders for the new GR (price: $799.95).
The new GR has a redesigned 28mm equivalent f/2.8 lens. Here are a MTF charts comparison between the GR and the GR Digital IV:
Detailed Ricoh GR technical specifications:
It seems that Fujifilm will soon officially announced their Fujinon XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8R LM OIS lens (83-300mm equivalent) from their lens roadmap - there are two new videos from the Fuji Guys and the lens is already listed at B&H:
Fujifilm-x.com published a free photographer's guidebook (PDF format) for the Fujifilm X-E1 mirrorless camera. You can download the five different files from this link.
More images and specifications leaked for the Ricon GR digital camera that will be announced later today (around midnight EST):
Adorama has a special promotion today: Adobe Photoshop CS6 for $449 ($150 off) with free shipping while supply last. Use coupon code S5698745 at checkout. This promotion is valid only for the Windows version.
The previously rumored Adobe Lightroom 5 Beta version is now available for download at Adobe Labs. The videos in this post will give a good overview of the new features and functionality.
Additional Lightroom 5 resources can be found here and here.
Lightroom 5 Beta what's new video:
TechCrunch prematurely published an article on the upcoming Adobe Lightroom 5 public beta software. The Google cache version of the post should soon be available. Here are some of the changes in the new version:
The promotion video of the Ricoh GR camera leaked online (thanks to everyone who sent that in). The official announcement will be tomorrow (April 16th). Here are some screenshots form the video:
Update: the new Canon DSLRs and lens bundles rebates are also out.
The new Canon instant rebates (up to $300 off) on selected lenses and Speedlights are now live at B&H:
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