Photo Rumors

Venus Optics Magic Shift adapter

By PR admin | Published: July 26, 2016

Together with the Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens that will be announced on Kickstarter on July 30th, Venus Optics will also introduce a new lens converter called The Magic Shift adapter - it is basically a Sony E shift adapter with lenses inside designed for the Sony a7 camera line. It enlarges the full frame image circle of the lens for shifting by +/- 10mm. It is made for the 12mm f/2.8 lens and convert it to 17mm f/4 +/- 10mm. You will be also able to use it with other lenses, but the performance may not be optimal as the adapter is specifically designed for the 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D lens.

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 24, 2016

The regular weekly recap from both the rumors and addict websites:

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Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens to be announced next week

By PR admin | Published: July 24, 2016

The new Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens I reported about back in February will be officially announced on July 30th at 7 pm EST. The retail price will be USD 949, early birds will be able to get discounts. There are several better photos of the actual lens on flickr (credit: Daniel Han):

Update: the Nikon version of the lens can be seen here.

The first lens preview is now online:

Sample video footage taken with the Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D lens:

Posted in Laowa, Other, Venus Optics | Tagged Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens | 21 Comments

Rokinon AF 50mm f/1.4 FE autofocus lens for Sony E mount

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2016

Few days ago I reported about the new Rokinon 50mm f/1.4 autofocus (AF) full frame lens for Sony E-mount. The US price of $699 is now confirmed and the lens is currently available for pre-order. Reviews of the same Samyang branded lens can be found here and here.

Lens features, specifications and AF speed video test:

Posted in Rokinon, Samyang | Tagged Samyang AF lenses | 6 Comments

Panasonic to reduce their product lines to G, GX and GH

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2016

If you are confused with the Panasonic camera naming conventions, you are probably not the only one:

Panasonic is going to change all of that - the company is planning to kill the GM and GF lines and concentrate on the G, GX and GH lines by grouping future releases by "form factor":

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The latest deals on photo gear

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2016

The latest deals on photo gear:

The latest rebates on Sigma lenses: up to $350 off
The latest Olympus savings on cameras and lenses: up to $200 off
The current Canon lens rebates: up to $200 off
The ongoing Nikon rebates: up to $300 off lenses, $500 off the D500 kit
Panasonic G7 camera with 14-140mm and $150 gift card for $997.97
Panasonic GX8 camera lens kit with $150 gift card for $1,197.99
Rokinon 10mm T3.1 lens is now $300 off
B&H Photoshop World specials with promo code PSWBH16
Canon 5D Mark III + printer combos: $622 off
Tamron 90mm f/2.8 SP Di Macro 1:1 VC USD lens now $250 off
Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC lens: $40 off with promo code PSWBH16
Fuji X-Pro2 camera with $100 gift card for $1,699
Topaz Labs Photography Collection: $150 off

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Pictures of the upcoming Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR camera leaked online

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2016

Northlight Images posted several blurry pictures of the upcoming Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR camera. CanonRumors reports that the official announcement date could be August 25, 2016. A new Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II lens could also be announced as a kit lens for the new 5D camera.