Photo Rumors

Fujifilm XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS lens officially announced

By PR admin | Published: June 16, 2014

Fuji officially announced their first first weather resistant XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS lens. The US price is $899.95 (available for pre-order at B&H and Adorama)

Lens specifications:

Name	FUJINON Lens XF18-135mm F3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
Lens configuration	16 elements in 12 groups(4 aspherical elements and 2 ED lenses)
Focal length	f=18-135mm(35mm format equivalent: 27-206mm)
Angle of view	76.5°- 12°
Maximum aperture	F3.5-5.6
Minimum aperture	F22
Aperture controlNumber of blades:Step size:	7 (rounded diaphragm opening)1/3 step (17 steps)
Focus range	Normal: 0.6m～∞Macro: 0.45m～∞
Maximum magnification	0.27x
External dimensions:Maximum diameter x length (approx.)(distance from tip to standard mount flange)	φ75.7mm x 97.8mm (Wide-angle) / 158mm (Tele)
Weight (approx.)(excluding lens cap and hood)	490g
Filter size	φ67mm

Lens design:

Press release:

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Fujifilm XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS lens to be announced tomorrow

By PR admin | Published: June 15, 2014

Tomorrow (June 16th) Fujifilm will announce the XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS lens that has been on the roadmap for 2014. The new lens will be dust and water proof, it will take 67mm filters and will be priced ¥108,000 in Japan (around $1,000).

Via Digicame-info

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This is Sony’s new curved sensor

By PR admin | Published: June 15, 2014

IEEE published a picture of Sony’s first curved sensor. Sony has filed several different patents in the past for curved sensors and lenses.

Here is a quick description of the benefits from a curved sensor from IEEE:

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Sigma announced the pricing and availability of the DP2 Quattro camera

By PR admin | Published: June 12, 2014

Sigma announced the pricing and availability of their latest DP2 Quattro compact camera: $999 (pre-orders: Adorama | B&H), shipping will start in early August. Sample images taken with the DP2 can be found here.

Posted in Sigma| Tagged Sigma DP2| 56 Comments

Photoshop CC sneak peek: new Focus Masks feature

By PR admin | Published: June 12, 2014

Adobe published a new Photoshop CC sneak peek video of Focus Masks. This is most likely one of the new features that will be announced on June 18th. Here is the video:

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 camera with 4K video and 1″ sensor announced

By PR admin | Published: June 12, 2014

Panasonic announced the new Lumix DMC-FZ1000 camera with 4k video and 1″ sensor. The price is $897.99 (available for pre-order). Shipping is expected to start on July 31st. Here are the main camera features:

20.1MP 1″ High Sensitivity MOS Sensor
Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 16x Zoom Lens
25-400mm f/2.8-4 (35mm Equivalent)
4K QFHD Video Recording at 30 fps
0.39″ 2,359k-Dot OLED Live View Finder
3.0″ 921k-Dot Free-Angle LCD Monitor
Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity with NFC
HYBRID O.I.S. 5-Axis Image Stabilization
Light Speed AF with LUMIX DFD Focus
ISO 25600 and 50 fps Continuous Shooting

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 detailed specifications:

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 superzoom camera to be announced in few hours

By PR admin | Published: June 11, 2014

In few hours Panasonic will announce a new Lumix DMC-FZ1000 superzoom camera with 24-400mm f/2.8-4 equivalent zoom lens and 1″ sensor. Here are the detailed specifications:

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Lytro Illum camera technical specifications released, Android based camera rumored for Fall

By PR admin | Published: June 10, 2014

Lytro revealed the technical specifications for their latest Illum camera ($1,499): CMOS sensor with 40 “megaray” resolution, 8x zoom, 1/4000 sec maximum shutter speed and a 30 – 250mm f/2 lens.

Lytro is also rumored to be working on a new Android based camera that will be released this Fall.

Here are the detailed Lytro Illum technical specifications:

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The new Panasonic LX8 camera will have 4k video and $900 price tag

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2014

Few weeks ago PhotoRumors broke the story about the upcoming LX8 model. The new camera will have 4k video recording capabilities and the US price will be $899. As previously reported, the LX8 will have a build-in EVF and a larger sensor. The official announcement should be on June 16th.