A reader sent me this banner for the first Rokinon autofocus (AF) full frame lens that will be available in August: AF 50mm f/1.4 for Sony E-mount. The US price will be 699$. The Samyang version was announced back in May.
The Samyang/Rokinon AF lenses have been in development for a while - I reported the first rumors back in 2014.
Phase One announced the first two Schneider Kreuznach medium format zoom lenses with blue ring (built to tighter tolerances):
The latest lens patent applications recently filed in Japan:
→ Tamron SP 60mm f/2.8 Di VC USD lens
→ Tamron SP 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 VC lens
→ Canon 15-75mm f/2-5.6 lens (APS-C)
→ Canon EF-M 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens (EF-M)
The first out of five new Samyang lenses I reported about last week got officially announced today: it is the 135mm T/2.2 from the Xeen cinema lineup. Additional information on the new lens can be found here (check US pricing and availability).
Samyang already has 14mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm Xeen lenses.
Press release:
Hasselblad X1D additional coverage/recap:
Adobe released a major update for Lightroom Mobile with added RAW support (Lightroom for iOS 2.4 and Lightroom for Android 2.1):
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