Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens price announced: $949, available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: April 11, 2014

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The US price of the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens will be $949. B&H is currently taking pre-orders for the different mounts:

Update: Adorama now is also taking pre-orders for the new 50mm Art lens.

Press release:

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The new Sony a7s camera to cost twice as much as the regular a7 model?

By PR admin | Published: April 11, 2014

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The UK based store WEX Photographic has listed the new Sony a7s camera for £2499 – this is double the price of the regular a7 model (£1235):

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The new Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO (Model B016) lens will start shipping on April 24th

By PR admin | Published: April 11, 2014

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Few hours after Nikon announced their new 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR ($896.95), Tamron published the shipping date of their 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO lens (model B016) which was announced back in February: the new lens will start shipping on April 24th, 2014 in Japan. The US price is $629 (available also at B&H).

Full press release:

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New: Lomography RUSSAR+ ART 20mm f/5.6 lens for L39/M mounts

By PR admin | Published: April 10, 2014

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Lomography announced a new 20mm f/5.6 RUSSAR+ ART lens for L39 and M mounts. Visit LeicaRumors for all the details, including sample images and technical specifications. The price of the new lens is $649.00

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Pentax 645z medium format camera US price: $8,500

By PR admin | Published: April 10, 2014

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A quick update on my post from yesterday – the US price of the Pentax 645z medium format camera will be $8,496.95. FIY: the previous 645 version costed $10,000 when it was announced back in 2010 (now it is listed for $6,996.95).

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Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art pricing to be announced tonight, shipping starts on April 25

By PR admin | Published: April 10, 2014

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The official pricing of the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens will be announced tonight. Shipping fro the Canon version will start on April 25th, other versions will be released at a later date. The price is expected to be around USD 1,000. Stay tuned for the official announcement. Sample images taken with the new 50mm Art lens (Canon version) can be found here:

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New Lensbaby 5.8mm f/3.5 circular fisheye lens announced

By PR admin | Published: April 10, 2014

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Lensbaby announced a new 5.8mm circular fisheye lens available for Nikon and Canon mount:

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The new Pentax 645z medium format camera will shoot 4k video, announcement on April 14th

By PR admin | Published: April 9, 2014

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In addition to full HD (1920×1080 @ 60i and 30p in H.264), the upcoming Pentax 645z medium format camera will also have 4k video recording capabilities (3840 x 2160).

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Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens: price and Zeiss Otus comparison

By PR admin | Published: April 9, 2014

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Over the past few weeks we saw all kinds of speculations on the price of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens. I received some reliable information that the Australian retail recommended price of the lens will be 1,099 AUD (around 1,030 USD). This low price is still hard to believe, given the positive test result/review and performance of the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art lens.

SLRgear has now also tested the Zeiss Otus lens and posted their findings here:

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What else is new? (NAB 2014 edition)

By PR admin | Published: April 8, 2014

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→ New cameras from Blackmagic: URSA – a new modular cinema camera with a swappable sensor (priced from $5,995) and a new 4k Studio Camera (price: $2,995.00).

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→ Two new Tokina lenses from their Cinema ATX line: Tokina Cinema ATX 11-16mm T3.0 (price: $1,899.00) and Tokina Cinema ATX 16-28mm T3.0 (price: $4,499.00).

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→ The new RED Scarlet Dragon camera can do 6K with 12 fps (price: $16,700.00).

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