In the next few weeks Olympus will announce a new black ED 12mm f/2 lens (this will not be a limited/special edition like the previous version) and the ED 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO lens that was initially introduced in September, 2013. Both lenses are designed for Micro Four Thirds cameras. Olympus already has a silver 12mm f/2 lens that costs $799.
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Adorama currently has a sale on the Ricoh GR camera bundle for $796.95 (savings of $427.95). The bundle includes:
You will also get back 4% in Adorama rewards and free shipping. This deal will expire on July 28th.
Ricoh Japan officially announced the previously rumored Pentax XG-1 camera. Here are the XG-1 specifications:
Pentax XG-1
Pentax will soon announce a new XG-1 camera (pictured above) that will replace the previous X5 model. Here are the leaked specifications:
Ubertronix introduced the Strike Finder Touch – a new, fully programmable camera trigger. Read more about it here. The company is also offering a trade-in promo for existing customers.
Ricoh Japan released the previously rumored firmware update v1.10 for the K-3 DSLR camera. The new firmware is still not available on Ricoh USA website. Here is the change log:
The Olympus PEN E-PL7 camera will be announced in few days. The new model will be available in black, silver and white colors. The Japanese price will be ¥66,000 (around $650). Here are the camera specifications from previous PhotoRumors posts:
Metz will soon announce a new Mecablitz 64 AF-1 flash (pictured above). The translated specifications can be found here. The company also announced that the Mecablitz 44 AF-1 and 52 AF-1 units (pictured below) are now available for the Sony Multi Interface.
Fujifilm filed a patent for a 28mm f/1.4 lens (35mm equivalent).
Another curved sensor patent from Sony was filed in Japan.
