Photo Rumors

New Samyang lens to be announced on March 21

By PR admin | Published: March 17, 2014

Samyang posted on their Facebook page that they will have a new lens announced on March 21st. Stay tuned for details.

Update: I am sure the new lens will not be a zoom nor a tilt-shift. Here is another teaser published on Facebook:

Posted in Samyang| 41 Comments

New Fujifilm mirrorless X camera coming “very soon”

By PR admin | Published: March 16, 2014

Fujifilm may announce another mirrorless X system camera very soon according to this Facebook post.

Posted in Fuji| 21 Comments

Fujifilm Japan promises to fix all X-T1 light leaks

By PR admin | Published: March 14, 2014

Fujifilm Japan promises to fix all X-T1 light leaks found in some X-T1 cameras. Here is the full translation of the press release:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fuji X-T1| 88 Comments

Calumet delayed paycheck last week, announced immediate closing of all US stores today

By PR admin | Published: March 13, 2014

Calumet posted on their Facebook page that they are closing down all US based stores. The trouble started last week when Calumet employees were not paid at the normal 1 am, instead they received this email at 4:45:

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New Sony a7/a7r trade-in promotion

By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2014

Adorama currently offers a new trade-in promotion for Sony a7/a7r cameras and kits:

Purchase a new Sony A7, A7 kit or A7R + trade ANY used camera in ANY condition from ANY manufacturer and you will receive:

$300 instant trade-in credit
$50 Adorama Gift card & 4% Adorama rewards.
The new Sony kits include 3 years camera service plan, 32GB SD card and camera bag for free

How it works:

Purchase a new Sony A7, A7 kit or A7R from the list in the link above now and receive $300 instant trade-in credit + $50 Gift card and 4% Adorama rewards even before you send your old camera to Adorama.

Our Used department then evaluates your old camera that you wish to trade and gives you a quote. Once evaluated, you would receive the full credit for your old camera on top of the $300 instant trade-in credit!

Program ends 03/31/2014.

Here are the available kits:

Posted in Deals, Sony| Tagged Sony A7/A7r| 20 Comments

The latest Canon lens patents: 16-35mm f/2.8, 17-40mm f/4, 200mm f/3.5 Macro and more

By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2014

Several new Canon patents were filed in Japan:

→ Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 lens

Posted in Canon| Tagged Patents| 5 Comments

Panasonic Lumix GH4 camera now available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: March 10, 2014

The price of the Panasonic GH4 is now officially announced and the camera is available for pre-order:

Panasonic GH4 body only Adorama | B&H | Amazon
Panasonic DMW-YAGH interface unit for GH4: Adorama | B&H | Amazon
Panasonic GH4 with DMW-YAGH: Adorama | B&H

Shipping will start in early May.

Posted in Panasonic| Tagged Panasonic GH4| 4 Comments

Deal of the day: save $75 off on selected cameras (Fuji X-T1, X-E2, X100s, Olympus E-M1)

By PR admin | Published: March 9, 2014

This is the deal of the day: save an additional $75 off the current Amazon’s prices on selected Fuji and Olympus cameras: just use promotional code K77B9SDB and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout. This deal is valid till March 11th and here is the list of qualifying cameras:

Posted in Deals, Fuji, Olympus| 5 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: March 9, 2014

→ New products from ThinkTank Photo and MindShiftGear.

→ The new Canon PowerShot G1X Mark II camera is expected to start shipping on May 9th.

→ The 4k Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 mirrorless camera (body only) will be priced at $1,698. Pre-orders will be available at midnight.

→ New Nissin i40 flash announced. The price is $269.

Posted in Canon, Nissin, Sony, ThinkTank Photo| Tagged Sony A7/A7r| 13 Comments

Leica rumored to announce a new model T type 701 mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: March 6, 2014

Leica is rumored to announce a new model T type 701 mirrorless camera on April 24th. The new camera is expected to have an APS-C sensor and will mostly likely be produced in Germany, while some of the lenses could be made in Asia.

Follow LeicaRumors for additional information and coverage.

Posted in Leica| 25 Comments

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