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Olympus announcement: OM-D E-M5 Mark II limited titanium edition, M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7-14mm f/2.8 and 8mm f/1.8 fisheye PRO lenses

By PR admin | Published: May 12, 2015

Olympus officially announced their new OM-D E-M5 Mark II limited titanium edition camera kit and two PRO lenses:

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Fuji XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR lens specifications and first picture

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2015

Fujifilm will soon announce a new XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR lens (prototype of this lens were shown during the 2015 CP+ show). The specifications are as follows:

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Additional information on the upcoming Olympus announcement: OM-D E-M5 Mark II limited titanium edition, M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7-14mm f/2.8 and 8mm f/1.8 fisheye PRO lenses

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2015

Some additional information on the upcoming Olympus announcement leaked online:

Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO lens:

The lens will start shipping in Japan in late June, 2015
Dust and splash proof with 11 points sealing
Minimum focusing distance: 7.5cm
Lens length: 105.8mm
Lens diameter: 78.9mm
Weight: 534g

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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens officially announced

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2015

The previously leaked Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM prime lens is now officially announced. The price is $125. Adorama and B&H are currently taking pre-orders. Shipping starts on May 21st, 2015 Here is the lens specifications summary:

Compact, lightweight, fixed focal length standard lens for EOS cameras
Large f/1.8 maximum aperture
80mm effective focal length when attached to EOS cameras with APS-C sensors
Canon STM gear type stepping motor technology provides quiet autofocusing to support Canon's EOS Movie Servo AF function
Improved exterior design including new focus ring placement makes it the most compact Canon EF 50mm lens ever
New metal mount for stability and ruggedness
Super Spectra Coating for minimized ghosting and flaring
Circular seven blade aperture
14-inch minimum focusing distance
0.21x maximum magnification

According to the B&H listing, the lens hood is not included - you have to purchase is separately (model ES-68, price: $26.95). The lens cap is included (model E49, price: $9.95). Canon also released a new 49mm protect filter.

MTF chart and lens design:

Sample images from the new lens can be found here and here.

Press release:

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With firmware update v.4.0 the Fuji X-T1 camera gets advanced AF and other improvements

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2015

The major firmware update v4.0 for the Fuji X-T1 camera I reported last week is now officially announced, but you will have to wait till late June to download it: