Photo Rumors

Samsung NX lens and camera rumored roadmap for 2015

By PR admin | Published: September 23, 2014

I received some information on Samsung's plans for 2015. The S 300mm f/2.8 ED OIS NX lens wasn't a real surprise since pre-production copies have been tested for a while. There are three more NX lenses getting ready for 2015:

Samsung 16-80mm f/4 OIS
Samsung S 24mm f/1.4 ED
Samsung S 11-24mm f/2.8 ED OIS

There won't be any new entry level lenses for a while, for 2015 Samsung will focus mainly on building around the new NX1 camera (starts shipping on October 15th).

Samsung is also working on two different NX300 successors - one with and one without EVF. There is also a third camera with a 20MP sensor but without Bayer and low pass filters (maybe a B&W only sensor similar to the Leica Monochrom?).

There won't be any significant new Samsung announcements in the next 6 months.

Posted in Samsung | Tagged Roadmaps, Samsung NX Achromatic | 97 Comments

High speed Sony memory cards on sale (starting from $16.90)

By PR admin | Published: September 22, 2014

Adorama currently has a sale on high speed Sony memory cards (2-packs, starting from $16.90, free shipping, valid till 09/27):

Posted in Deals, Sony | 1 Comment

Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD full frame zoom lens preview

By PR admin | Published: September 22, 2014

Here is a brief preview of the new Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD full frame zoom lens (check pricing and availability):

Posted in Tamron | Tagged Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD full frame zoom lens | 16 Comments

Not a rumor: new Canon PowerShot compact camera with a large sensor under development

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2014

Canon is now officially working on a new PowerShot compact camera with a large sensor, high zoom capability and compact body as you can see from this official Canon Hong Kong press release (thanks to the anonymous reader who sent me this info):

Posted in Canon | Tagged Canon premium compact camera | 38 Comments

What else is new? (Photokina 2014 edition)

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2014

→ ThinkTank Photo announced a new Production Manager 40 rolling lighting equipment case.

→ Phase One announced Capture One Pro version 8. Phase One also announced a free Capture One Express version for Sony cameras.

→ Lexar introduced world’s fastest SD UHS-II memory cards:

New Lexar Professional 2000x SDHC/SDXC cards are the fastest SD UHS-II cards on the market, offering read transfer speeds up to 300MB per second
Every Professional 2000x SDHC/SDXC UHS-II card includes a SD UHS-II USB 3.0 reader for high-speed transfer of files to power through post-production workload
New Professional 1000x SDHC/SDXC UHS-II cards also available, offering read transfer speeds up to 150MB per second
New Professional Workflow SR2 SD UHS-II USB 3.0 reader also available for use with both the new Professional 2000x and 1000x SDHC/SDXC UHS-II cards

→ Apertus Axiom Beta is the world's first 4K open source cinema camera.

→ The brand new Topaz Impression is now 25% off (until September 30) with coupon code: SEPIMPRESSION.

→ Phottix announced new Odin II TTL flash trigger and a new line of LED video lights.

Posted in Lexar, Phase One, Red, ThinkTank Photo, Topaz Labs | Tagged Photokina 2014 | 8 Comments

Sigma’s future plans (new 24-70mm and 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses and more)

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2014

Focus Numerique talked to Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of Sigma, during the 2014 Photokina show. Here are the main points from the interview referring to upcoming new Sigma products:

Posted in Sigma | Tagged Photokina 2014, Sigma 24-70mm f/2 OS HSM lens, Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art lens, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 Art lens, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sport lens | 35 Comments

Canon is considering a new mount system UPDATED

By PR admin | Published: September 20, 2014

In a recent Photokina interview with DC.Watch, Canon representative mentioned that they are considering and currently doing the research for the development of an entirely new mount system. In the interview the company's representative also confirmed their future commitment to the current EF-M and EOS M lineups.

Update (thanks Mistral75):

For those of you who haven't read the document referred to by Admin, it's an interview of Mr Makoto Sakaeta Masaya, managing director of Canon Image Communication Business Division, with Digital Camera Watch:

He says Canon are exploring the possibility of a new mount (distinct from EF, EF-S and EF-M) for a 'new generation' camera system with R&D efforts focussing on a new communication interface between the camera body and lens, new optic design and new sensor design, the goal being to downsize the camera system whilst maintaining an image quality comparable to that of the EF system.

Posted in Canon | 46 Comments

Olympus Open Platform: a new camera module concept with MFT mount

By PR admin | Published: September 20, 2014

At Photokina Olympus showed a new camera module concept with an interchangeable Micro Four Thirds mount called Olympus Open Platform. The camera module can be used with a smart phone (via Wi-Fi connection) similar to the Sony QX1 camera. There no additional information for now, but you check out the new Olympus Open Platform website here.