The Fuji X100 camera (see review) now costs $1400 at B&H. Currently the price increase is only at B&H, but I will not be surprised if others will follow (similar to the recent Nikon price increases):
Amazon is still taking pre-orders at the original price of $1,199.95. The lens hood + adapter and the X100 leather case are also available for pre-order.
Few days ago Fujifilm posted new articles about the X100 processor and several interviews with photographers who have used the camera.
I have been collecting those links for few weeks and never got the chance to publish them:
Here is another “monster machine” – the Naneye camera has 250×150 px resolution and size of 1 x 1mm:
On March 1st, 2010 Noktor officially announced their first 50mm f/0.95 lens for m4/3. If I remember correctly, they were even taking pre-orders at some point. Well, Noktor is now officially gone – this tweet came just few minutes ago:
Sony distributed their latest consumer repair guide and the a77 camera is listed in the SLR/SLT/SEL section:
Sony already showed a prototype of the a77 at the CP+ show in Japan. The camera is rumored to have a new 24MP Exmor APS HD CMOS sensors, full HD video (AVCHD) with continuous AF, magnesium alloy body, new EVF and very high ISO capabilities. The official announcement should be in the next few months. Here are some detailed a77 specs:
The current Sony Alpha rebate program will expire on May 14th, 2012. The Sony NEX rebates will expire on June 30th, 2012:
Today Samyang also announced the availability of their 8mm f/3.5 Fish-eye CS VG10 lens designed specifically for the Sony NEX-VG10 camcorder:
PDNPulse just broke the news that the 2011 PMA show (CliQ) is canceled and moved to January 2012. The exact dates are not announced, but the show is expected to be held alongside CES 2012 in Las Vegas.
Update: it’s official now, here is the press release – the new dates for the PMA show are January 10-13, 2012:
Today Samyang officially announced that the Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC lens is now available for sale.
Full press release and pricing after the break:
In this new video uploaded by Samsung, you can get a glimpse of a new unreleased Samsung 300mm f/2.8 XF ED lens:
See the screenshots after the break:
Several new Sony leaks were discovered online today. The first one is from Sony Service Canada where the downloadable price list contains entries or the upcoming Sony NEX C3 camera and what appears to be a new 30mm f/3.5 Macro lens for E mount:
SLTA35K SLTA35K WITH 18-55MM LENS 4WNOT AVAIL
NNEXC3KB NEX N-Sample camera NOT AVAIL
NEXC3KB NEXC3KB with 18-55mm Lens 4WNOT AVAIL
NEXC3MOCK NEXC3 Mock-up NOT AVAIL
