This is the first picture of the SLR Magic HyperPrime 23mm f/1.7 lens for E-mount. The estimated introductory price will be $379 USD.
SLR Magic is currently looking for volunteers to test this lens. If you are interested:
Currently SLRMagic/Noktor lenses are sold only on their eBay store.
Sony USA announced today that after the initial delay caused by the floods in Thaialnd, the NEX 7 pre-orders will start shipping this month in limited quantities:
Today Tamron announced their first lens for mirrorless cameras – the 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC for Sony NEX system. You can download the PDF brochure here. The new lens will be available for sale in Japan on December 15th. Pricing was not announced at that point.
Tamron is also working on the following lenses for APS-C mirrorless camera:
The CompactFlash Association announced a new memory card standard called XQD. The new memory cards will be slightly bigger than standard SD cards and provide write speed of 125MB/sec and higher:
In their Fuji X10 test, when shooting at bright lights, Dpreview found “white discs” surrounding the light source that are caused by sensor blooming. Fujifilm promised a firmware update that will “lessen the effects of blooming”:
The giveaway is now closed – I will announce the winner in the next few days.
What can I win?
In this giveaway you can win a brand new Datacolor Spyder 3 Elite display calibration system valued at $179.95 (plus a $30 mail-in rebate).
How do I win?
The rules are simple:
OR
If you already “liked” both Facebook pages or you are already a follower on Twitter, you just need to leave a comment to this blog post. One comment per person please. Don’t forget to add your email address in the provided field (it will not be visible to the public and it will only be used to notify you in case you are the winner). I will close all comments in one week and will randomly pick the winner.
The best part?
This giveaway is open to anyone and is not restricted to US residents only, everyone is welcomed to participate. This contest is void where prohibited by law. All taxes are the responsibility of the winner. The price cannot be shipped to countries embargoed by the United States.
Good luck!
I am running the same giveaway also on NikonRumors – you are welcome to enter both giveaways.
No, this is not a joke – Fujifilm just introduced its skin care/beauty product line:
Fujifilm introduces Astalift skincare products to the European market — To be launched in France in February 2012
FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO: Shigetaka Komori) is introducing skincare products based on its proprietary technologies to the European market with a view to expand its healthcare business operations. The Astalift series of skincare products, which have earned high user acclaim in Japan and China, will be launched in France in February 2012, to be followed by other countries in Europe.
Before announcing the next PhotoRumors giveaway, a quick update on the Olympus saga:
“An investigative panel has found Japan’s disgraced Olympus Corp hid up to $1.67 billion in losses from its investors, but is likely to say there is no evidence of involvement by organized crime in the cover-up, a source said Monday.”
Via Reuters
According to Christian Sorega, who initially broke the news about the New Ricoh 16MP 24-85mm GXR unit, the aperture of the new lens will be f/3.5-5.5:
“As you can see in the above image it will feature a Sony 16 MP sensor and have a 24-85mm zoom with a f3.5-5.5 aperture and the lens will not be GR labelled. Further it should be relatively big as it will not collapse like the Olympus m4/3 kit zooms for example.”
Samsung NX20 is listed again on the company’s Global Download Centre. The new camera will be announced during the PMA in January 2012.
I expect the Samsung NX1 to be announced later in 2012.
