Photo Rumors

Carl Zeiss at Photokina 2012: new Distagon 55mm f/1.4, ZM surprise, mirrorless lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 6, 2012

Zeiss issued a press release about the upcoming 2012 Photokina show. The company has a new Distagon 55mm f/1.4 lens that will be available for sale by the second half of 2013 and will come for both Nikon and Canon mount. The interesting news is the official plan to produce a "family of autofocus lenses for mirrorless system cameras (CSC) that will most likely be available in mid-2013". In addition, Zeiss promised also a "special" ZM surprise for all rangefinder users - the company will announce at least one new lens with Leica M mount.

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Fuji X-E1 and new XF lenses pre-order options

By PR admin | Published: September 6, 2012

Fuji X-E1 (black): Adorama | Amazon | B&H

Fuji X-E1 (black) with 18-55 lens: Adorama | Amazon | B&H

Fuji X-E1 (silver): Adorama | Amazon | B&H

Fuji X-E1 (silver) with 18-55 lens: Adorama | Amazon | B&H

Fujifilm XF 14mm f/2.8 lens: Adorama | B&H | Amazon

Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 lens: Adorama | B&H | Amazon

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Additional Fujifilm X-E1 coverage UPDATED

By PR admin | Published: September 6, 2012

Additional Fuji X-E1 coverage (still no word on the XF1 camera):

The new X-Pro1 firmware v2.00 will be available on September 18th, 2012.

Fuji X-E1 product introduction videos:

Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS and XF 14mm f/2.8 R lenses officially announced

By PR admin | Published: September 6, 2012

Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS (Amazon | B&H) and XF 14mm f/2.8 R (B&H | Amazon) lenses are now officially announced:

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) is proud to announce the launch of two new models to the FUJINON XF Lens range bringing the total number of lenses available to five, offering much broader photographic appeal.

FUJINON XF lenses are the pinnacle of Fujifilm's optical design technology, with top quality all-glass construction including aspheric lens elements. Developed with particular attention to corner resolutions and vignetting, the FUJINON XF lens line up eliminates chromatic aberration. Their fast f-stop broadens users' scope of photographic expression, such as low-light photography and scenes with beautiful bokeh effects. The lenses have FUJINON's "Super EBC Coating" to reduce reflection at a wider range of wavelengths, thereby controlling ghosting. The use of the 1/3EV step aperture ring enables delicate, tactile control of exposure and depth of field.

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Fujifilm X-E1 officially announced

By PR admin | Published: September 6, 2012

The Fuji X-E1 is now officially announced. Several different configurations are available:

Fuji X-E1 (black): Amazon | B&H
Fuji X-E1 (black) with 18-55 lens: Amazon | B&H
Fuji X-E1 (silver): Amazon | B&H
Fuji X-E1 (silver) with 18-55 lens: Amazon | B&H

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This is the Fuji XF1

By PR admin | Published: September 5, 2012

Well, it seems that the Fuji XF1 will be announced after all. Here are the specs at a glance:

Compact, high-end, with the appearance of three kinds of colors (black, red, brown)
12 million pixel 2/3 inch EXR-CMOS sensor with EXR-Auto
High-speed processing and high-speed response time
4 times Fujinon optical manual zoom lens (equivalent to 35mm camera 25-100mm), combined with digital zoom up to eight times
F1.8 (Wide) - F4.9 (Telephoto)
Optical Image Stabilization
Full manual feature
Bright, clear 3.0 inches / 460,000-pixel LCD screen
360 ° seamless mobile panorama function
11 Art Filter effects and 5 "film simulation modes for creative shooting, plus the relative displacement of the two 2D photos to create a 3D photo 3D shooting
Full HD video capabilities, camera support manual optical zoom and Auto Scene Recognition
Dedicated camera bag is optional