New Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1 Aspherical lens for Sony E-mount announced




Today Cosina announced a new Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1 Aspherical lens for Sony E-mount. The new lens will be released in March 2024. The same design already exists for Leica M-mount, and Nikon Z-mount and was recently announced also for Canon RF mount (price: $1,800). Pre-orders should be open soon at Amazon and B&H Photo. Additional information:

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Sigma teasing a new announcement on February 21st, two new lenses are expected


Sigma is teasing a new product announcement on February 21st. Two new lenses are expected/rumored:

  • Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS | Sports
  • Sigma 15mm f/1.4 DG DN Diagonal Fisheye | Art

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Refurbished camera gear at Amazon


Amazon has a special section on their website where they sell refurnished (renewed) cameras and lenses from different brands:

Refurbished (renewed) Nikon gear at Amazon

Amazon is selling refurbished Pentax K1000 SLR film cameras with Pentax 50mm lens for $300

Amazon is selling refurbished (renewed) Leica products

Additional information on Amazon Renewed products can be found here:

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What else is new?

Is a new Ricoh GR camera going to be announced on February 23?

Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH black chrome finish lens listed as discontinued

New: Oberwerth micro bag for Leica Sofort 2 cameras

Fujifilm and Decentralized Pictures Aspiring Filmmakers Award Series

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Venus Optics will announce the Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF autofocus full-frame lens on February 20th: the world’s widest f/2.8 full-frame rectilinear lens


Venus Optics will announce the previously rumored Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF autofocus full-frame lens on February 20th, 2024. This will be the world’s widest f/2.8 full-frame rectilinear lens and will be available for Sony FE, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and L-mount. Here is what we know so far:

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Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming Leica SL3 camera (first leaked pictures and detailed specifications)


Here are the first leaked Leica SL3 camera pictures and detailed specifications:

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The latest Canon rumors: 2024 roadmap


Here are the latest Canon rumors (2024 roadmap):

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New: Octopus Super16 cinema camera



There is a new Octopus Super16 cinema camera currently being developed. Here are the details:

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2024 Viltrox lens roadmap


Here is the 2024 Viltrox lenses roadmap:

Viltrox lenses are sold at Amazon, B&H, and the Viltrox online store.

Additional information on the upcoming lenses:

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What’s new on Kickstarter?


CAZE is an all-in-one memory card reader solution that ensures your shots and content are shielded, organized, and ready for a fast transfer ($31,231 pledged of $3,836 goal by 613 backers with 40 days to go).


Luxceo M8 – the smallest wireless stereo mic: 2-in-1 charging case, 20 hours battery, 100m range, plug & play, noise reduction, magnetic, wireless charging case, monitoring ($15,416 pledged of $639 goal by 193 backers with 37 days to go).


Yashica night vision camera/binocular can shoot 4k UHD full-color video in the dark from up to 600 meters away with an impressive 0.0037 lux sensitivity ($778,426 pledged of $20,459 goal by 5,036 backers with 22 days to go).


Maven Wave 2 color-coded photography and videography filters: dark polarizers, variables, graduated ND, infrared 720, starry focus, and more ($413,583 raised by 1,121 backers).

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