Photo Rumors

Venus Optics Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5 Zoom CF lens officially announced (E, X, Z, RF, EF-M)

By PR admin | Published: October 10, 2023

The Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5 CF ultra-wide-angle zoom lens from Venus Optics for Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Canon EF-M mount is now officially announced (previously reported here):

Here are the details:

Announced: Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 DI III VC VXD lens for Nikon Z-mount

By PR admin | Published: October 10, 2023

The previously rumored Tamron 150-500mm f//5-6.7 Di III VC VXD lens for Nikon Z-mount is now officially announced:

Pre-orders:
US: Adorama | B&H Photo
EU: Calumet | Erhardt | Koch
UK: WEX | Park
Product page
Date of launch: October 31, 20231
MTF charts and additional information are available here

Via NikonRumors

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The 2023 5DayDeal Photography Bundle is back with a giveaway

By PR admin | Published: October 10, 2023

The new 2023 5DayDeal Photography Bundle will be open for sale later this week. The corresponding 5DayDeal $10,000+ Prelaunch Giveaway is already live online:

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Update: Sony now has three registered but not yet announced cameras

By PR admin | Published: October 10, 2023

A quick update to my previous post – Sony now has three registered but not yet announced cameras:

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Canon to announce a new RF 10-20mm f/4 lens tonight

By PR admin | Published: October 10, 2023

Canon is rumored to announce a new RF 10-20mm f/4 lens tonight. Stay tuned for the details!

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New Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8X DA DSM lens for Fujifilm X-mount coming soon

By PR admin | Published: October 9, 2023

Here is some additional information on the upcoming Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8X DA DSM lens for Fujifilm X-mount (different from the previous Pro version):

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Zeiss price increase in Japan

By PR admin | Published: October 8, 2023

Kenko Tokina introduced a new Zeiss price increase in Japan. There is a very good chance the price of Zeiss lenses will be increased also in other parts of the world.

In the US you can check the current prices of Zeiss products at Adorama and B&H Photo.

Zeiss has still not announced any new photography lenses in over 4 years now.

The full list of impacted products can be found here:

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Several Light Lens Lab (LLL) lenses for Leica M-mount are currently in stock (very limited quantities)

By PR admin | Published: October 8, 2023

Several Light Lens Lab (LLL) lenses for Leica M-mount are currently in stock (in very limited quantities):

LLL 50mm f/2 ELCAN: US+International
LLL 50mm f/2 Speed Panchro II: eBay | US | International
LLL 35mm f/2 Collapsible Eight Element: eBay | US | International
LLL 35mm f/2 Eight Element: eBay | US | International

All LLL products can be found here.

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Additional information on the upcoming Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports lens (E+L mount)

By PR admin | Published: October 8, 2023

Additional information on the upcoming Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports lens (see development announcement):

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Sony now has two registered but not yet announced cameras: expected to be announced by the end of the year

By PR admin | Published: October 8, 2023

Sony now has two registered but not yet announced cameras: WW559681 and WW459276. Both appear to be high-end models with 5GHz compatible Wi-Fi. The new cameras are expected to be announced by the end of the year.