A strange development from Mint Camera – they announced that the compact autofocus 35mm film camera they have been working on for a while will be called… Rollei 35AF. The official release will be this summer (2024). The price is expected to be around $650-800. Here is an enhanced view of the teaser:
Here is a picture of the original Rollei 35 camera from the 6o’s:
Additional information:
Here are a few pictures from the different booths at the 2024 CES show courtesy of Randorn (see also this post, some of the newly announced products at the CES show can be found here, additional coverage is available here):
CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2023, black: 2022, blue: 2021):
Similar to Godox and Hobolite, Viltrox announced a new retro 8X/12X portable RGB LED light. Here are the details:
Viltrox is rumored to announce the previously reported AF 40mm f/2.5 full-frame autofocus lens for Sony E, Nikon Z, and Fuji X mounts in Spring 2024.
For a limited time, you can get 15% off at SPINN.DESIGN with coupon code SD15-RUMORS (valid until February 7, 2024):
SPINN.DESIGN sells different camera accessories – see previous coverage here:
Zyhongyi Optics (ZY Optics) is also rumored to be developing autofocus lenses, similar to several other Chinese lens manufacturers (Yongnuo, Meike, AstrHori, Sirui, 7artisans, TTartisan, Viltrox, Venus Optics). The focal length of the first Zhongyi Optics autofocus lens is expected to be between 35mm and 85mm.
See the current ZY Optics lens lineup here.
Previous ZY Optics lens coverage can be found here.
