Photo Rumors

What else is new? (Leica edition)

By PR admin | Published: March 3, 2021

The new Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH lens will be priced at $8,195 (announcement in the next few days)

More pictures of the new Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH lens

Additional information on the upcoming Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH lens

Leica Q2 Daniel Craig x Greg Williams limited edition camera unboxing

Hands-on with Leica’s new perspective control function for M10 cameras

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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO lens now shipping, first unboxing pictures

By PR admin | Published: March 3, 2021

After several delays, the new Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO lens is now shipping and is currently in stock in Europe at Foto Hans Keuzekamp. The lens was initially announced in November 2020. The US price is $7,500 and pre-orders are open at Adorama and B&H (they should get stock any day now). Here are the first unboxing pictures:

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New Harman EZ-35 reusable 35mm film point-and-shoot camera announced, available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: March 3, 2021

Similar to the Ilford Sprite 35-II, Harman announced a new EZ-35 reusable motorized 35mm film point-and-shoot camera that is currently available for pre-order:

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DJI FPV combo drone officially announced

By PR admin | Published: March 2, 2021

Today DJI officially announced the previously rumored FPV combo drone:

FPV combo drone product page
Additional information
Pre-order: Adorama, Amazon, B&H, DJI
Specifications and related videos:

General Features:

Flight speed up to 87 mph
Flight time up to 20 minutes
Transmits video from up to 6.2 miles away
3 different flight modes (S, N, and M) for 3 different types of flight
Obstacle sensing (available in N mode)
Emergency brake and hover safeguard
Modular design with replaceable gimbal, landing gear, and top shell

FPV Features:

2 different FPV modes (Low-Latency and High-Quality)
Less than 28ms of video transmission latency in Low-Latency mode
150° “Super Wide Angle” FOV (field of view)
Acro (M) and self-leveling (S & N) modes available
Supports DJI Goggles V2 and other select third-party headsets
Supports new DJI Motion Controller for more intuitive FPV flight experience

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: March 2, 2021

The new Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH lens will be priced at $8,195 (announcement in the next few days)

Pentax K-3 Mark III additional information and new pictures

Fujifilm GFX100 vs Phase One IQ4: The Results Are Surprising

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This is the new Sony ECM-W2BT wireless microphone

By PR admin | Published: March 2, 2021

Sony will soon announce a new Sony ECM-W2BT wireless microphone (see previous coverage) – the instruction manual and FCC registration are now available online:

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Insta360 teases a new camera

By PR admin | Published: March 1, 2021

Insta360 teases a new really small camera (according to the teaser) that will be announced on March 9:

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Additional details on the upcoming Laowa lenses from Venus Optics: 25mm f/0.95, 33mm f/0.95, 35mm f/0.95, 45mm f/0.95 and 12-24mm f/5.6

By PR admin | Published: March 1, 2021

I have already covered in several blog posts the upcoming Laowa lenses from Venus Optics. Here is another set of specifications from the company’s CP+ presentation: