The previously rumored Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 lens is now officially announced (SEL35F18F). The US price is $748: Adorama | B&H.
Press release:
The Canon PowerShot G5X Mark II and G7X Mark III premium compact cameras are now officially announced together with the new Canon RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS USM 10x zoom lens for the EOS R system.
Pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H Photo.
Additional informatio0n on the new Canon products can be found here (I covered all the specifications in details already in previous posts).
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The previously rumored HD Pentax-DA Fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED lens is now officially announced and available for pre-order:
What’s improved:
“The development of this new zoom lens was based on smc PENTAX-DA FISH-EYE10-17mmF3.5-4.5ED, while conducting a thorough review of lens coatings. The high-grade, multi-layer HD Coating has been applied to the optical elements for high-contrast images with edge-to-edge sharpness and free of flare and ghost images. The exterior has been totally redesigned to match the design of the latest PENTAX K-mount digital SLR models, and also to make its lens hood removable. When mounted on a PENTAX K-1 or PENTAX K-1 Mark II camera body, the photographer can remove the lens hood to produce nearly circular fish-eye images.”
Sample photos can be found here. Technical specifications:
Nokishita reports that Sony will soon announce a new 35mm f/1.8 FE lens SEL35F18F (previously rumored here). For several hours reportedly Sony is working on a new website for the SEL35F18F. Stay tuned for additional details.
Some additional information on the upcoming Canon RF 24-240mm F/4-6.3 IS USM 10x zoom lens for the EOS R system that will be priced at $899 and released in early September:
The upcoming/rumored Canon Powershot G5 X Mark II will be a premium compact camera with 5x zoom, 20.1MP 1″ CMOS sensor, 4k video capabilities, 20 fps with one-point AF and 8 fps with continuous AF. The official announcement will be in early August. The US pricing of the G5 X Mark II will be $899 (previous Mark I model price: $699).
Canon Powershot G5 X Mark II basic specifications:
Canon Powershot G5 X Mark II detailed specifications:
The previoulsy rumored Irix Cine 150mm T3.0 Macro 1:1 lens is now officially announced (the official website will be updated soon):
Ricoh is rumored to announce a new HD Pentax-DA Fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED lens (pictured above) on July 26th. The Japanese price will be ¥ 67,500 including tax (or around $600). For comparisons, here is the current Pentax Fisheye SMCP-DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED (IF) model (priced at $446.95):
Update – the lens is now officially announced:
HD Pentax-DA Fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED lens officially announced
Here is the latest global market share:
The digital camera market was down 22% in 2018. The top five companies hold 85.2% market share with a total of 20,290,000 units (-22.2%).
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