Venus Optics will start producing Laowa full-frame rangefinder lenses for Leica M-mount. Three lenses will be introduced first, two of them will be 9mm f/5.6 (the widest full-frame rectilinear lens for M-mount) and 11mm f/4.5. The new lenses will fall in the company’s C-dreamer line.
Laowa lenses are sold at Adorama and B&H.
Via LeicaRumors
The previously rumored Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm f/1.7 MFT lens is now officially announced and is currently available for pre-order at Adorama and B&H:
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The previously rumored Panasonic Lumix S1H cine full-frame mirrorless camera with 6K/24p (3:2), 5.9K/30p (16:9) and 10-bit 60p 4K/C4K is now officially announced. The US price is expected to be around $4,000. Shipping should start in fall.
The new teleconverters were also announced: Panasonic 1.4x DMW-STC14 and Panasonic 2.0x DMW-STC20 (previously reported here):
Panasonic also announced new S1 DMW-SFU2 software upgrade key:
How to enable the new S1 software upgrade for enhanced video recording:
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You can watch the live streaming of the Panasonic Lumix press event at the Cine Gear Expo where I expect the new Panasonic S1H Cine camera and Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm f/1.7 MFT lens to be announced:
Venus Optics will soon release their new Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D lens for Fuji GFX medium format cameras (the lens was previously reported here). The new details are:
The French magazine leaked the first pictures and details on the previously rumored Panasonic Lumix S1H Cine camera that will be announced tomorrow:
In addition to the Panasonic Lumix S1H Cine camera, the French Magazinevideo leaked also some additional information on the upcoming Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25 mm f/1.7 MFT lens:
The $150 off deal for the updated Topaz Labs AI bundle will expire in 3 days (May 31st). Here are the details:
