Photo Rumors

Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 FE lens pictures leaked online, official announcement coming soon

By PR admin | Published: March 13, 2019

Pictures of the previously rumored Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 FE lens leaked online:

Posted in Samyang| Tagged Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 FE lens| 4 Comments

The new Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 manual focus full-frame lens from Zenit is rumored to be announced on March 15th

By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2019

Some Russian websites report that the new Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 manual focus full-frame lens from Zenit will be announced on March 15th. The new lens will be produced in the Krasnogorsky plant by Shvabe Holding. Here is some additional information (updated):

The lens has 9 elements in 8 groups
The angle of view in full frame is 46°
Minimum focusing distance: 70cm
Filter diameter: 72mm
Multi-layer coating
Weight: 900 g
14 aperture diaphragms
Double row of L-shaped aperture blades
The lens has been in development since 2015
The price is rumored to be around $500
Mount: Sony E (other mounts could follow)

Additional pictures:

Posted in Zenit| Tagged Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 E full frame E-mount lens, Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 manual focus full-frame lens from Zenit| 11 Comments

Ricoh GR III additional coverage

By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2019

Ricoh GR III additional coverage:

Rioch GR III pre-orders: Adorama B&H Amazon WEX Park Camera

Like the new Ricoh GR III Facebook page

Posted in Ricoh| Tagged Ricoh GR III| 7 Comments

Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO lens sample photos

By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2019

Venus Optics released a few sample photos from their upcoming Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO lens:

Posted in Laowa, Venus Optics| Tagged Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO lens| 12 Comments

Olympus Russia claims that rumors about exiting the camera market are “not true”, confirms that the company is under a major transformation in an effort to continue as a global medical company

By PR admin | Published: March 11, 2019

Olympus Russia is trying to set the record straight by claiming on Facebook that the report from Business Journal Japan about Olympus being forced to exit the digital camera market is “not true“… The entire post is not very convincing, because the first sentence right after the “not true” part states that “Currently, Olympus is undergoing a comprehensive transformation program to continue its development as a global medical company“…

I don’t know if that report from Japan is true or not, but I am pretty sure that Olympus Russia also doesn’t have a clue what is going on in the boardroom of Olympus headquarter in Japan. Does anyone really expect anything else besides denial even if the rumors turn out to be correct?

Here is the full post from Olympus Russia:

Posted in Other| Tagged Micro Four Thirds is dead, Olympus to exit camera market rumor| 49 Comments

Panasonic S1 and S1R cameras to start shipping on April 4th, pre-order now and get a free battery and grip

By PR admin | Published: March 11, 2019

The new Panasonic S1 and S1R mirrorless full-frame cameras will start shipping on April 4th. Panasonic also has a new offer: if you pre-order now, you can get a free Panasonic DMW-BLJ31 battery and Panasonic DMW-BGS1 battery grip ($435.98 value). See the details at Adorama and B&H:

Posted in Deals, Panasonic| Tagged Panasonic S1 full-frame mirrorless camera, Panasonic S1R full-frame mirrorless camera| 13 Comments

Canon rumored to announce an RF 135mm f/1.4 lens and a new 70MP+ EOS R mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: March 11, 2019

Canon is rumored to announce a new RF 135mm f/1.4 lens and a new high-resolution EOS R mirrorless camera (more than 70MP). Canon also has several new SKUs for new instant cameras that should be announced soon.

Posted in Canon| Tagged Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless lens roadmap| 13 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: March 11, 2019

The latest recap on what’s new:

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Godox Witstro AD200 PRO is coming next

By PR admin | Published: March 10, 2019

Godox is preparing to release the PRO version of the AD200 pocket flash – after releasing the AD600 PRO then the AD400 PRO, it seems that also the AD200 PRO flash is coming from Godox, making the PRO-line complete. Adorama has already listed an item with a similar name.

Posted in Godox| Tagged Godox Witstro AD200 PRO| 2 Comments

Sony claims that theoretically they can make an f/0.63 E-mount lens

By PR admin | Published: March 10, 2019

During the a6400 press event, Sony had an entire presentation on how the Sony E-mount was originally designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras and how they can (theoretically of course) make an f/0.63 E-mount lens. This response was targeted directly at Leica – in a Photokina interview with Leica executives on the new L-Mount Alliance, Stephan Schulz from Leica Camera AG claimed that the Sony E-mount was not designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras. There are several other articles online making the same claim. Here is the video from the presentation (watch from the 8:10 mark):