Photo Rumors

Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 lens now available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2019

The new Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 full-frame DSLR lens for Nikon and Canon is now available for pre-order:

Check out the new US rebates for the month of May at Adorama & B&H Photo

The CIPA numbers for March are out: worse than past years

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2019

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their March report and the downturn continues – the total number of shipped digital cameras is lower compared to the same month in previous years (orange: 2019, black: 2018, blue: 2017, click for larger view).

Here are the other two graphs:

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Tamron to announce another full-frame mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount with a focal length over 75mm

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2019

Tamron is planning to announce a third full-frame mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount with a focal length longer than 75mm. Tamron currently has the 17-28mm f/2.8 and 28-75mm f/2.8 lenses for Sony E-mount. Here is a quote from a recent interview:

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Rumors: DJI Phantom drone series is discontinued

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2019

Rumors reported by Dronedj indicate that the DJI Phantom 5 drone has been canceled:

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The new Fujifilm GFX 100MP medium format camera to be announced on May 23rd

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2019

FujiAddict reports that the Fujifilm GFX 100MP medium format camera will be officially announced on May 23rd and shipment is expected to start at the beginning of June. The GFX 100 concept was first introduced during the 2018 Photokina show. Here is what we know so far about the new Fujifilm medium format camera:

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New rebates now live in the US

By PR admin | Published: April 28, 2019

The new rebates for the month of May are now live in the US – see the full details at Adorama and B&H Photo.

Massive new Nikon rebates now live in the US (Z7: $600 off, Z6: $200 off, D850: $300 off plus 30 Nikkor lenses up to $650 off)

The full-frame mirrorless price war has started

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Yashica is back on Kickstarter with three 35mm cameras and two 35mm photographic negative films

By PR admin | Published: April 27, 2019

For a few weeks Yashica has been posting teasers about their new upcoming products and now everything is official: three new 35mm cameras and two 35mm photographic negative films are now listed for funding on Kickstarter:

Posted in Yashica| Tagged film, film is not dead, Kickstarter, Yashica 35mm photographic negative film, Yashica camera rumors, Yashica MF-1 camera| 19 Comments

The Canon RF 85mm f/1.2 L USM mirrorless lens will be released in May

By PR admin | Published: April 27, 2019

The Canon RF 85mm f/1.2 L USM mirrorless lens will be officially released next month (May). There are two 85mm versions and another four new RF mirrorless lenses (see the latest Canon RF lens roadmap here):

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The full-frame mirrorless price war has started

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2019

Nikon is rumored to introduce a huge price cut on their Z6/Z7 mirrorless cameras this weekend ($600 off the Z7, $200 off the Z6).

This is probably a direct response to the recent Sony price cut ($1,000 off the a9, $600 off the a7 II). The Nikon Z6 and Sony a7 II will now both be priced at $1,800.

Nikon will also release a new firmware update with eye-detection AF and more new features on May 16th.

The Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless camera also has some rebates, but they are not as good as the discounts from Sony and Nikon. The price of the Canon EOS RP camera already dropped to $1,299. Nikon is also rumored to announce a new cheaper entry lever full-frame mirrorless camera.