More pictures of the upcoming Venus Optics lenses for Leica M-mount, new Laowa 10-18 Nikon Z-mount lens coming this summer



Last week I reported about three upcoming full-frame Laowa lenses for Leica M-mount cameras - one of them will be a 9mm f/5.6 lens (pictured above). The second lens will be 11mm f/4.5:

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Tamron SP 35mm f/1.4 Di USD full-frame lens for SLR cameras is now released


The Tamron SP 35mm f/1.4 Di USD full-frame lens for DSLR cameras is now officially released. Pre-orders should open soon at Adorama and B&H. Here is the lens design and MFT charts:

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Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 II lens released


The new Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 II lens for Sony E, Fuji X, MFT and Canon EOS-M mirrorless cameras (previously reported here) is now officially released and available for pre-order (price: $250). Shipping will start on August 25th. Additional information:

Update - the lens is now listed on Kickstarter

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New Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS FE lens leaked online


SonyAddict first found several leaked pictures of the upcoming Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS FE lens - it seems that the original leak came from Yahoo Japan auction page:

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Coming soon from Venus Optics: full-frame Laowa rangefinder lenses for Leica M-mount


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

https://leicarumors.com/2019/06/02/first-picture-of-the-upcoming-venus-optics-laowa-9mm-f-5-6-lens-for-leica-m-mount.aspx/
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Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm f/1.7 MFT lens announced


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:

  • Micro Four Thirds System
  • 20-50mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • Aperture Range: f/1.7 to f/16
  • Three Aspherical Elements
  • One UHR Element, Four ED Elements
  • Internal Focus, Focus Clutch Mechanism
  • Stepless, De-Clicked Aperture Ring
  • Splash, Dust, and Freezeproof Design
  • Rounded 9-Blade Diaphragm

Additional information:

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Panasonic Lumix S1H cine full-frame mirrorless camera with 6K 24p officially announced


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 (press release):


How to enable the new S1 software upgrade for enhanced video recording:


Additional information:

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