More on that Yashica “comeback”


Some additional information on that Yashica “comeback – a company in Hong Kong currently owns the Yashica brand and they currently sell smartphone lenses:

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The latest US rebates and deals on photo gear





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Rumors: something is going on between Leica and Zenit


You probably remember my post from February last year, where a Zenit representative made this comment about their upcoming products:

“This is a very high demand product, we want to make it a luxury device, by analogy with the Leica”

In addition to several new lenses (including a new Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 E full-frame E-mount lens), Zenit is also planning to release a new full-frame mirrorless digital camera in 2018. Zenit publicly announced that they are working together with “one of the leading photographic equipment companies” on that project:

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New Profoto A1 speedlight leaked online


Profoto is preparing to announce their first speedlight that will be called A1. Here are the leaked specifications:

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Kodak Ektachrome film coming in 2018 and more film news



→ Kodak is working to bring back the Ektachrome film to market in 2018.

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What else is new?


→ Think Tank Photo introduced a new Spectral shoulder bag series



Casio registered a new “G’z EYE” camera.

This week’s recap from the rumors and addicts blogs:

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What’s next?


Here is the updated list of all upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses:

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Olympus published their annual report


Olympus published their latest annual report for the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2017 (see page 56 for the Imaging Business, click on screenshots for larger view):

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Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD lens (model A035) for DSLR cameras announced


Tamron announced the development of a new 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD lens (model A035) for DSLR cameras (Nikon and Canon mounts).

The lens will be launched by the end of 2017. The US pricing is not yet available. The full press release can be found here.

Like the new Tamron Facebook page and Tamron Facebook group for additional coverage.

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Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens for E-mount to be released on October 5th


The Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens for E-mount will be released on October 5th. The price in Japan is expected to be around ‎¥130,000 ($1,100). The US pricing is not yet announced.

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New Polaroid Originals analogue instant camera announced


New announcement from Polaroid Originals: a brand new OneStep2 instant film camera – a sequel to the classic OneStep from 1977 (available in white and graphite). Here are the other Polaroid models currently available for pre-order:

Impossible Polaroid 600 Camera (Black Flash)

Impossible Polaroid 600 Camera (Express Green)

Impossible Polaroid SX-70 Autofocus Camera ( 2 Color Options)

Impossible Polaroid 600 Camera (Sun 660 Autofocus)

Impossible Polaroid 600 Camera (One Step Close Up)

Impossible Polaroid 600 Camera (Silver LMS)


Impossible Polaroid SX-70 Camera (3 Color Options)

Impossible Polaroid Image/Spectra (Onyx)
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First picture of the Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens


This is the first picture of the upcoming Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens currently listed on Kickstarter. The Biotar 58/2 will be available with mounts for:

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