Hasselblad announced a new XV lens adapter priced at $249:
The XV Lens Adapter is used to mount a V system lens onto an X System camera. The XV lens adapter widens your X system lens choices to include C, CB, CF, CFI, CFE, F and FE Lenses and Accessories. The electronic shutter must be used as no lens shutter control is possible.
Press release:
As already reported a few years ago, Samyang will start making autofocus lenses for Nikon F-mount and the first lens will be the AF 14mm f/2.8 (already available for Canon mount). Samyang also has the AF 85mm f/1.4 EF lens for Canon EF mount. The official announcement will most likely be next week.
Source: Nokishita, Via: NikonRumors
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There is a new teaser for the DJI Mavic 2 drone that will be announced on August 23rd – in the video, at around 20 seconds, one can see the vertigo effect, which is only doable with a physical zoom lens:
Here are the first pictures of the previously rumored Panasonic LX100II (LX100M2) camera that will replace the current LX100 model – the official announcement will be on August 23rd (will be available in black and orange):
In addition to Leica, Insta360 is also expected to announce a new product on August 21st. Stay tuned!
See the current Insta360 products at B&H, Adorama and Amazon.
There are several reports online that the first rolls of Kodak Ektachrome film are already sent out and are now being tested in the field:
LeicaRumors reports that a new Leica M10-P camera is rumored to be announced next week (August 21st). Here are the details:
Sony is putting some serious efforts to promote their products before the official Nikon mirrorless camera announcement next week – there are multiple Sony sales/rebates/promotions going on right now:
Via @PhotogDeals (follow also on Facebook & Twitter)
Here are the latest EISA 2018-2019 photography awards (everybody got one or more except Olympus, Leica and Ricoh/Pentax):
It is not a surprise to me that a week before Nikon announces their new full-frame mirrorless camera, Sony decided to publish a press release that they are now #1 in full-frame cameras with interchangeable lens sales (in both dollars and units) and that’s only for the US market for the past 6 months:
