Photo Rumors

Casio to exit the compact camera business

By PR admin | Published: April 24, 2018

Nikkei reports that Casio will exit the compact camera business:

The new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount to be released on April 27th

By PR admin | Published: April 24, 2018

The pricing and shipping information for the new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount will be announced on April 27th. The lens was recently listed in China for ¥5300 which comes to around $850 (for comparison the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens costs $2,198.

Additional information on the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount:

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LEX is the first E-mount film camera

By PR admin | Published: April 24, 2018

There is a project online for an E-mount based film camera called LEX. See the details at lexoptical.com:

LEX is the first camera which lets you use your E-Mount lenses with your favorite film emulsions. So far it has taken us more than a year to get this design right. When we are done LEX will be an open source project but we may crowd fund a small batch of devices before opening the design files up.

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The latest patents from Sony, Olympus, Tamron, Panasonic and Canon

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2018

→ Sony patent for PDAF usable up to the array edges.

→ Olympus has a patent (201821951A) for a 12mm f/1.2 lens – this will be a nice addition to the other three Olympus f/1.2 Pro MFT lenses.

→ The next patent (2018-45184A) is for the Hasselblad XCD 30mm f/3.5 medium format lens and it was filed by the Japanese company Nittoh (via hi-lows-note).

→ Tamron has a patent (201854708A) for a star-shaped lens iris/aperture.

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Latest updates/rumors on the Zenit – Leica collaboration: new Zenitar 35mm f/1 lens for Leica M-mount

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2018

Some interesting updates on the Zenit/Leica collaboration rumors – the Russian company Zenit has a new Zenitar 35mm f/1 lens for Leica M-mount (pictured above). LeicaRumors reported on this lens last year. Here are the details:

Weight 740 grams
Lens design: 9 lenses in 8 groups
Filter size: 72 mm

The information comes from a Russian forum:

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Rumors: DxO Labs in bankruptcy or receiverships

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2018

Over a month ago I received a tip that DxO Mark/DxO Labs is in bankruptcy or for sale. Today CanonRumors confirmed this rumor (see also this link):

It looks like DxO Labs has gone into receivership for the purpose of reorganizing the company. DxO Labs deals with the software side of the DxO brand, as DxOMark deals with the testing of cameras and lenses. DxO Labs would likely be the ones dealing with the Nik Software plugins acquired from Google last year.

@DxOLabs Can you confirm whether DxOMark is in bankruptcy or for sale?
— Photo Rumors (@photorumors) March 15, 2018

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New Sony savings in the US – up to $900 off

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2018

Sony started a new rebate savings program in the US – see the details at B&H Photo. Here are a few examples – the Sony a9, for example, got its first price drop:

Sony a7R II camera: $1,998 ($400 off)
Sony a7S II camera: $2,198 ($200 off)
Sony a9 camera: $4,198 ($300 off)

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Additional information on the new Meike MK 85mm f/1.8 AF full frame DSLR lens

By PR admin | Published: April 21, 2018

Here is some additional information on the new Meike MK 85mm f/1.8 AF full frame DSLR lens – Meike’s first autofocus lens (previously reported here a few days ago):

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Bird photography at Machias Seal Island

By PR admin | Published: April 21, 2018

Puffin

Razorbills

Bird photography at Machias Seal Island is a guest post by long-term reader AnimalsByBarry which many of you probably know from the comments section of NikonRumos and PhotoRumors (If you have an interesting idea for a guest post, you can contact me here):

This article is mostly to share great wildlife photography locations rather than going into a lot of detail about equipment. These places are so good that you can get great pictures no matter what you use. I paint animals, and my photos are only used as a reference for my paintings. You can visit my website www.animalsbybarry.com to see what I paint, or check out my Roadrunner pages where I will post articles about great locations and lots of photos.