The current Sony rebates and trade-up program are set to expire this week on March 31st (see all current rebates, Note that B&H and Adorama will be closing for the Passover holidays on March 29th and will reopen on April 8th.).
Check also the available Sony rebates in the UK,
The new Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C mirrorless rectilinear lens has already been available for pre-order at the official venuslens.net website and is now listed also at B&H. Shipping is expected to start in April. With the upcoming Passover holidays, the fastest way to get the lens is by ordering it directly from venuslens.net (the first 100 orders from venuslens.net will get set of 49mm filters (ND 1000, CPL and UV) for free.
The Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C mirrorless lens is available for Fuji X, Sony E and Canon EOS-M APS-C mirrorless mounts.
Comparisons with similar lenses (click for larger view):
Sample photos from the lens can be found at optyczne.pl and on flickr.
Here are the first reviews of the Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C mirrorless lens:
Canon announced their first full frame cinema camera and a new cinema prime lens (both pictured above):
The new Canon EOS M50 mirrorless camera is now in stock.
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RED announced a new GEMINI 5K S35 low light sensor for their EPIC-W camera (price: $24,500):
Technical specifications of the new sensor:
More leaked pictures of the rumored DJI Phantom 5 drone with an interchangeable lens camera:
Dpreview published their CP+ interview with Fuji executives. Here is the recap courtesy of SonyAddict:
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A quick update on the Lytro rumor I reported last week – The Verge reports that Lytro is shutting down and former employees are going to Google. Here is Lytro’s full statement:
Last week CanonRumors reported that the new Canon full frame mirrorless camera is coming soon and is already being tested by select Canon pro photographers. Today Nokishita confirmed this rumor and posted several new Canon camera registrations that include also two new mirrorless models:
Tamron also thinks Nikon will launch full frame mirrorless camera “in the near future”
Nikon D760 DSLR camera listed in a Slovakian online store *UPDATED*
Ricoh has a new patent for an improved Pentax smc DA★ 16-50mm f/2.8 lens
The new Meyer Optik Goerlitz Nocturnus 50mm f/0.95 II lens is available with Leica M-mount
FujiAddict Rumor Timeline, Fujinon XF 200m f/2, X-F10, X-F100, X-T3, GFX 50R, and GFX 100S
The Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 full frame lens is now on sale at B&H, Amazon and Adorama. The savings vary based on the mount (Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony E, Sony A, MFT, Fuji) and lenses version (chipped with focus confirm, mirrorless, etc):
Update – two more Samyang/Rokinon deals:
