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By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2018

Sigma lens updates

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2018

Today Sigma issued a press release announcing that the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art ($949) and Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art ($1,199) lenses for Sony E-mount are already shipping.

The new Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art full frame lens will be priced at 69,000 yen (excluding tax). The lens will come with Sigma, Canon and Sony E mounts (no Nikon F-mount). Sample photos can be found here. The US price is $569. Pre-orders will opened shortly at Adorama and B&H.

New Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 water/dust/shock/freeze proof rugged camera with EVF announced

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2018

Panasonic announced the Lumix DC-TS7 – a new water/dust/shock/freeze proof rugged digital compact camera with EVF:

Waterproof to 101.7′ / 31m
Shockproof from 6.6′ / 2m
Freezeproof to 14°F / -10°C
Pressure-resistant to 220 lbf / 100 kgf
20.4MP High-Sensitivity MOS Sensor
4.6x Zoom Lens, 28-128mm (35mm Equiv.)
Water, Shock, Freeze, and Crushproof
UHD 4K30 and 24p Video Recording
1.17m-Dot Electronic Live View Finder
3.0″ 1.04m-Dot LCD Monitor
Built-In Wi-Fi and Geotagging Support
ISO 80-6400, 10-fps Continuous Shooting
POWER Optical Image Stabilization
4K Photo Modes and Post Focus
Price: $447.99

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2018

New Nikon camera N1718 registered online

Fujifilm Announces Global Partnership Agreement With Taylor Swift On Its Instax Series’ Promotion

Fujifilm China Releases X-T2 Firmware 4.00 Early

Fujifilm X-T2 Firmware 4.00 Bug Found

Olympus E-M10III, E-M10II, E-PL8 and E-PL7 Firmwares Updated

Five Panasonic Lenses Get Firmware Updates

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New ON1 Photo RAW 2018.5 coming in June

By PR admin | Published: May 10, 2018

ON1 will release Photo RAW 2018.5 in June. Additional information is available here. The new ON1 Photo RAW 2018.5 version will include:

Camera Profiles
LUTs in Effects
Improved Brushing Performance
Faster culling in Filmstrip
Transform Tool Improvements
Faster Transitions Between modules
RAW+JPG sorting options
Nested Albums
Out-of-Process Cataloging
Background Export
Nested Presets
New Cameras & Lenses

Additional information:

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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III rumored specifications

By PR admin | Published: May 10, 2018

The current Canon G7 X Mark II model ($649)

There is a new set of rumored Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III camera specifications:

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The new Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art full frame lens to be priced around $500

By PR admin | Published: May 10, 2018

The price of the Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art full frame lens will be ¥59,400 in Japan (around $540). Shipping for the Canon version will start on May 25th, the Sigma mount will be available on June 22nd, there is no info for the other mounts.

Pre-orders in the US will open tomorrow, May 11th at Adorama and B&H.

Via Nokishita

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Tamron cannot deliver the 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens on time due to high demand

By PR admin | Published: May 10, 2018

Tamron Japan issued an apology for not having enough supply to meet the demand for their Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens that is supposed to start shipping on May 24th.

The new Tamron 28-75mm lens offers good quality image quality (more reviews added to this post) for E-mount shooters for a price significantly lower compared to similar Sony/Zeiss offerings.

Pre-orders for the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens are now open at Adorama, B&H, WEX and Amazon DE.

Here is the full text of the release (Google translation):

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Yongnuo also has a new smartphone camera module (YN43)

By PR admin | Published: May 9, 2018

In addition to the YN 60mm f/2 MF macro lens, Yongnuo also has a new YN43 smartphone camera module. Specifications or pricing are not available yet, but the sensor appears to be 4/3, while the lens mount seems to be Canon EF-S. There is also already an iOS app for the YN43.