At least two high-end Nikon cameras and at least two lenses expected by the end of 2018
Leica M-D Typ 262 camera approaching end of life, no longer in production
Leica M-D Typ 262 camera approaching end of life, no longer in production
Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Samyang 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II First Look
Adobe released Lightroom Classic CC 7.3.1 in order to fix bugs introduced with the latest Lightroom update.
Here is the list of issues fixed in Lightroom Classic CC 7.3.1 (April 2018 release):
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:
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.
→ 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.
→ Tamron has a patent (201854708A) for a star-shaped lens iris/aperture.
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:
The information comes from a Russian forum:
Over a month ago I received a tip that DxO Mark/DxO Labs is in bankruptcy or for sale (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
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:
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):
