The new Tokina Opera 50mm f/1.4 FF lens will start shipping at the end of October with a price tag of 126,900 yen in Japan or around $1,100 (including tax). Expect US pricing to be lower (check US pricing at B&H).
Tokina Opera 50mm f/1.4 FF lens specifications:
FujiAddict published a mockup of the upcoming Fujifilm GFX 50R “affordable” medium format mirrorless camera. Here are some size comparisons with the Fujifilm GFX 50S and Hasselblad X1D cameras:
For Photokina Sigma will announce five new lenses, including the long-rumored Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports lens:
Irix has a second teaser for their new “Dragonfly” product that will be announced at Photokina (see the first teaser here): Read More
The new Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical lens for Sony E-mount will be officially released on September 19th according to Nokishita.
Here are the Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical lens specifications:
Irix has a new teaser for a “Dragonfly” product that will be announced at Photokina – I guess this is the real surprise I reported about last month (and not the Irix EDGE filters system update). Here is the video teaser: Read More
TopazLabs released A.I. Gigapixel 1.1 update (you can get a free trial). Here is what’s new:
TopazLabs A.I. Gigapixel intro videos:
An update on the Irix surprise I reported about two weeks ago – it seems that for Photokina, Irix will update their EDGE filters system:
Samsung NX prototype mirrorless cameras
In addition to making full frame sensors for Panasonic (?) and coming back with their own new mirrorless camera (?), Samsung is apparently now also making APS-C sensors for… Fujifilm and also Ricoh/Pentax… The source? A random comment made by somebody on a forum. Then another forum referenced the first forum, then another website quoted two sources, then a desperate rumors website quoted 3 sources… and so on, you get the idea.
While there is some evidence that Samsung and Fujifilm/Pentax are/have worked together, I just would like to remind you of some of the fake/made up Samsung/Fuji rumors reported in the past few years:
