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.
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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):
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.
Similar products were launched in the past by Sony, Olympus and Vivitar and as far as I know are all dead now.
Additional pictures of the Yongnuo YN43 smartphone camera module:
Meike announced a new 50mm f/1.7 full frame manual focus lens for Sony E-mount. For pricing and availability visit:
Meike recently announced three APS-C mirrorless manual focus lenses and a new 85mm f/1.8 DSLR lens.
Additional information, including technical specifications:
Pricing for the new Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG MACRO Art full frame lens will be announced this Friday, May 11th. The lens is expected to be priced around €1,000/$1,000 (check the product listings at Adorama and B&H).
Additional information on the Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG MACRO Art lens:
Olympus Japan announced today that they are shutting down all camera-related production in China and will consolidate all future digital camera production in Vietnam (update – the English version is available here).
Last year Nikon also closed their camera factory in China:
Nikon officially announced the closure of their camera plant in China
As I already reported earlier, today Hasselblad officially announced their new XCD 21mm f/4 medium format mirrorless lens – the company’s widest lens ever. The US price of the lens is $3,750.
Here is the updated Hasselblad XCD lens roadmap for 2018:
Technical specifications, lens design, MTF charts and additional information can be found here and here.
Press release:
The new Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art full frame lens was announced back in February, but the official pricing is still not available (check US product listings for updates). A store in Lithuania (efoto.lt) has listed the lens for €1,999 or around $2,400:
