Ricoh released new firmware update and roadmap for the Theta V camera
New Leica T and TL firmware updates add support for the new Elmarit-TL 18 f/2.8 ASPH lens
Nikon to announce a new Nikkor AF-S 180-400mm f/4 ED TC VR lens soon
Shanghai Jinbei Photographic Equipment Flash Trigger JINBEI TR-Q6 F Announced
For a limited time, Adorama is selling the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary DSLR lens for Nikon and Canon for $789 this is 28% or $300 off plus additional cashback rewards and free shipping. This is the lowest price I have seens for this lens, the regular price is $1,089. This deal will expire on Monday (December 25th).
Update – two new Sigma deals:
The Sigma Black Friday deals are also still going on:
Via NikonRumors
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The Zeiss Loxia line of full frame lenses for Sony E-mount now consists of 4 different focal lengths: 21mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm (see picture above).
Update: the first leaked picture of the lens can be found here.
Zeiss is rumored to announce a new Loxia 25mm f/2.4 full frame mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount:
The Yongnuo YN 14mm f/2.8 ultra-wide lens is now officially announced. Here are the technical details:
The Panasonic G9 MFT mirrorless camera was announced in early November and was supposed to start shipping in January 2018. A reader from Germany contacted me today to inform me that he just received his G9 – it seems that shipping started earlier than expected.
Check Panasonic G9 US availability at: B&H, Adorama and Amazon.
Update: the G9 manual can be downloaded here.
Picture credit: Ralf-Udo Thiele
Yongnuo will soon announce a new YN 14mm f/2.8 ultra-wide prime autofocus lens. Here is the lens design, MTF charts and few additional pictures:
Hasselblad announced a new XPan compact adapter for the X1D camera system that allows XPan lenses to be used with the medium format mirrorless camera. The XPan lenses are already discontinued, but they can still be found on eBay (30mm f/5.6, 45mm f/4 and 90mm f/4). The adapter adds 21.4 mm to the length of the Xpan lenses. Aperture and focusing are controlled manually on the lens. The XPAN lenses have no built-in shutter and the camera’s electronic shutter must be used. Here are the technical specifications:
Yesterday Hasselblad released also a new X1D firmware update version 1.2.
Hasselblad X1D cameras are now up to $2,000 off.
Full press release and additional pictures:
Today Adobe released Lightroom 6.14 – the last standalone version of the software (you can download it from this page).
Information on the latest Lightroom CC update can be found here.
The current Adobe CC plan rates can be found here. You can get a free Lightroom CC trial on this page (no credit card required).
Via NikonRumors
The Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 FE lens for Sony E-mount is now officially announced. Here are the details:
