Photo Rumors

2017 EISA photography awards

By PR admin | Published: August 15, 2017

Here are the 2017 EISA photography awards:

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Oprema Jena Biotar 75/1.5 lens launched on Kickstarter

By PR admin | Published: August 15, 2017

The Oprema Jena Biotar 75/1.5 lens is now officially announced and is listed for funding on Kickstarter. The lens will be available in Canon, Nikon, Sony-E, Leica-M (rangefinder coupling supported), FujiX and M42 mounts.

Update – the project has been delayed:

The first components did arrive. Unfortunately, we found that some components did not meet our quality requirements especially in regard to the tight specifications for lenses and some high precision mechanical components. These have to be reworked in the coming weeks. It is hard to say to what extent this will influence delivery times but it will certainly lead to a delay in comparison to the promised date. As soon as we can estimate better we will let you know. Probably we have a new timetable until the end of this month which we will share.

Technical specifications and MTF chart:

Sample photos:

Here is the full press release:

Fujifilm Q1 financial results: strong Instax and GFX 50S sales

By PR admin | Published: August 14, 2017

Fujifilm published their Q1 financial results. Here is the recap from FujiAddict:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged financial results, Fuji GFX 50S medium format digital camera, Fuji Instax| 1 Comment

New Sony Alpha trade-in program and rebates introduced in the US

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2017

Sony introduced new rebate savings and a trade-in program in the US – see the details at B&H, Adorama and BuyDig (get an extra $5 off at BuyDig with promo code “YADIG5“).

A similar trade-in program is available also in the UK.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2017

This week’s recap from the rumors and addicts blogs:

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Four new Canon lenses confirmed (three TS-E and one EF)

By PR admin | Published: August 12, 2017

Nokishita confirmed the upcoming four new Canon lenses I reported about a few days ago:

Posted in Canon| 4 Comments

Nikon D850 presentation slides leaked online

By PR admin | Published: August 11, 2017

The Chinese Nikon D850 presentation slides leaked online:

Posted in Nikon| Tagged Nikon D850 DSLR full frame camera| 15 Comments

Sony self-claims world wide #2 spot for interchangeable-lens camera sales, still committed to APS-C

By PR admin | Published: August 10, 2017

Imaging-Resource published a new interview with Kenji Tanaka from Sony – here is the recap from SonyAddict:

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Oprema Jena announces their plans for a new Biotar 75 f/1.5 lens

By PR admin | Published: August 10, 2017

The previously rumored new Biotar 75 f/1.5 lens (first reported on LeicaRumors) is now officially announced and as already reported, it will be sold under the ~~Meyer Optik Goerlitz~~ Oprema Jena brand (net SE is behind the Oprema Jena and Meyer Optik brands). The lens funding will start soon on Kickstarter.