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. Today CanonRumors confirmed this rumor (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):
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Bird photography at Machias Seal Island is a guest post by long-term reader AnimalsByBarry which many of you probably know from the comments section of NikonRumos and PhotoRumors (If you have an interesting idea for a guest post, you can contact me here):
This article is mostly to share great wildlife photography locations rather than going into a lot of detail about equipment. These places are so good that you can get great pictures no matter what you use. I paint animals, and my photos are only used as a reference for my paintings. You can visit my website www.animalsbybarry.com to see what I paint, or check out my Roadrunner pages where I will post articles about great locations and lots of photos.
The Machias Seal Island photos were taken with Nikon D810, Nikon 200-400 F4 VR II and teleconverter:
Today Venus Optics officially announced four out of the five new Laowa lenses I reported about yesterday. The Laowa 25-100mm f/2.8 mirrorless cinema Super 35 lens will be announced later. Additional information on the new Laowa lenses:
A quick update on my previous post - I received some updates and additional information on the upcoming Laowa lenses from Venus Optics:
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