The new Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D lens is now available for pre-order on the official venuslens.net website (still not available by third-party resellers like B&H and Adorama). The price is $499.
First 100 orders will get a set of 49mm filters (UV + ND 1000 +CPL) for free.
The lens is available for Fuji X, Sony E and Canon EOS-M APS-C mirrorless mounts.
Next are the lens specifications, design, MTF charts, sample photos and full press release:
Opteka has a new 12mm f/2.8 lens designed for mirrorless APS-C cameras. Here are the details:
All other currently available Opteka lenses can be found here.
Opteka 12mm f/2.8 lens technical specifications:
In addition to the Kamlan 50mm/f1.1 lens for Fuji X-mount, there is also a new Kamlan 55mm f/1.2 full frame manual focus lens for Sony E-mount that is different than the original f/1.1 version I reported about last year.
Check pricing and availability at Amazon US and Amazon Germany.
Kamlan 55mm f/1.2 lens specification:
Tamron has not yet announced the price of their new 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount, but the lens is listed for ¥5300 (around $849) in China (for comparison the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens is $2,198):
Techcrunch reports that Google is buying Lytro for $40 million (or maybe even less than that). Over the years Lytro has raised over $200 million in funding and at one point was valued at $360 million. Most Lytro consumer products are already discontinued (Amazon still lhas them) since the company exited its consumer business in order to concentrate on virtual reality solutions.
Dpreview published their interview with Canon executives where they again showed their ambitions for high-end mirrorless cameras. Canon basically has the technology and just needs to put the pieces together – here are a few quotes:
Eastman Kodak Company reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2017, delivering net earnings for the year of $94 million on revenues of $1.5 billion and continued growth in key product areas.
“Our use of cash in 2017 included meaningful investments in the ULTRASTREAM inkjet platform, FLEXCEL NX packaging, SONORA X plates, advanced materials and brand licensing which will contribute to growth”
Highlights include:
Canon had two new concept cameras on display at The Photography Show 2018 in Birmingham – a 100-400mm smartphone camera and a 360-degree intelligent camera:
Last year I reported that the Kamlan 50mm/f1.1 manual focus lens will be available also for Fuji X-mount (the lens is designed for APS-C cameras). Check pricing and availability at Amazon US, Amazon DE and Amazon UK.
Kamlan 50mm/f1.1 manual focus lens specifications:
