Canon rumored to be working on two prosumer mirrorless full frame cameras


CanonRumors reports that two Canon prosumer mirrorless full frame cameras are currently in development. The new flagship mirrorless camera is rumored to be announced first and 6 to 8 months later the lower-end model will be introduced. It is still not clear what lens mount will be deployed with the new Canon mirrorless system:

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New Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 lens rumored to be announced for Photokina in September


I received some new information that Sigma is getting close to announcing their new  70-200mm f/2.8 lens that has been rumored for a while. The official release will most likely happen before the Photokina show in September. Sigma already has a patent for a new 70-200mm f/2.8 lens:


The new 70-200mm f/2.8 lens will replace the current 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM version:

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US price of Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF lens for Sony E: $949



The US price of Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF lens for Sony E is now officially announced: $949. Pre-orders are now open at B&H Photo and Adorama. Shipping is expected to start on June 1st.

Additional info on the Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF lens:

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What else is new?

Nikon to announce a new Nikkor 600mm f/5.6 PF lens soon

Most of the photos in the World Press Photo 2018 contest were taken with Nikon (51.5%) and DSLR cameras (83.5%)

Dpreview: “Nikon’s 1 system – it’s not dead, it’s just sleeping”

Nikon patents a zoom eyepiece for EVF

Pentax K-1 Mark II camera unboxing

Deal of the day: buy five Leica M3 vintage replica camera tins, get one free

 

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Update on the Hasselblad XCD medium format mirrorless lenses


The last Adobe Lightroom update introduced new lens profiles for the following not-yet-officially-released Hasselblad XCD lenses (the four new lenses were announced last year):

  • Hasselblad XCD 4/21mm
  • Hasselblad XCD 3,5-4,5/35-75mm
  • Hasselblad XCD 2,8/65mm
  • Hasselblad XCD 2,8/135mm

Based on this, I believe the above lenses will be released soon. Currently, only 4 Hasselblad XCD lenses are available for sale:

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The Yashica digiFilm camera is delayed until the end of July


Some updates on the Yashica digiFilm camera that raised over $1.2 million on Kickstarter:

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What else is new? (2018 NAB show edition)


Some additional coverage of the 2018 NAB show:

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Kerlee 35mm f/1.2 full frame DSLR lens sample photos

Some sample photos taken with the Kerlee 35mm f/1.2 full frame DSLR lens mounted on a Nikon D850 DSLR camera can be found on flickr:

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