Early next week (most likely on Monday) Sigma is rumored to announce the pricing of their latest 24-70mm f/2.8 DG HSM OS Art lens. Shipping is expected to start in 4-8 weeks.
Update #1: B&H now lists June 22nd as the pre-order date for the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG HSM OS Art lens.
Update #2: the US price of the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG HSM OS Art lens is rumored to be $1,299.
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG HSM OS Art lens MTF charts and technical specifications:
This week’s recap from the rumors and addicts blogs:
→ Affinity Photo for iPad is now available for purchase at the App Store.
Reuters reports that Fujifilm’s shares fell after media reports of accounting problems found in Australia and Japan:
“Accounting problems have been found at Fuji Xerox Australia and in Japan, the business daily Nikkei said citing a source. Losses could reach 30 billion yen to 50 billion yen ($272 million to $453 million), Nikkei added. Fujifilm had previously postponed its earnings announcement for the year ended March due to an accounting probe into questionable practice at Fuji Xerox New Zealand Ltd.”
Sony released firmware updates for several mirrorless cameras, including the new a9 where they addressed the overheating warning issue. Here are the details:
Canon is rumored to announce new products on July 20th. Currently there are four new Canon cameras registered with various government agencies (three made in Japan, one made in Taiwan). Here is what to expect on July 20th:
Meyer Optik Görlitz launched a new Lydith 30mm f/3.5 project on Kickstarter. The new lens is described as “the sharpest and most contrasty lens” in the company’s history.
Designed in the late 1950s and introduced in 1964, the modern version of the Lydith will be updated with high-perfomance lens coatings and a short minimum focusing distance of 8 inches (16 cm). Like all of Meyer-Optik’s lenses, the Lydith will be fully manual, 100 percent handmade in Germany.
Additional information:
Hasselblad has reduced the price of their top of the line 50MP H6D-50c medium format camera from $25,995/£22,680 to $17,995/£15,900 – this is a $8,000/£6,780 discount:
A new version of the ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 photo editor was released and available for download. Additional information:
The new Venus Optics Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT lens is already shipping (pre-order here).
Here is some additional coverage on this lens (reviews, samples, see also this post):
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