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The new Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art lens is now available for pre-order for Nikon, Canon and Sigma mounts (you can use the lens also on Sony cameras with the MC-11 EF to Sony E adapter):
Shipping will starts on April 25, 2017. The full press release can be found here.
From Freestyle Photographic Supplies – the Holga 120N medium format film camera is coming back:
The first pictures of the upcoming Fujifilm Instax Square SQ10 camera were published on Instagram (instax_square) – the new model will have an LCD screen on the back and a selector with six buttons. The Fuji Instax square format camera was announced at Photokina last year (see teasers). The official announcement should be in Spring of 2017. Stay tuned for additional information.
Update: the Fujifilm Instax SQ10 could be a Digital + Instax hybrid camera combo and most likely will have a built-in memory card.
Here are the two Instagram posts:
The Olympus Four Thirds lenses have been listed as discontinued in the latest catalog from four-thirds.org:
While Nikon is still hibernating, Canon is rumored to announce a new EF-S wide angle prime lens on April 5th. The exact focal length is not known yet – stay tuned for additional information.
In a recent interview with Focus Numerique Olympus executives revealed that image sensor with 8K video support will be coming to future Micro Four Third cameras:
In the past 12 months (starting from January 2016) Fujifilm updated almost all of their camera lines (X100F, X-T20, X-A10, X-A3. X-T2. X70, X-Pro2, X-E2S, XP120) and announced a new medium format camera. Fuji recently updated their X-mount lens roadmap with two new lenses for 2018. So what is coming next?
The Meyer Optik Gorlitz teaser was for a new Trioplan 35mm f/2.8 lens that is already listed on Kickstarter and has reached its funding goal of $50k in just a few minutes.The Trioplan 35+ is the final lens of the Trioplan Trilogy, which includes also the Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 and the 50mm f/2.9:
The Trioplan 35+ is expected to be available at the retail price of $1,599 later this year but Kickstarter backers can secure the lens for a much lower investment. What backers will get is a groundbreaking lens.
Previously, it was thought too difficult to achieve the soap bubble effect in a wide angle lens. But Meyer-Optik engineers designed the new lens according to the historic Cook Triplet design but added two elements to boost the lens. The extra two lens elements is why Meyer-Optik decided to add the “+” to the name of the lens.
Update: Red, green and blue versions of the lens will be offered for certain support levels on Kickstarter:
Here is the technical data of the lens prototype:
