Photo Rumors

Panasonic GH5s camera announced

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2018

The new Panasonic GH5s MFT mirrorless camera is now officially announced. If you have missed our previous reports, you can find all the details on Panasonic’s website. The price of the new camera is $2,497.99 (pre-order: B&H | Adorama).

Here are the basic camera specs:

No IBIS
10.28MP Multi Aspect Ratio MOS Sensor
DCI 4K60p and Full HD 1080/240p Video
Internal 4:2:2 10-Bit Long GOP
V-Log L Gamma and HDR Hybrid Log Gamma
0.76x 3.68m-Dot OLED Viewfinder
3.2″ 1.62m-Dot Free-Angle Touchscreen
Dual Native ISO 400 and ISO 2500
Dual UHS-II SD Slots; Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
Advanced DFD AF System
12 fps Cont. Shooting and 4K PHOTO Modes

Watch the Panasonic CES 2018 press event now live (Panasonic GH5s)

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2018

Watch the Panasonic CES 2018 press event where the new Panasonic GH5s camera will be announced:

43addict will be live-blogging the event – follow them if you are interested in a more detailed coverage. The full press release will be available here at 1:45 EST.

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Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 EF lens for Canon mount announced

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2018

The previously rumored Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 EF full frame DSLR autofocus lens for Canon mount is now officially announced. The US price is $849, in Europe the lens will be €699. Still no word on a Nikon version of the lens.

In the US the lens is available under the Rokinon brand and you can already pre-order one here (shipping starts in February).

Technical specifications, MTF chart and lens design:

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More details leaked on the upcoming Panasonic GH5s MFT camera

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2018

TechRadar leaked some more details on the upcoming Panasonic GH5s MFT camera – you can see the Google cached site here:

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New PONF multi-back camera project (film and digital camera in one)

By PR admin | Published: January 7, 2018

There is a new project called PONF for a film and digital camera in one and I just received the first pictures of the 3D printed model of the skeleton of the camera. Here are the camera’s specifications:

Camera Body

Type: Single-lens reflex
Lens Mount: Natively: M42 – Other mounts available through adapters
Body finish: Chosen by the user
Bare dimensions (approximate): Body – LxHxW (cm): 6x6x3.8 – with no pentaprism
Backs – LxHxW (cm): 14x8x3 – maximum

Digital Back

Sensors: Sony CMOS image sensors, full-frame / APS-C
Pixel count: Full-frame: 36.4 MP / 24.3 MP APS-C: 24.3 MP
Board: RaspberryPI Compute Module
Operating System: Linux Embedded
Display: 5′ TFT resistive touch display (10×8 cm), 4:3 aspect ratio

Film Back

Film type: 135 film ( 36×24 mm )
Format: Cartridges

Next is some additional information on the PONF multi-back open camera project from one of the founders:

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New: Flashpoint XPLOR 600PRO TTL Monolight

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2018

Just announced: new Flashpoint XPLOR 600PRO TTL battery-powered monolight with built-in R2 2.4GHz radio remote system (Bowens mount) – Godox AD600 Pro (previously leaked here):

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November CIPA report: system camera shipments down again compared to last year

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2018

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their November report. The downturn continues – the number of shipped interchangeable lens digital cameras is lower compared to the same month of last year (orange: 2017, black: 2016, blue: 2015, click for larger view). The table with the actual numbers can be found here (click for larger view):

Here are the other two graphs: