As I reported a month ago, the US price of the new Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II is indeed $2,000. Pre-orders are now open at B&H and Adorama. I am curious if anyone from PR readers is actually planning to buy this camera for that price – please let us know in the comments section.
The price of the new Olympus STF-8 flash is $479.99.
A NikonRumors reader spotted a new, not yet announced Yongnuo YN 85mm f/1.8 lens (see picture above, thanks Arkadii). This will be the fourth Yongnuo full frame DSLR lens after the YN 50mm f/1.8, YN 35mm f/2 and YN 100mm f/2. As with all previous models, the new YN 85mm lens will most likely be based on the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM lens. Stay tuned for additional information.
Yongnuo lenses are also available for sale at B&H.
Via NikonRumors
Fujifilm will release a new firmware upgrade with tethered shooting support for the Fuji X-T2 camera on November 8, 2016:
Yongnuo has a new YN 100mm f/2 lens priced around $170 (for now available only for Canon mount). Yongnuo already has two cheap DSLR full frame lenses: 50mm f/1.8 and 35mm f/2 (see review). Here are the details on the new 100mm f/2:
The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II was introduced at Photokina but pricing and pre-order options were not available at the time of the announcement. I already reported that the pricing of the new camera will be around $2,000/€2,000. Pre-orders will start next week. Here is the official Japanese pricing:
It has been a really slow week after the Photokina and PhotoPlus shows. Here is another recap from both the rumors and addict blogs:
→ MindShift Gear launched two new outdoor photo backpacks:
The SidePath, which weighs in at 1.6 lbs (0.7 kg), holds one large Mirrorless body and one to two standard zoom lenses or primes, or a compact DSLR and one to two lenses, or a DSLR (5DMIII or D750) with one standard zoom or two primes. It’s a great “grab and go” bag. The TrailScape provides all-day comfort while carrying up to a 300mm f/2.8.
→ There has been multiple reports about a faulty batch of Lexar 2933x 32GB XQD memory cards (it’s a software issue that requires to update the card’s firmware). If you have any issues with this memory cards, contact Lexar for a replacement.
→ The new SanDisk 64GB Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC memory card is now in stock (available also in 32GB).
→ The new Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 lens is now available for pre-order in various mounts.
→ Amazon announced an enhanced Prime Photos with some new features:
→ For the next two days KEH is offering a site-wide sale on pre-owned digital and film gear – you can get 15% off pre-owned digital gear and 25% off pre-owned film gear with the coupon code DIGFILM. This is a 2-day sale and the coupon code will be valid only for October 26 and 27.
→ New batch of Leica M3 vintage camera replica tins are now available for sale at LeicaRumors.
