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Meike 6.5mm f/2 fisheye lens announced (APS-C mirrorless)

By PR admin | Published: January 3, 2017

Meike announced a new APS-C based 6.5mm f/2 fisheye lens compatible with Sony, Canon, Olympus, Panasonic and Fuji mirrorless mounts. This is a manual focus lens. For pricing, check Amazon US, Amazon UK and Amazon DE. Here are the technical specifications and a few additional pictures:

Panasonic GH5 US price: $1,999

By PR admin | Published: January 3, 2017

Adorama just confirmed what I first reported back in October last year the US price of the Panasonic GH5 will be $1,999. The battery handgrip will be priced at $349 and the XLR expansion will be $399. The new Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm f/2.8-4 Power OIS lens was also listed with a price tag of $999.99.

See this page for all new Panasonic products and prices.

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Canon PowerShot G9X Mark II press release leaked online

By PR admin | Published: January 3, 2017

Canon published the press release of their upcoming PowerShot G9X Mark II camera online ahead of the official announcement (you can still find it in Google Cache). Here are the G9X MII camera’s main features:

1.0-inch, 20.2 Megapixel2 High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor
DIGIC 7 Image Processor
Built-in Wi-Fi®3 and NFC4 and Bluetooth®1 Smart capability
Bright f/2.0 (W) – f/4.9 (T), 3x Optical Zoom Lens (28-84mm)
3.0” Touch Panel LCD
Full HD, Dynamic IS and Time-Lapse Movie video functions
Continuous shooting speeds of up to 8.2 fps (In JPEG and RAW)

Canon will also announce new camcorders – see full press release after the break:

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Profoto Air Remote TTL-S for Sony coming this month

By PR admin | Published: January 2, 2017

The Profoto Air Remote TTL-S for Sony will be available on January 16th according to the product listings at B&H (available for pre-order also at Adorama):

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Panasonic GH5 specs and full list of new products to be announced in two days

By PR admin | Published: January 2, 2017

I already reported that Panasonic will have their CES announcement on January 4th. Here are the details on what will be announced:

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Happy New Year + the best of 2016

By PR admin | Published: December 31, 2016

Happy New Year to all PhotoRumors readers! Here are the top 10 most popular posts for 2016:

And the top 10 posts for December, 2016:

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Panasonic GH5 camera pictures leaked online

By PR admin | Published: December 30, 2016

The first press images of the upcoming Panasonic GH5 MFT camera leaked online (official announcement on January 4th; expected price: around $2,000) – note also on the top photo the new Leica 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 MFT lens:

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Canon PowerShot G9X Mark II camera pictures and specifications

By PR admin | Published: December 30, 2016

The first pictures and specifications of the rumored Canon PowerShot G9X Mark II camera:

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Zion market research: global digital photography market will reach USD 110.79 billion by 2021

By PR admin | Published: December 30, 2016

According to this market research, global demand for digital photography market was valued at around USD 77.66 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach approximately USD 110.79 billion in 2021, growing at a rate slightly above 6.1% between 2016 and 2021: