Photo Rumors

Panasonic Lumix LX15 press release leaked

By PR admin | Published: September 18, 2016

This is the full press release for the Panasonic Lumix LX15 camera – the official announcement will be tomorrow:

Posted in Panasonic| Tagged Panasonic LX15, Photokina 2016| 17 Comments

Tomorrow (Monday) is a press day at the 2016 Photokina show: what to expect

By PR admin | Published: September 18, 2016

Monday is a press day at the 2016 Photokina show in Germany. Here is another quick recap on what else we are expecting to be announced (I am sure there will still be some surprises, so stay tuned):

Posted in Fuji, Hasselblad, Leica, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Sony| Tagged Photokina 2016| 1 Comment

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: September 18, 2016

→ The new shipment date of the Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera is now end of September (the shipment date was delayed once already till September 15th).

→ The US pricing for the latest Samyang/Rokinon lenses were announced:

Rokinon AF 14mm f/2.8 FE lens for Sony E-mount: $849
Rokinon 20mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC lens: $599
Rokinon 35mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS mirrorless lens for APS-C cameras: $499 (different mounts available)

→ Fuji X-T10 and X-T1 cameras are listed as discontinued at the official Fujifilm Japan website.

→ Sinar announced a new Sinarback S 30|45. They have also a few more new products.

→ ALPA also announced several new products for Photokina.

Recap from the other -rumors and -addict websites:

Posted in Alpa, Fuji, Hasselblad, Leica, Sinar, Sony| Tagged Fuji X-T1, Fuji X-T10, Hasselblad X1D| 4 Comments

Profoto D2 announced, Profoto Pro-10 still to come (leaked from Photokina booth)

By PR admin | Published: September 17, 2016

Profoto recently announced the D2 AirTTL – the world’s fastest monolight (pictured above, see US pricing and availability).

A reader sent me this picture from the Profoto booth at Photokina and it seems that they will also announce a new Profoto Pro-10 – “the world’s fastest flash”:

Posted in Other| Tagged Photokina 2016, Profoto D2, Profoto Pro-10| 5 Comments

Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art lens mockup / comparison

By PR admin | Published: September 17, 2016

In addition to the 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM, Sigma is also rumored to announce a new 85mm f/1.4 Art lens. This rumor got confirmed when Sigma introduced their new 85mm T1.5 FF cinema lens that had a completely new lens design – 14 elements in 12 groups compared to the 11 elements in 8 groups design used in the existing Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM lens. Flickr user foxfoto_archives created a mockups of the 85mm f/1.4 Art lens and did a comparison of the lens design:

Posted in Sigma| Tagged Photokina 2016, Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG Art lens| 4 Comments

Sigma 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens rumored to be announced next week at Photokina

By PR admin | Published: September 17, 2016

Sigma is rumored to announce a new 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM flagship Sports lens at the Photokina show next week. Here are the specifications:

Posted in Sigma| Tagged Photokina 2016, Sigma 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens| 8 Comments

List of Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera accessories

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2016

The current Olympus OM-D E-M1 model

Just few hours after my post “Where is the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera“, the Japanese website Nokishita published a list of accessories for the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera:

Posted in Other| Tagged Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II| 7 Comments