Photo Rumors

The cheapest full frame camera available today (new Sony a7 price drop)

By PR admin | Published: May 19, 2014

The price of the Sony a7 full frame mirrorless camera dropped by $200 today (after $200 instant savings, incl. free 32GB memory card and free hand grip strap, free shipping and 4% in rewards). This is the lowest price for a new full frame digital camera I have ever seen (the Nikon D610 still sells for around $1,900).

There is also a new $250 instant saving on the Sony a7r with the LA-EA4 mount adapter kit combo (price after discount: $2,395.95). For comparison, the price of the Sony a7s model is $2,498 (shipping starts on July 8th).

Posted in Deals, Sony| 50 Comments

Updated Sony FE lens roadmap released

By PR admin | Published: May 19, 2014

Sony Japan released an updated Sony FE lens roadmap. Two new lenses were added:

Vario-Tessar T* 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS (SEL1635Z)
FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS (SELP28135G)

Posted in Sony, Zeiss| Tagged Roadmaps, Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS, Sony Roadmap| 10 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2014

→ Tokina officially announced their AT-X 70-200mm f/4 PRO FX VCM-S lens.

→ Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens ($1,069.00) for Nikon mount is now shipping.

→ Nik Collection by Google revealed Analog Efex Pro v2. More info is available here.

→ The Fuji X20 camera is listed as discontinued at B&H

→ This new OTTO camera saves motion as animated GIF files.

Posted in Fuji, Olympus, Ricoh, Tamron, Tokina| Tagged Nik Software, Patents| 6 Comments

Sony RX100M3 camera and a7s pricing announced

By PR admin | Published: May 16, 2014

The Sony RX100M3 is now officially announced. The US price is $798 and the camera is now available for pre-order. Sample images can be found here.

Sony also released the pricing of their a7s mirrorless camera (12MP, 4k video, high ISO of 409,600): $2498 (pre-order link).

Sony RX100M3 main features:

Bright, wide angle ZEISS® Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm F1.8-2.8 lens
Clear, retractable OLED Tru-Finder™ with ZEISS® T* coating
20.1 effective megapixel back-illuminated 1.0-type Exmor R™ CMOS sensor and powerful BIONZ X processor
50 Mbps high bit-rate Full HD movies with XAVC S support
LCD flips for easy selfies
4K still image output
Evolved manual controls and new custom button
Support for PlayMemories Camera Apps

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony a7s, Sony DSC-RX100M3| 42 Comments

What else is new: Adobe Cloud is down, Sony camera sales fall by a third

By PR admin | Published: May 15, 2014

We’re currently experiencing an outage affecting user’s ability to sign in to our services. We are working on a fix- stay tuned
— Adobe Customer Care (@AdobeCare) May 14, 2014

→ This is why the new Adobe Cloud subscription sucks. Read more about it here.

→ Sony camera sales fall by a third:

“Camera sales – which include interchangeable-lens models, compacts and lens-style cameras – dropped by 5.5 million units (32.3%), to 11.5m, on a year earlier.”

Olympus PEN E-PL7 camera’s manual leaked online

By PR admin | Published: May 15, 2014

The Olympus PEN E-PL7 camera’s manual leaked online:

Posted in Olympus| Tagged Olympus E-PL7| 10 Comments

First pictures of the Sony RX100M3 camera with a built-in EVF

By PR admin | Published: May 15, 2014

Those are the first images of the Sony RX100M3 camera with a built-in EVF (see detailed specifications):

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony DSC-RX100M3| 35 Comments

Sony RX100M3 camera detailed specifications leaked online

By PR admin | Published: May 15, 2014

The detailed specifications of the upcoming Sony RX100 are already online at sony.ca. The Price will be $899.99 and shipping will start on June 17th, 2014:

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony DSC-RX100M3| 22 Comments

Sigma DP2 Quattro compact camera to be priced unde 1000 Euros, shipping starts in June

By PR admin | Published: May 13, 2014

The Belgium retailer PCH posted on Facebook that the price of the Sigma DP2 Quattro compact camera will be under 1,000 Euros. This means that the US price will be under $1,000. Shipping should start in mid/late June.

Posted in Sigma| Tagged Sigma DP2| 15 Comments

Canon announces EF 16–35mm f/4L IS USM and 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 EF-S IS STM lenses

By PR admin | Published: May 13, 2014

Update: Canon USA also announced a white version of the EOS Rebel SL1 DSLR camera with a white EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens (already announced in Japan few months ago):

Canon officially announced the previously rumored wide angle lenses:

Canon EF 16–35mm f/4L IS USM lens ($1,199)

Specifications:
Focal Length & Maximum Aperture	16–35mm 1:4.0
Lens Construction	16 elements in 12 groups
Diagonal Angle of View	108°10′ – 63°
Focus Adjustment	Inner focus system
Closest Focusing Distance	0.92 ft. / 0.28m
Filter Size	77mm diameter
Max Diameter x Length, Weight	3.3 x 4.4 in., 21.7 oz. / 82.6 x 112.8mm, 615g

MTF charts:

Canon 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 EF-S IS STM lens ($299)

Specifications:

Focal Length	10 – 18mm Comparable 35mm Focal Length: 16 – 28.8 mm
Aperture	Maximum: f/4.5 – 5.6
Camera Mount Type	Canon EF-S
Format Compatibility	Canon (APS-C)
Angle of View	107° 30′ – 74° 20′
Minimum Focus Distance	8.66″ (22 cm)
Elements/Groups	14/11
Diaphragm Blades	7, Rounded

Press release:

Posted in Canon| 32 Comments

J&R superstore in NYC is now closed, invenotry will be auctioned off

By PR admin | Published: May 12, 2014

The J&R electronics store in NYC is now closed and their inventory will be auctioned off in the next two days. I was told that the store will not re-open once the construction of the new building is complete.