Photo Rumors

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:

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