Photo Rumors

Hasselblad reduces the price of the H6D-50c medium format camera by $8,000

By PR admin | Published: June 7, 2017

Hasselblad has reduced the price of their top of the line 50MP H6D-50c medium format camera from $25,995/£22,680 to $17,995/£15,900 - this is a $8,000/£6,780 discount:

Posted in Deals, Hasselblad | Tagged Hasselblad H6D | 21 Comments

ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 now available

By PR admin | Published: June 7, 2017

A new version of the ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 photo editor was released and available for download. Additional information:

Posted in Other | Tagged ON1 Photo RAW, photo editing software | 7 Comments

Venus Optics Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT lens additional coverage (reviews, samples)

By PR admin | Published: June 6, 2017

The new Venus Optics Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT lens is already shipping (pre-order here).

Here is some additional coverage on this lens (reviews, samples, see also this post):

Posted in Laowa, Venus Optics | 1 Comment

If you have tried to contact me in the past few weeks, I may have not received your message

By PR admin | Published: June 5, 2017

I just realized that since I moved to a new secure (https) server on April 11th, I stopped receiving tips and emails sent from the contact form on the blog. The problem is now resolved, so please re-send your messages if possible. Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience.

Posted in Other | 2 Comments

Just announced: Samyang AF 35mm f/2.8 FE (full frame autofocus mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount)

By PR admin | Published: June 5, 2017

Samyang announced a new AF 35mm f/2.8 FE full frame autofocus mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount. This lens was first displayed at the 2017 P&I show in April. The US price of the new lens is $399, which is half price of the Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA lens.

Update: the lens is now available for pre-order.

Technical specifications, MTF charts and lens design (click for larger view):

Posted in Samyang, Sony | Tagged Samyang AF 35mm f/2.8 FE, Samyang lenses for Sony FE mount | 17 Comments

New Meyer Optik Görlitz lens will be launched on Kickstarter next week

By PR admin | Published: June 4, 2017

A new Meyer Optik Görlitz lens will be launched on Kickstarter next week. In addition to the teaser above, we also have a sample photo taken with the new lens:

Posted in Meyer Optik Görlitz | 9 Comments

Hasselblad XCD lens roadmap for the X1D medium format mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: June 4, 2017

Luminous Landscape recent interview the President of Hasselblad USA Michael Hejtmanek who confirmed some of the upcoming "normal", zoom, wide-angle and "longer" XCD lenses (watch the video interview here at the 03:09 mark). Here is the full list of known XCD lenses (note that some of those lenses were announced back in February):