Photo Rumors

Olympus sends press invitations for the upcoming PEN-F camera announcement on January 27th

By PR admin | Published: January 22, 2016

Olympus started sending out press invitations for the upcoming PEN-F announcement on January 27th. Additional information on upcoming PNE-F camera can be found here.

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Fujifilm announced “substantial” worldwide price increase of photographic film

By PR admin | Published: January 22, 2016

I think this is the 6th Fuji price increase on photographic film I have reported on this blog in the past few years (and I am sure I missed few). Here are the details:

Update: the US price increase will be approximately 10%.

Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm f/1.4 full frame mirrorless lens patent

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2016

Few days ago I reported on a new Olympus 28mm f/2 full frame mirrorless lens patent. Today Egami spotted another Olympus patent filed in Japan for a 35mm f/1.4 full frame mirrorless lens. Just like the previous 28mm f/2, this 35mm f/1.4 lens is calculated for a sensor slightly smaller than a “real” full frame.

Posted in Olympus| Tagged Olympus full frame mirrorless camera, Panasonic full frame mirrorless camera rumors, Patents| 19 Comments

New lenses for Leica M, Leica SL tested at DxOMark

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2016

ExperimentalOptics 42mm and 50mm f/0.75 lens for Leica M project on Kickstarter

Lomography announces new Jupiter3+ 1.5/50 lens (L39/M)

DxOMark on the Leica SL: best-performing Leica to date (with Nikon D750, Leica Q and Sony A7 II comparisons)

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Sony RX1R II camera hands-on field test (video)

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2016

The Camera Store published a hands-on field test video of the Sony RX1R II compact full frame camera.

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Sony issued an advisory for the RX1R II camera

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2016

Sony issued an advisory for the latest RX1R II model ($3,298) – some cameras “may produce image files with unwanted light” (serial numbers from 6310198 to 6311127):

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Leica X-U Typ 113 waterproof and shockproof camera officially announced

By PR admin | Published: January 20, 2016

Leica announced a new X-U Typ 113 waterproof and shockproof camera ($2,950):

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The new Sony RX1R II camera will start shipping on February 19

By PR admin | Published: January 19, 2016

Shortly after the Sony RX1R II was announced, the release/shipment was delayed without any further details. Today Sony Japan announced the new RX1R II shipping date: February 19, 2016.

The Sony RX1R II is currently available for pre-order at:

The older Sony RX1 model is currently on sale for $1,695.

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The new Panasonic CM10 actually doesn’t have phone functionality

By PR admin | Published: January 19, 2016

The replacement of the Panasonic CM1 camera smart phone that was announced today doesn’t actually have a phone functionality – the new CM10 is basically a “connected” camera that runs on Android OS. Panasonic calls it “communication camera” – the CM10 still has LTE communication capabilities, but it will not be able to make phone calls.