Photo Rumors

New Meyer Optik Goerlitz lens to be announced on Thursday (first sample photos)

By PR admin | Published: April 12, 2016

The new Meyer Optik lens I reported about last week will be announced on Thursday, April 14th at 12 CET / 6 EST. The new lens will be funded on Kickstarter and will bring back to life one of the old Meyer-Optik lenses, but innovate upon it with modern materials and an advanced design. Here are the first two sample photos taken with the new lens:

Canon test equipment stolen in Spain, new 14mm f/2.8 lens on the way?

By PR admin | Published: April 12, 2016

A reader sent me this story – a German photographer testing new Canon gear got robbed in Spain:

“When he returned to his parking space in the Avenida Olof Palme, he saw from afar that the rear window smashed and the rear seat was folded. From the trunk valuable cameras and filters have been stolen. Among a Canon 1DX MK2, which is not yet on the market, as well as a Canon 2.8 / 14 mmL. Both cameras had to be asked the photographer by Canon for test purposes. As one of the cameras is not yet on the market, it is likely to be difficult to sell on the black market. The damage amounts to about 30,000 euros.”

If the Google translation is accurate, it seems that in addition to the pre-production Canon EOS-1D X Mark II camera, there was also a not-yet-announced 14mm f/2.8 lens that was stolen as well.

Here is the full list of stolen equipment with serial numbers:
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Posted in Canon| Tagged Canon 1D X Mark II| 26 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 12, 2016

There are still few items left in the Newegg selection of cameras that qualify for the 25% off coupon code APRDCSALE00 plus free shipping (previously reported here).

New Lensbaby Twist 60 Optic lens announced (check pricing and availability).

The Impossible Project got a new instant camera, the I-1.

https://vimeo.com/161949709

Lytro announced lightfield technology to film and TV production with Lytro Cinema that can shoot 755 megapixel lightfield images at 300 fps (press release).

Sony will have a press conference at the NAB show on April 17, 2016.

Leica M-D Typ 262 camera is coming for sure

Pentax K-1 to be released on April 28

Posted in Deals, Leica, Lensbaby, Lytro, Pentax, Sony| 2 Comments

New Lolumina interchangeable soft-release buttons for non-threaded shutter release cameras

By PR admin | Published: April 11, 2016

Lolumina announced new interchangeable soft-release buttons for non-threaded shutter release cameras:

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The latest patents: Canon 35mm f/1.4, Sigma 200mm f/2 and more

By PR admin | Published: April 10, 2016

Canon 35mm f/1.4 lens:

Canon’s patent for improved image stabilization (IS):

Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS HSM Sports lens:

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG OS HSM lens:

Posted in Canon, Sigma| Tagged Patents| 25 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 9, 2016

→ The Venus Optics Laowa STF 105mm f/2 lens is now available for pre-order (Sony E+A, Nikon and Pentax mounts).

→ Check out the latest RockyNook photography books. You can still get 40% off with coupon code “PHOTORUMORS“.

→ We must be getting closer to the announcement of the new Fuji X-T2 camera: the X-T1 is $300 off (even the graphite version). Grey market X-T1 can be found for $699 (new low price).

→ Sigma issued a firmware update for the new Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary MFT lens ($339) – the lens did not properly correct distortion during JPEG shooting.

→ New from Swarovski Optik: digiscoping adapter TLS APO 23mm for system cameras (check US pricing).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-iI58lJ1fU

→ Just announced: new Orah 4i Live Spherical VR 4k 360° camera.

Posted in Canon, Fuji, Leica, Ricoh, Sigma| Tagged Fuji X-T2, Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary lens| 8 Comments

Hasselblad to enter prosumer market

By PR admin | Published: April 8, 2016

Hasselblad already sold out their last Lunar camera (still available in the US) and now “the Swedish medium-format giant still has plans to open up its professional dominated market to a wider audience“. Hasselblad’s CEO also said that the company’s next move will be “from professional to the prosumer. That’s the arena we see as a next step. What it is, when that is, I will not say” (source).

Two more related comments from recent interviews with Hasselblad’s CEO:

Posted in Hasselblad| Tagged Hasselblad medium format mirrorless camera, Hasselblad X1D, Photokina 2016| 59 Comments

Meyer Optik Goerlitz coming up with a new “legend” lens

By PR admin | Published: April 8, 2016

Some quotes from Meyer-Optik-Goerlitz describing their upcoming lens (see teasers above):

Posted in Meyer Optik Görlitz| Tagged Meyer-Optik Görlitz Trioplan f2.9/50 lens| 20 Comments

Two Hasselblad H6D medium format cameras announced (H6D-50c, H6D-100c with 4k video)

By PR admin | Published: April 7, 2016

The rumored Hasselblad H6D medium format camera I already reported on is now officially announced. Two different models were indeed introduced:

Hasselblad H6D-50c

50MP 43.8 x 32.9mm CMOS Sensor
16-Bit Color, 14-Stop Dynamic Range
Hasselblad Natural Color Solution
Full HD 1080p RAW Video at 30 fps
ISO 100-6400, Shooting Up to 2.3 fps
Shutter Speeds: 60 min to 1/2000 sec
3.0″ 920k-Dot Touchscreen LCD Monitor
Dual CFast and SD Memory Card Slots
Built-In Wi-Fi, USB 3.0 Type-C
Price: $25,995.00 (shipping starts in June, 2016)

Hasselblad H6D-100c

100MP 53.4 x 40.0mm CMOS Sensor
16-Bit Color, 15-Stop Dynamic Range
Hasselblad Natural Color Solution
UHD 4K and Full HD RAW Video at 30 fps
ISO 64-12800
Shutter Speeds: 60 min to 1/2000 sec
3.0″ 920k-Dot Touchscreen LCD Monitor
Dual CFast and SD Memory Card Slots
Built-In Wi-Fi, USB 3.0 Type-C
Price: $32,995.00 (shipping starts in June, 2016)

Additional information can be found on new dedicated Hasselblad H6D page. Sample photos can be download here and here.

In addition to the two new cameras, B&H also lists a bunch of new Hasselblad lenses – not sure if those are new for B&H or they were just announced together with the H6D:

Update: Hasselblad indeed updated their full range of H lenses to incorporate a new shutter unit capable of the faster shutter speed of the H6D (1/2,000) and rated for more actuations (thanks Mistral75). From Hasselblad’s website:

“The legendary H System lenses just got better. We’ve launched a new, updated range of lenses, increasing the performance of the exposure unit, allowing for a faster shutter speed of up to 1/2000th of a second.”

Hasselblad H6D promo videos:

Posted in Hasselblad| Tagged 4k, Hasselblad H6D| 25 Comments