The price of the Fuji X70 camera magically dropped by $100 after the official announcement. Maybe not so many pre-orders?
First photos of the new Fujifilm XF-500 flash (the technical specifications are available here).
New firmware update for the X-E2 camera to be announced on February 4th.
Just a quick update on the latest posts from PentaxRumors.com:
Pentax K-1 full frame DSLR camera rumored to be announced on February 18th
Pentax smc FA 43mm f/1.9 limited series lens listed as discontinued
After a delay and a service advisory, the Sony Cybershot RX1R II compact full frame camera is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at B&H. This is way ahead of the official shipping date (February 19th).
The specifications of the upcoming Olympus PEN-F camera leaked online:
Read More
Sigma announces the pricing and availability of their new WR water repellent ceramic protector filter. The official pricing is listed below but the actual street prices at B&H are lower:
Shipping should start next week (end of January). Here is a video of a drop ball test:
Key features of the Sigma WR ceramic protector filter:
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.
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%.
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.
The Camera Store published a hands-on field test video of the Sony RX1R II compact full frame camera.
