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Just announced: 100MP Hasselblad camera and DJI M600 Pro drone combo

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2017

Even though the pictures I posted here on the blog a few months ago could have been fake, the report was not far from the truth: DJI and Hasselblad announced the world’s first 100MP "integrated aerial photography platform" that consists of DJI M600 Pro drone ($4,999), Ronin-MX gimbal ($4,594) and the Hasselblad H6D-100c camera ($32,995).

Back in 2014 and 2015 I reported that Hasselblad was in financial trouble and a potential acquisition was a possibility. Then in November 2015 Hasselblad and DJI formed a "strategic partnership”. Neither company ever confirmed or denied the rumors that DJI acquired Hasselblad.

Additional information on the new Hasselblad and DJI combo:

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Exclusive KEH coupon codes

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2017

KEH offered two exclusive coupons for PhotoRumors readers - the first one is if you buy used gear from KEH (use this link):

Get 10% off used cameras and 15% off used lenses
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Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 E full frame E-mount lens

By PR admin | Published: April 25, 2017

Last year I reported about the Russian camera and lens manufacturer Zenit coming back to life with some new lenses - one of them, the Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 E full frame E-mount lens (9 elements in 8 groups, 14 aperture blades), was on display at the PhotoForum 2017 exhibition in Moscow:

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New Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.2 lenses for Fuji GFX (G-mount) announced

By PR admin | Published: April 25, 2017

At the 2017 P&E show in China, the Chinese manufacturer Zhongy aka Mitakon announced two new Speedmaster 65mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.2 lenses for Fuji GFX/G-mount (the link contains also a few sample photos):