Quick update on my previous post – the US price of the new HD Pentax-D FA 645 35mm f/3.5 AL IF lens will be $1,096.95 $1,599. The lens is now available for pre-order. Shipping should start in mid December 2015.
Update #1: the new version is basically $500 cheaper than the old model.
Update #2: the price of the new lens is now changed to $1,599.
→ Another Hasselblad HV price drop – now $8,500 off (was $8,000 off before).
→ Sony confirms the a7S II sunspots issue – it is a PAL-only problem and a firmware fix is coming soon. Video examples of the issue can be seen here and here.
→ New Aquatica underwater housings for the Sony A7r II & A7s II cameras announced.
Ricoh Japan announced another production delay for the HD Pentax-D FA 70-200mm f/2.8ED DC AW lens ($2,296.95) that was announced back in February. This lens was already delayed once before. Ricoh did not provide a new release date, but B&H now has the expected availability date as February 25, 2016:
Ricoh has a patent for a camera with a built-in dock for a smart phone.
Another Ricoh patent is for infrared AF assist lamp (Nikon recently filed a similar patent).
Canon has a patent for a new 24-300mm f/4-5.6 lens.
Ricoh announced the previously rumored HD Pentax-D FA 645 35mm f/3.5 AL IF medium format lens. The price is £1,549.99 / $1,096.95. Shipping starts in mid December 2015. For comparison, here is the current Pentax smc FA 645 35mm f/3.5 AL IF version:
Additional HD Pentax-D FA 645 35mm f/3.5 AL IF lens details:
Meyer-Optik-Görlitz announced a new Trimagon 95mm f/2.6 lens for Canon, Nikon, Fuji X, Sony-E, MFT, M42 and Leica M mounts. Here are the details:
@photorumors Samsung IS shuttering their camera division effective 2016. They are withholding announcement … https://t.co/43PbE2qLHf
— John (@jhonlsu) November 6, 2015
New reports appeared online about the Samsung NX1 mirrorless camera ($1,199) being discontinued in Europe, Hong Kong and Australia:
Trey Ratcliff and Macphun worked together to release a new HDR software “Aurora HDR” (pre-order and additional information available here):
Today Topaz released also a new product called Texture Effects that offers customized adjustments like textures, light leaks, borders, dust/scratches, color overlay, edge blur, split tone, diffusion, grain, vignette and more. Texture Effects is currently on sale for $49.99 ($20 off) until November 20th (use coupon code TEXTUREFX during checkout).
Topaz Texture Effects examples:
