Sigma ART lenses discount (coupon code included)

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Several Sigma ART lenses are now on sale at Adorama when you use coupon code LENSFRIDAY at checkout. All of the listings include 4% back in Adorama rewards, a free Sigma USB dock and free overnight shipping through 12/22. This offer will expire on 1/1/17.

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Konost has been operating in “stealth mode”, promises updates before the end of the year

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Konost, the full frame digital camera project from last year, posted a brief update on their website promising some updates before the end of the year:

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Konost also promised some sample photos back in March, but this never happened (unless I have missed something).

There have been some speculations that Leica is somehow involved/working with Konost for their upcoming M10 digital rangefinder (I seriously doubt that).

This is the only information we have so far on the Konost full frame digital camera:

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Panasonic’s CES conference is on January 4th (Panasonic GH5)

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Panasonic will have their CES conference on January 4th, 2017. This is when the company will announce the technical details and pricing of the Panasonic GH5 MFT camera. Panasonic may also announce one of their three new lenses for 2017. Here is what we know so far for the Panasonic GH5:

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Pictures of the Fuji X100F camera leaked online



The first pictures of the upcoming Fuji X100F camera leaked online and confirmed what I already reported here on the blog: the X100F will basically be a small version of the X-Pro2. Here again are the X100F details from my previous post:

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Canon PowerShot G9X Mark II camera coming soon

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The Japanese site Nokishita reports that Canon will soon announce a new PowerShot G 9 X Mark II compact camera that will be available in black and silver. The official announcement will most likely be in early January 2017 during the CES show in Las Vegas. The current Canon PowerShot G 9 X model was announced in October last year and is currently on sale for $429.

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Venus Optics Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 lens now shipping

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The Venus Optics Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 "distortion-free" lens is now in stock (except for Sony E and Canon mount). The lens was launched on Kickstarted a few months ago. Several sample photos can be found here.

Lens design, MTF charts and tech specifications:

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New Sony HX350 compact 50x super zoom Cybershot camera announced

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Another unexpected surprise from Sony: today the company announced a new HX350 compact 50x super zoom Cybershot camera (not available in the US yet):

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TCSTV’s best and worst camera gear of 2016

It's that time of the year again - TCSTV's best and worst camera gear of 2016 video is already out:

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