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.
Sony issued an advisory for the latest RX1R II model ($3,298) – some cameras “may produce image files with unwanted light” (serial numbers from 6310198 to 6311127):
Shortly after the Sony RX1R II was announced, the release/shipment was delayed without any further details. Today Sony Japan announced the new RX1R II shipping date: February 19, 2016.
The Sony RX1R II is currently available for pre-order at:
The older Sony RX1 model is currently on sale for $1,695.
The replacement of the Panasonic CM1 camera smart phone that was announced today doesn’t actually have a phone functionality – the new CM10 is basically a “connected” camera that runs on Android OS. Panasonic calls it “communication camera” – the CM10 still has LTE communication capabilities, but it will not be able to make phone calls.
