Sigma sd Quattro H mirrorless camera and pricing officially announced

By PR admin | Published: December 14, 2016

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Sigma officially announced the price and availability of the Sigma sd Quattro H mirrorless camera:

  • US price: $1,199 (pre-orders to open soon)
  • EU price: €1,400
  • UK price: £1499.99
  • Update - Canada price: $1749.95
  • Shipping will start in January/February
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Interview: Sigma CEO suggests potential video shooting cameras in the future

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2016

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A new interview with Sigma's CEO Mr. Kazuto Yamaki was published online. It seems that Sigma is interested in producing a mirrorless camera that can shoot video in the future (at the 7:40 mark):

Sigma's current line of cameras cannot shoot video as a result of the high data volume the Foveon sensor is producing and has to be processed.

A few months ago Sigma announced a new line of cinema lenses.

Here is a rundown of the questions asked in the interview:

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Irix 11mm f/4 lens price revealed

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2016

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A Czech store has listed the new Irix 11mm f/4 lenses for sale on their website with the following prices:

  • Irix 11mm f/4 Firefly: 14,289 CZK (without tax) or around 520 EUR ($550)
  • Irix 11mm f/4 Blackstone: 19,579 CZK (without tax) or around 720 EUR ($760)

For comparison, the Irix 15mm f/2.4 lenses were priced 475 EUR for the Firefly and 700 EUR for the Blackstone version.

Irix lenses are now sold also on Amazon US (via third party resellers).

Irix is expected to announce a new 45mm f/1.4 lens, Irix ILA-FE2EF adapter for Sony and new line of Irix Edge filters.

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Canon patent for a lens with two mounts (reversed lens)

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2016

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Canon has a new patent for a lens with two mounts (one on each end) - you can basically reverse the lens and use it for macro photography (this is currently possible with the use of macro reverse adapters). Canon's patent indicates that the lens will have electronic connectors on both ends for aperture and auto focus control (something you cannot do with an adapter).

Via Egami/Japan Patent Platform

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera now shipping, currently in stock, first reviews

By PR admin | Published: December 12, 2016

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The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera is now shipping and is currently in stock in the US (Focus Camera, Adorama) and in Europe (Foto Hans Keuzekamp). B&H, Adorama and Amazon should also get their shipment soon and with a price tag of $2,000 I doubt the E-M1 MII will be out of stock.

Update: Olympus issued a warning about a potential delay of the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera because of high demand... again.

Here are the first video reviews of the camera:

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Green Monday deals

By PR admin | Published: December 12, 2016

I am not sure what is Green Monday, but it appears that it's a thing and is going on right now:

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You can now get $100 off on selected Sigma Art lenses with promo code SHOPBG16GM.

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More Green Monday deals from B&H can be found here.

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Adorama's Green Monday offers are listed here.

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KEH is offering free gift cards in the next two days only (December 12th and 13th) when using coupon code GREEN16:

  • Buy $150+ - Get $10 gift card
  • Buy $500+ - Get $50 gift card
  • Buy $1000+ - Get $150 gift card
  • Buy $2000+ - Get $350 gift card
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Fuji X100F camera rumors recap

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2016
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Fuji current X100T is now $200 off

The upcoming Fuji X100F camera will basically be a small version of the X-Pro2:

  • 24MP X-Trans CMOS III sensor
  • Same body style as the previous X100T version
  • Same 23mm f/2 lens
  • Same battery
  • Controls similar to the X-Pro2 camera (the same combo shutter/ISO dial, joystick, front grip dial from the X-Pro2 but no tilt/flip LCD screen)
  • No 4k video
  • Still not sure about the processor - either the new X-Processor Pro used in the X-Pro2 or the old one used in the Fuji X-A3
  • Announcement for the CP+ show in February, 2017
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Digital camera market forecast till 2023: units shipped down, revenue up

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2016

A reader sent me this graph from Credence Research that shows the global digital camera market revenue vs. units shipped forecast (2014-2023):

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The graph confirms what I already reported a few months ago: there is a trend of rising prices of photo gear and unfortunately what we have seen so far is just the beginning.

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