Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for September 2015

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2015

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The top 10 PhotoRumors posts for September, 2015:

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New Kinoshita Kistar 55mm f/1.2 lens

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2015

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Kinoshita Kogaku Kenkyujyo, a Japanese optical laboratory that designs lenses for various purposes, announced the Kinoshita Kistar 55mm f/1.2 lens – a modern interpretation of the famous Tomioka Kogaku Auto Tominon 55mm f/1.2 from the ’70s. The new lens is meant to be used on mirrorless cameras with the appropriate adapter. Here are the lens specifications:

  • 7 elements in 6 groups
  • minimum focusing distance: 50cm
  • 8-blade iris
  • filter thread diameter: 55mm
  • single-layer coating
  • 64.5mm (max. diameter) × 56mm (length)
  • 310g
  • Contax/Yashica mount
  • price: ¥124.200 (approx. $1,049 – but is currently listed for $1,465 on eBay)

Additional information:

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Ricoh announced a new limited edition GR II camera kit

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2015

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Ricoh Japan announced a new limited edition GR II camera kit to celebrate the 10 years anniversary of the GR product line. Only 1,200 kits will be produced. The price was not announced (update: the UK price is £999.99). Shipping will start on October 23rd. The Ricoh limited edition GR II kit includes:

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Sales of Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera to resume in November

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2015

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Olympus Japan published an update on the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II availability – sales will resume in November, 2015. The company pulled the camera out of the market few weeks ago because of a manufacturing issue. US owners of the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II can use this form to send the camera for back for repair.

The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera was announced back in August in the following configurations:

 

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Fuji announced a new Instax Mini 70 camera

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2015

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Today Fujifilm announced a new Instax Mini 70 camera ($139.95). Why? Because the Fuji Instax cameras are one of the best sellers on Amazon and the company reported a strong growth for that product line in their latest (2015) annual report:

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What’s new in the Instax Mini 70 camera:

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Firmware update ver.1.01 for Fuji X-A2 released

By PR admin | Published: September 29, 2015

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As previously reported, Fujifilm released firmware update ver.1.01 for the X-A2 camera with support for Windows 10. All remaining cameras in Fuji’s lineup will be updated by the end of December.

The latest Fuji deals: X-T1o is now $100 | X-E2 kit is now $348 off | X-A2 kit is now $50 off | X-M1 is now $100 off

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23 Voigtlander VM cameras, lenses and accessories now discontinued

By PR admin | Published: September 29, 2015

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Cosina Japan officially discontinued multiple Voigtlander VM products:

Via LeicaRumors.com

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The latest Canon rumors and patents

By PR admin | Published: September 29, 2015

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A quick update on the latest Canon rumors:

Oh, and Canon is not acquiring Sigma and there were never talks about such acquisition. There is also no color top LCD screen coming to Canon DSLR cameras – just some of the latest bogus rumors reported on the Web. How do I know? I received the exact same rumors for Nikon…

The latest Canon patents:

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Sony A7R II hands-on tests and reviews

By PR admin | Published: September 28, 2015

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After Digitalrev, The Camera Store also posted their Sony A7R II hands-on review and a comparison with the Canon 5Ds R camera (another comparison between both cameras can be found at focus-numerique):

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Cheaper GoPro announced: HERO+ with Wi-Fi for $199.99

By PR admin | Published: September 28, 2015

GoPro HERO+ camera with Wi-Fi

GoPro announced announced a new cheaper HERO+ action camera with Wi-Fi for $199.99. Shipping will start on October 4, 2015. The key features of the new model are:

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