Canon is working on a new 100-400mm lens that will replace the current EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L. Many of the future Canon lenses will come with a Diffractive Optics DO element (see previously filed patents): “A new 400mm supertele is just the beginning. Canon also says it plans a replacement for its 100-400mm zoom and new compact […]
At the 2014 Photokina Tokina has two prototype lenses on display: Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX (Aspherical, IF, APS-C) – it will replace the current Tokina 11-16mm f / 2.8 Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX lens (Aspherical, IF, full frame) – this same lens was already on displayed during the CP+ show in Japan Here is […]
Some additional coverage from the Fuji booth at Photokina:
Another report from admiringlight.com – at Photokina Olympus has on display a 300mm f/4 and 7-14mm f/2.8 prototype lenses:
When Voigtländer announced their new 10.5mm f/0.95 Nokton MFT lens yesterday, their website did not include any pictures of the lens. The website admiringlight.com published some images and a quick hands-on with the new lens (check also this website for a detailed Photokina coverage):
Fujifilm will announce a new firmware update for the X-T1 mirrorless camera in December. Here is a list of the new functionality that will be added (the new Fuji X-T1GS model already has some of the new features):
Panasonic announced the development of a new 30mm f/2.8 macro MFT lens. The new lens will have high-speed AF, image stabilization and a metal body. No other information was provided.
At the 2014 Photokina show Fujifilm has a new XF 140-400mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR super telephoto zoom lens on display. The lens will be announced in 2015 and was already mentioned on Fuji’s XF lens roadmap:
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