Tag Archives: Photokina 2014

Samsung S 300mm f/2.8 ED OIS NX lens prototype shown at Photokina

In addition to the new NX1 camera and 50-150mm f/2.8 ED OIS S lens, Samsung also showed a new Samsung S 300mm f/2.8 ED OIS NX lens prototype (picture above). No other information is available at that point. Picture source: admiringlight.com (incudes also a great overview of the new Samsung NX1 camera)

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Ricoh confirms the Pentax full frame camera is coming in 2015

Ricoh France posted on their Facebook page that the new full frame Pentax DSLR is scheduled for release in 2015:

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New Voigtländer 10,5mm f/0,95 Nokton MFT and three VM (Leica M mount) lenses announced

Voigtländer announced a new 10,5mm f/0,95 Nokton MFT lens and three VM lenses for Leica M mount (check prices and availability). Here are the technical specifications:

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Pentax/Ricoh announced the development of three new K-mount lenses

Pentax/Ricoh announced the development of three new K-mount lenses (still no word on the Pentax full frame DSLR camera): → HD Pentax DA 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6ED DC WR lens (K-mount) will be released in the winter of 2014

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Hasselblad announces Wi-Fi enabled H5D-50c medium format camera

Hasselblad announced a new Wi-Fi enabled H5D-50c medium format camera (price: $36,000):

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The 2014 Photokina show starts tomorrow

The 2014 Photokina show starts tomorrow. Here is a quick report from Ala’a Esmaiel (you can follow him for more Photokina pictures on Instagram @aljawad and flickr):

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Sony announces Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS lens and few accessories

Probably the most boring Photokina announcement so far is from Sony (they already announced few other insignificant products) – they just officially introduced the Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS lens (see MTF chart and lens design) and few accessories – no digital camera (at least for now): Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 […]

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Samsung NX1 camera, 50-150mm f/2.8 ED OIS S lens detailed specification, sample photos, 4k video

The Samsung NX1 camera and a new lens actually got officially announced just short time ago (currently available for pre-order at B&H, Amazon and Adorama). Here is some additional information:

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