Tag Archives: Photokina 2014

Fuji rumors recap

Fuji X-T1 graphite silver edition camera – will start shipping in November 2014 (price in Japan: ¥178,000 incl. tax). Fuji X100T camera (available in silver and black) will start shipping in November 2014 (price in Japan: ¥156,000 incl. tax).

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Panasonic is going to announce also a new super-zoom compact camera

In addition to the LX100, Panasonic is also going to announce a new super-zoom compact camera (probably a replacement for the ZS40/TZ60) with the following specifications:

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Leica is rumored to announce a limited edition M60 digital rangefinder without LCD screen

Leica is rumored to announce a limited edition M60 digital rangefinder without a LCD screen – read all the details at LeicaRumors. I think this will be the camera everybody will be talking about at the 2014 Photokina show simply because I have not yet seen anything else interesting rom the other manufacturers (unless there are […]

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New Pentax leaf shutter 645 medium format lenses coming soon

Michael Reichmann from Luminous Landscape posted an interesting comment over at the PentaxForum: “Pentax says that tethering in studio is coming before the end of the year. There are new leaf shutter lenses coming as well.” Maybe the official announcement will be during the Photokina show. You can see the currently available 645 medium format […]

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New Canon EOS 7D Mark II book shows up in Japan

New Canon EOS 7D Mark II book showed up on a Japanese website. The scheduled release date is September, 2014.

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Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS lens teaser

Sony Japan posted a new teaser for their upcoming Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS lens (SEL1635Z). Sony is also rumored to announce a new 28-135mm f/4.0 OSS powerzoom lens for Photokina.

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Everything you need to know about the new Fuji products (X100T, X-T1 graphite silver, Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 and 50-140mm f/2.8)

Fujifilm X100T 16MP X-Trans CMOS II APS-C sensor 1,040,000 dots 3-inch LCD screen Quiet 1/32000 sec. electronic shutter Manual full HD videos, the maximum bit rate is 36 Mbps ISO up to 51200 EXR Processor II Lens: 23mm f/2 1/3-step aperture ring 4-way controller Seven function buttons that you can customize OVF power save feature […]

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Fujifilm XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR lens leaked

The rumored Fujifilm XF 50-140mm (76-213mm equivalent) f/2.8 R LM OIS WR lens is already listed at Adorama. Here are technical specifications:

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Sigma to announce new 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM and 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM lenses

Sigma will soon announce a new 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens. Here are the diffraction, distortion and vignetting graphs:

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This is the new Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 lens

I have ben reporting rumors on the Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 lens since February 2013 and now we finally have the first picture of the new lens courtesy of digicame-info. The official announcement will be on September 8th. The US price will be $4,500.

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Fuji to announce a new X100T camera, Fujinon XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR and XF 56mm f/1.2 R APD lenses for Photokina

For the 2014 Photokina show Fuji is rumored to announce a new X100T camera (previously leaked by David Hobby) and two XF lenses: Fujinon XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R APD (an upgrade to the current XF 56mm f/1.2 R lens) Via Digicame-info

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New: SLR Magic HyperPrime Cine 10mm T2.1 lens and 77 ND 0.4-ND 1.8 filter

SLR Magic expands its Micro Four Thirds lineup with new HyperPrime CINE 10mm T2.1 wide angle lens. They also announced a new 7 ND 0.4-ND 1.8 filter. Check availability at B&H. Additional information:

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