Tag Archives: Photokina 2014

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

By PR admin | Published: September 5, 2014

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

By PR admin | Published: September 5, 2014

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

By PR admin | Published: September 4, 2014

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

By PR admin | Published: September 4, 2014

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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Confirmed: new Zeiss Otus 85/1.4 and Distagon 35/1.4 ZM lenses to be announced

By PR admin | Published: September 4, 2014

A quick update to my earlier post – Zeiss will announce at least two more new lenses at Photokina: Zeiss Otus 85/1.4 (ZE, ZF.2 mounts) Zeiss Distagon 35/1.4 ZM (Leica M mount) Stay tuned for additional details. Update: here is the first picture of the new Otus 85/1.4.

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Zeiss updated their Photokina teaser – more lenses to come

By PR admin | Published: September 3, 2014

Zeiss updated their Photokina teaser – we can now clearly see the two Loxia lenses that were already announced. There are at least two more lenses that are yet to be unveiled. I believe at least one of them will be a new 85mm f/1.4 Otus lens (a new 24mm f/1.4 Otus is also a possibility). Zeiss may also introduce their […]

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New Photokina rumor: Hasselblad to open their H5 system for 3rd party digital backs?

By PR admin | Published: September 3, 2014

I received this Hasselblad rumor from a reader: It looks like Hasselblad are opening their H5 system for 3rd party digital backs. They already have H4X promo but only recently they updated this promotion with an option to purchase the “open” body without trade-ins. Ironically, most of the people don’t know about it and we all think Hasselblad […]

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Sony QX1 and QX30 camera modules for smart phone officially announced

By PR admin | Published: September 3, 2014

Sony officially announced the QX1 and QX30 camera modules for smart phone. The price of the QX1 is $398, the QX30 is $348. Sample images can be found here. ILCE-QX1 with large APS-C size Exmor™ sensor, BIONZ X™ processor, advanced camera features; works with E-mount / A-mount[i] interchangeable lenses ILCE-QX1 ships with free angle shooting […]

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