Here is a quick recap on what new cameras and lenses to expect in the next few days and months before the 2016 Photokina show: Hasselblad mirrorless medium format camera (announcement on June 22nd). Fuji X-T2 camera (announcement on July 7th). Olympus E-PL8 camera (no release date yet – the official announcement got delayed because of the recent […]
I received a tip from a reader that Sony’s next A-mount lens will be an updated 135 f/1.8 ZA – this is one of their best selling ZA primes and the demand for an updated version is very high. Sony is planning to make the announcement prior to the Photokina show in September. The update […]
After the Sigma 85/1.4 EX DG HSM lens was said to be discontinued, I can now confirm that a new Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art lens is currently being tested in the field and will be officially announced soon (most likely at Photokina in September).
The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV camera is rumored to have 4k and 1080p at 120fps video recording capabilities. The camera is currently in the testing phase and will most likely be announced for Photokina in September. Via Canonrumors
シグマさんより85/1.4 DG HSM 生産終了のお知らせが…ニコン・ソニー・ペンタックス・シグマ用はちょっぴりあります。キヤノン用は展示品のみになっちゃいました… いままでありがとう。 A！？！楽しみにしてますよ… pic.twitter.com/8DrraN5EHc — フジヤカメラ店 (@fujiyacamera) May 20, 2016 The Japanese store Fujiya Camera tweeted that the Sigma 85/1.4 EX DG HSM lens is now out of production. A new Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art lens has been rumored for a while – maybe we will finally see an announcement at Photokina in […]
This summer Canon is rumored to announce a new EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS full frame lens that will replace the current 70-300 model. The official announcement is expected before August. Interestingly enough, Nikon is also rumored to announce a new Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VRII lens before Photokina. Via CanonRumors
Olympus will soon announce a new action camera. The technical specifications are not yet available, but it seems the new model will be from the Tough series. Not sure if the leaked picture is for the already rumored Olympus Stylus TG-Tracker camera.
A new Canon EF-M 28mm f/3.5 IS STM macro lens for EOS-M cameras was registered in the Russian certification agency Novocert: The official announcement will most likely be at Photokina in September. Canon currently has four different EOS-M lenses in their lineup (five with the EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM kit lens) and none of them […]
Here is a video recorded last week at the 2016 NAB show where Panasonic representative confirms (at the 5:44 mark) that the upcoming GH5 will remain a MFT camera and will not have a larger sensor (Super35/APS-C sensor):
Hasselblad already sold out their last Lunar camera (still available in the US) and now “the Swedish medium-format giant still has plans to open up its professional dominated market to a wider audience”. Hasselblad’s CEO also said that the company’s next move will be “from professional to the prosumer. That’s the arena we see as a […]
In addition to the 85mm f/1.8 and 90mm f/2.8 (already announced), Tamron is expected to announce two more lenses in 2016: wide angle zoom ultra tele zoom (probably a new xxx-600 lens or something similar with the new SP treatment) My sources confirmed that the picture of the Tamron SP 135mm f/1.8 VC Di lens I […]
Panasonic is rumored to announce their new 8k camera this fall (most likely for Photokina). In 8k photo mode each image will be 33.5 MP in size and you will be able to re-focus simply by touching anywhere on the image.
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