Leaked Sigma 12mm f/1.4 APS-C lens images!

Here are the first images of the new Sigma 12mm f/1.4 APS-C E/L/X/RF lens. It comes along a “bad” news. In very last minute Sigma postponed the announcement of this lens for unknown reasons. It should have been launched next week on June 17 along the new 17-40mm f/1.8 APS-C lens (which I leaked on this post).

I also have some pricing info about both lenses:

  • 17-40mm lens will cost 999 Euro and 1650 AUSD
  • 12mm f/1.4 will cost 1090 AUSD

Again, 17-40mm lens is coming on June 17 while at this point I don’t know if and when the 12mm lens will be announced…

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AUSD info via How2fly

Surprising boom? CIPA reports a 23% increase in camera shipments for the month of April.

Global shipments of cameras by Japanese manufacturers increased by 23% in April. A surprising spike that accelerated after the good sales in Q1. Don’t really know what is driving this. There are reports about the Nikon Z5II selling hot in Japan but this can’t be the only reason. Let’s see if this trend continues in the coming months. But I would definitely say that all manufacturers can look forward to a brighter future.

Leica 28-70 f/2.8 lens coming on June 12!

A trusted source (Thanks a lot!!!) just shared the first image of the new Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 28-70 f/2.8 ASPH lens. The lens will be announced on June 12. It weights 570 g and cost just under 2.000€.

 

First images of the real world Ricoh GRIV prototype camera

Ricoh officially shared a video showing the Ricoh GRIV prototype camera. Here is the video: