Today is announcement day!

1) You can preorder the new Panasonic 50mm f/1.8 L lens now at BHphoto and Adorama.

2) Nikon announced two new macro lenses you can preorder at BHphoto.

This is how he sees the difference between the Lumix FF and Lumix MFT system:

BCNranking reported the APRIL sales date in the mirrorless segment. Sony and Canon lead the pack while Fuji had a surprising drop. Still surprised to see Nikon not surpassing the OM Digital share tough!

Well, I think this makes it very clear: Panasonic isn’t going to fade out the MFT system!

Preorders:
GH5II at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Calumet DE, Park Uk.
GH6 at BHphoto.
25-50mm f/1.7 MFT lens at BHphoto.

DankeiBZ talked to Canon-Nikon-Sony managers. All three companies basically share the same vision:

– Mirrorless cameras can now do everything that high end DSRL cameras were capable of doing
– The Olympic postponement accelerated the push to create mirrorless cameras for sports photographers
– “Nikon will proceed with product development for medium- and high-end models, and plans to release the corresponding super-telephoto lens.“

Darren write:

I always wanted to compare the same subject at the same field of view on multiple camera systems – well, I finally did it and I’m sharing with you. Does the size of the sensor matter? Or is the right camera in the skilled hands of a creative professional more important? I think you already know the answer, but the image quality results surprised me.

CanonWatch spotted these new RF lens patents:

Embodiment 1 – 80mm f/2

• FOCAL LENGTH: 82.45 mm
• F NUMBER: 2.06
• HALF ANGLE OF VIEW: 14.70
• IMAGE HEIGHT: 21.64 mm
• LENS LENGTH: 104.87 mm
• BF: 17.60 mm

Embodiment 2 – 80mm f/1.8

• FOCAL LENGTH: 82.48 mm
• F NUMBER: 1.86
• HALF ANGLE OF VIEW: 14.70
• IMAGE HEIGHT: 21.64 mm
• LENS LENGTH: 98.50 mm
• BF: 16.84 mm

Embodiment 3 – 82mm f/2

• FOCAL LENGTH: 82.50 mm
• F NUMBER: 2.06
• HALF ANGLE OF VIEW:14.69
• IMAGE HEIGHT: 21.64 mm
• LENS LENGTH: 102.08 mm
• BF: 14.92 mm

Embodiment 4 – 100mm f/2

• FOCAL LENGTH: 99.80 mm
• F NUMBER: 2.06
• HALF ANGLE OF VIEW: 12.23
• IMAGE HEIGHT: 21.64 mm
• LENS LENGTH: 118.38 mm
• BF: 21.99 mm

Embodiment 5 – 70mm f/2

• FOCAL LENGTH: 70.50 mm
• F NUMBER: 2.06
• HALF ANGLE OF VIEW: 17.06
• IMAGE HEIGHT: 21.64 mm
• LENS LENGTH: 94.86 mm
• BF: 17.89 mm

Embodiment 6 – 85mm f/2

• FOCAL LENGTH: 85.00 mm
• F NUMBER: 2.06
• HALF ANGLE OF VIEW: 14.28
• IMAGE HEIGHT: 21.64 mm
• LENS LENGTH: 100.82 mm
• BF: 16.76 mm

And on Hi Lows Note there are more:

RF 20mm
23mm F1.8
19mm F2.8
RF 28mm F1.4,
30mm F1.4
35mm F1.4

Damn is Canon patenting every kind of possible lenses!