The new CIPA data for June has just been released. And the camera shipments for Japanese manufacturer did hit a new record low in terms of sales number. Of course the Kumamoto Sony sensor production stop is the main cause for this.
It is expected that sales will “normalize” in September-October.
Samyang just announced one brand new APS-C lens that will come in two different versions and for Canon M, Fuji X , Sony E and MFT mounts.
1) 35mm F1.2 ED AS UMC CS (full details here)
– Bright F1.2 aperture
– Aspherical Lens
– Ultra Multi Coating (UMC) of Samyang Optics
– Compact and Light
– Circular aperture with 9 blades
– Smooth Focus Ring
2) 35mm T1.3 AS UMC CS (full details here).
– Bright T1.3 aperture
– Aspherical Lens
– Ultra Multi Coating (UMC) of Samyang Optics
– Designed as Cine lens – Follow Focus Gear Rings and Declicked Aperture
– Compact and Light
– Circular aperture with 9 blades
– Smooth Focus Ring
Nikon registered a new camera with the code “N1546” in China. Usually this means that Nikon will announce a new camera the coming weeks. This could be a new mirrorless system camera that will be displayed at Photokina.
Back in December Handevision announced two new lenses for the Sony E, Fuji X and Leica M mount systems. Today Handevision announced their shipment start and pricing:
Wanna make your Sony A7 look more “retro” or “vintage”? Redrock announced the new retroFlex-S rig for the Sony Alpha A7II series cameras. You can preorder it at Adorama (Click here).
RetroFlex is a unique rig that combines vintage handheld appeal with digital filmmaking. The big optical loupe is magnetically attached, and the handgrip has a built-in run-stop button for video. The bottom of the cage is an arca-swiss compatible plate so hybrid shooters can drop it right into their Really Right Stuff or similar tripod. Compatible with A7 II, A7S II and A7R II. More product info at Redrockmicro.com and preorder at Adorama.
You can see a short review from Sony Artisan Michael Britt here:
Nikon announced the world’s fastest 105mm lens. All specs and details can be read at BHphoto (Click here). If extreme bokeh is what you need this is the lens you have to buy. Mirrorless camera owners can use the lens with adapter on their camera.
Those of you who ordered the new Hasselblad X1D-50C will have to wait a couple of weeks more than expected to get it. According to BHphoto (Click here) the camera will now tart shipping on August 30 only
Diglloyd says the reason for the delay is that Hasselblad has a lot of bugs to fix. But I am also hearing this has to do with the Sony sensor production issues.
