As “predicted” by my sources the new Leica Monochrome camera just got announced! Full details and image samples can be seen at Leica (Click here). A press text can be read at Amateurphotographer.

Preorders will be online soon at BHphoto (Click here).

Image courtesy: Japancamerahunter

Those are the very first images of the new supertiny MS-Optical Perar 21 mm f/4,5 MC Super Wide Triplet lens!

The lens has a close focusing distance of 80cm, tre element optical design, 5,2mm thick(!) and weights 43g only!

More images via Japancamerahunter

We have that from a reliable source: The new Leica Monochrome camera will be announced next week!

That’s quite a surprise! Today Zeiss announced a completely new line of lenses for Sony FE cameras! Unlike Loxia those lenses have autofocus and a huge OLED display on the lens!

Preorder links:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens at Adorama (Click here)
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Adorama (Click here)
Lens shade for 25mm at Adorama (Click here)
Lens shade for 85mm at Adorama (Click here)

And here is the press text:

The new ZEISS Batis 2/25 and 1.8/85 lenses are the first full-frame autofocus lenses with an OLED display for the mirrorless Sony ? series and therefore the pioneers of a new era. As professional tools, they enable outstanding outcomes with optimal image performance, impressive contrast and maximum resolution down to the very last detail.
The innovative OLED display shows the distance of the focal plane from the camera system and the depth of fields, therefore ideally supporting creative image composition. For the demanding photographer, the OLED display is an absolute highlight – an innovation that is currently unparalleled in camera lenses.  ZEISS Batis lenses are available in a wide-angle and portrait focal length and are the perfect match for the existing lenses offered for the system. The ZEISS Batis 2/25 and Batis 1.8/85 lenses will be available for purchase from July 2015 – place your order now!

Plenty of more images and video on SonyAlphaRumors.com

Adobe launched both, the new cloud and standalone version of Lightroom. Here they are:
Lightroom CC (cloud version) at Adobe (Click here).
Lightroom 6 (standalone version) at Adobe (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).

Fuji announced the new XF 16mm f/1.4 WR lens which you can already preorder at BHphoto and Adorama. To learn all you need to know about the lens click over at Rico’s hands-on at Fujirumors.

We have a couple of MFT news coming from the NAB show:

Blackmagic announced two new MFT cameras. The Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera and the Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K.

Panasonic will release a new firmware for the GH4 by end of this month. It adds in camera support for anamorphic shooting, improved HDMi out and V-LOG.