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.
Leica folk can now preorder the new anodized 50mm Summicron lens at BHphoto ($7,995). The Sexyness of that lens is only matched by the pricyness :)
We keep receiving info via different sources that the Kumamoto Sony sensor shutdown will have effects til late 2016. All major companies had to delay their camera release roadmap by at least four months.
And a lucky note on Fuji: They ordered a big lot of the X-T2 sensors made by Sony long before the Kumamoto earthquake. And lucky enough Sony produced most of those sensors before the shutdown in April. Fuji could ship the new X-T2 already now but they prefered to start shipping the cameras in September to reduce the production gab between this first batch of cameras and the second batch that is affected by the Sony four month production delay.
