Two new rumors today:
Well informed source ThisTanaka made it clear that Ricoh-Pentax has no plan to launch a Full Frame or Medium Format mirrorless camera.
This makes sense to me. It’s now well too late to start a new system that can compete in the very niche Full Frame mirroless market. It would only make sense to start a new system if there is completely something new on the horizon….something like curved sensors for example which would give a distinctive advantage over current sensor tech. P.S.: Curved sensor is just one wild idea…there are some others too like the new flat lenses.
via Digicameinfo
Robin Wong:
There have been a lot of complains about how recent camera releases are not good enough and some even claimed a camera being “dead on arrival”. The chase for camera perfection is getting out of hand and honestly, quite pointless. The camera is just a tool, and seriously, the cameras we have today are so much more powerful and capable than any other cameras released more than 10 years ago. We should shift our focus away from demanding more and more and more and truly look into ourselves and ask ourselves – why are we not happy with our own photographs? Is the camera truly to be blamed?
Today we got two lens news/rumors:
Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 FE:
The lens will be released on May 14 for $1199 (SonyAlphaRumors.com).
Voigtlander 60mm f/0,95 MFT:
The lens will start shipping on April 24 for 145,000 yen. Still no info about the possible price and shipment date outside of Japan. Image samples can be seen here: cosina.co.jp/gallery/kano-mft60mm/index.html
Here are a couple of rumors and news:
Tamron:
The Sony E-mount community might soon get a super fats lens. Tamron patented the 70-130mm f/2.0 Full Frame lens (SonyAlphaRumors.com).
Panasonic:
There is a new rumor about a possible L-mount cine camera. Read the details on L-rumors.com
Olympus:
Olympus should soon release a new E-M1X firmware update with Starry Sky AF (43rumors.com).
Fujifilm:
Fujifilm patented XF two new tele lenses: 300mm F4 and 500mm F5.6 (Fujirumors.com).
As expected February sales were lower compared to the previous year. And I do expect march 2020 to show devastating numbers because of the Covid19 outbreak forced production stop.
The Art of Photography.
Lensdays – a new series… in this video we begin with a little baseline on the truth about lens design. Like everything else in photography, optic design is about give and take. To make a lens good at one thing, you have to make it less good at another. What is the difference between a Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L USM II and the much less expensive Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM?
How well do you understand the characteristics of the lenses you own? Why does this matter? Does this have an effect of the art you’re trying to create?
