Fuji X-T1 now sells for $679 only in USA
The new Fuji X-T2 is too expensive for you? Well in USA you can buy the mighty X-T1 camera for $679 only on eBay US (Click here). It’s grey imported but still covered by a 1 year seller warranty.
Olympus will launch the 4K capable E-M1II and the new 12-100mm f/4.0 PRO lens!
While the E-PL8 leaked many months ago disappeared from the rumor radar we can switch over to more exciting Olympus news. At Photokina we can expect two great new MFT products:
- The E-M1II with 20MP sensor, 4K video, dual SD card, handheld high resolution mode
- The 12-100mm f/4.0 PRO zoom
Now if also the new 25mm f/1.2 PRO lens will be announced along the first two rumored items than well, this is going to be an exciting Photokina for the MFT fellowship!
Sales start for the two new E-X-M mount lenses from Handevision!
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:
- The Handevision Iberit 50mm f/2.4 costs ¥ 73,800 (Full details here)
- The Handevision Iberit 75mm f/2.4 costs ¥ 66,800 (Full details here)
Two new cameras regsitered in Taiwan. The E-M1II and the Leica T.
Both Leica and Olympus registered a new camera in Taiwan. This kind of registrations happens weeks before the real camera announcement. While the real final camera name is hidden with a code in the document this should be the new Leica T and new E-M1II cameras.
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Give your Sony A7/r/S camera a vintage style with the new retroFlex-S rig!
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 announces the world fastest 105mm f/1.4 lens
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.
Hasselblad X1D-50C launch delayed til August 30
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.