After the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 Macro 2:1 and the Laowa 15mm f/4 Shift Macro 1:1 lenses, the Chinese company Venus Optics will shortly announce the Laowa STF 105mm f/2 (T/3.2) – a new full frame portrait lens with an apodization filter that gives a more progressive and velvety bokeh than an ordinary lens (STF stands for Smooth […]
With the lack of good Nikkor DX wide angle lens choices and the new D500 camera, Tokina got the timing right to release their latest 14-20mm f/2.0 AT-X Pro DX (most of the information already leaked last year). The new lens is now available for pre-order at Adorama and B&H. Shipping is expected in mid-March, 2016. […]
Refurbished Nikon D7000 cameras are now selling for $349 (with free shipping) from an authorized dealer on eBay – this is a new low price.
Here are few screenshots of the upcoming Nikon Coolpix B500 camera I mentioned earlier today – it looks like a replacement for the current Coolpix P500 model (the official announcement should be in the next few days):
I received some information on the new Sony XQD M series memory cards designed for the D5: they won’t be available in the U.S. until the end of May. All three versions were listed for a short time on Amazon Japan (now removed) – here are the prices:
A reader confirmed that three new Coolpix cameras will be announced in the next few days: A10, A100 and B500 (thanks Mistral75). I already reported on the A10 and A100, I am not sure what the B500 will be. We are also still waiting on new Nikon compacts with 1″ sensor. Update: you can see the […]
Ole J Liodden, (see his previous guest post) just published the first Nikon D5 review/test report. You can read the entire article here: “As you already has understood – the new Nikon D5 camera is in my opinion not only a small improvement, but has set new standards especially regarding the AF-system and High ISO performance which will […]
