This would come as a shock to many Nikon DeFocus Control fans. It appears that the Nikon AF DC-NIKKOR 105mm f/2D, one of the two Defocus control lenses currently being sold by Nikon, is to be discontinued. That is if you are to believe this amazon listing. However, it could just be a one of... Read more »
After months of speculation and keeping the rumor mills buzzing, the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED is finally shipping out. Amazon lists the shipping date as August 27th. B&H lists it as August 26th. Adorama has scheduled it for August 26th as well. Stjørdal Foto in Norway has recently received their delivery of the... Read more »
A new Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro lens designed for the Sony A-mount camera has been announced. Labelled as model number ‘F017’, this 90mm macro lens is capable of producing 1:1 reproduction (in other words life size reproduction) of small creepy crawlies. The maximum aperture on the lens is f/2.8 and the minimum capable... Read more »
Big news if you are a Canon pro user. The 5D Mark IV is slotted to be announced on August 25th. The word out in the market is that the camera is already being shipped out of Japan as you read this. The 5D Mark IV will replace the very popular 5D Mark III. The... Read more »
GoPro is going to announce two new cameras shortly. These will be the HERO5 Session and the HERO5 Black. The specs have recently come online. And here they are – The HERO5 Black The HERO5 Black would be able to shoot 4K videos at 30 fps. At 2.7K the frame rate would be 60 fps.... Read more »
Fujifilm XA-3 The upcoming Fuji X-A3 camera and the Fujinon 23mm f/2 lens specs have been spilled on to the internet. The rumor mills are abuzz that the camera is likely to be announced as soon as in a few weeks (and that means before Photokina). The Fuji X-A3 is a mirrorless systems built around... Read more »
It appears that GoPro Hero 5 is closer to seeing the light of day than you think. Rumors have been making their way that the GoPro is testing the new Hero 5. From the patent filings and the other sources it appears that the Hero 5 will have a built-in GPS module and a touchscreen.... Read more »
This could have been a classic case of an unmindful individual losing his photography gear. Except, in this case the individual is a seasoned professional with years of experience and completely aware of the dangers when traveling with his gear. It is always recommended when traveling in places that are unfamiliar to you, you should... Read more »
The Oppo F1s smartphone is being marketed as a ‘Selfie Expert’. The reason is it has a higher resolution camera at the front compared to the one at the back. When the whole world of smartphones revolve around more powerful rear cameras Oppo has quietly gone on to oblige the selfie-shooter. The front camera (the one that... Read more »
Great news for full-frame shooters. Samyang has officially announced the 20mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC lens. Geared for full-frame shooters, the new Samyang 20mm f/1.8 is the latest in a line of prime fast aperture lenses that Samyang has launched this year. The USP is definitely the fast wide aperture. It can be used to... Read more »
This would come as a shock to many Nikon DeFocus Control fans. It appears that the Nikon AF DC-NIKKOR 105mm f/2D, one of the two Defocus control lenses currently being sold by Nikon, is to be discontinued. That is if you are to believe this amazon listing. However, it could just be a one of... Read more » 
