First Real-Looking EOS R8 Mark II Photos Leak: Joystick, Side SD Door, Micro-HDMI

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Leaked front view of a Canon EOS R8 Mark II body without a lens
Leaked EOS R8 Mark II photo circulating via Reddit and Canon Rumors. Certification-style, not an official Canon marketing image.

Canon Rumors says the photos are no longer mockups. A Reddit post dumped a set of Canon EOS R8 Mark II pictures that look like certification-house shots — white background, mixed color and grayscale, doors open — not a Canon campaign. CR’s line is blunt: “These images are 100% real.” They are still not official Canon marketing, and the camera is still unannounced.

That is the update after yesterday’s looks-like-Sony mockup. The top plate in this set is labeled EOS R8 Mark II. The back has the joystick the original R8 never got. The spec sheet next to the gallery is the same rumor list we already ran — treat the hardware in the photos as the news, and the 24MP / $1,799 column as still unofficial.

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Sony FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G Official: $1,599.99, 314g, Circular-to-Diagonal Zoom

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Official product photo of the Sony FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G lens
Official product photo of the Sony FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G (SEL814G). Image: Sony / Alpha Universe

Sony has made the fisheye zoom official. The FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G (SEL814G) is the company’s first full-frame E-mount fisheye zoom: circular at 8mm, diagonal at 14mm, constant F3.5, $1,599.99 in the United States / $1,999.99 in Canada. Sony says it arrives in October 2026; the US store is already on pre-order with estimated delivery October 13–14. B&H has the lens listed as well for Pre-order.

That is the lens from the leaked product shots and the September 8 date dump. The rumor ticket was about $1,499. Sony’s list is a hundred dollars higher. It is still G, not GM.

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Nikon Is Developing ZR Firmware 2.00: H.265 Log3G10, R3D NE Peaking — Open Gate Aimed at 2027

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Official product photo of the Nikon ZR full-frame Z CINEMA camera
Official product photo of the Nikon ZR. Image: Nikon

Nikon is not posting a download today. The company is developing firmware version 2.00 for the Nikon ZR, the full-frame Z CINEMA body that shipped in October 2025. Three features are on the 2.00 list. Nikon says that update is scheduled for release sometime in 2026 — no month, no build number you can install this afternoon.

A second, separate firmware track is also in the works: open-gate recording and an anamorphic desqueeze display. Those are aimed at 2027, not at 2.00. RED is updating RED CONTROL and RED CONTROL PRO so the apps can remote the ZR.

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Sigma 20-60mm F2.8-4 DG Contemporary: $849 Compact Zoom for Full-Frame Kit Upgraders

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Official product photo of the Sigma 20-60mm F2.8-4 DG Contemporary lens with hood
Official product photo of the Sigma 20-60mm F2.8-4 DG Contemporary. Image: Sigma

The other Sigma from today is the more useful one if you still have a kit zoom on the camera. The 20-60mm F2.8-4 DG | Contemporary is a palm-sized full-frame standard zoom for Sony E-mount and L-Mount: $849, 385g (L-Mount) / 375g (Sony E), in US stores from October 6, 2026. Pre-order at B&H Photo Video.

The headline is the wide end. Most “walk-around” zooms start at 24mm or 28mm. This one starts at 20mm and F2.8, then eases to F4 by 60mm. DPReview’s take is the same one Sigma wants: if you bought a body with a slow kit lens, this is the first serious replacement that does not drag a 24-70mm f/2.8 around.

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Sigma 85mm F1.2 DG Art Is Official: $1,599, Dual HLA, Completes the F1.2 Trio

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Official product photo of the Sigma 85mm F1.2 DG Art lens with hood
Official product photo of the Sigma 85mm F1.2 DG Art. Image: Sigma

Sigma has stopped teasing and started selling. The 85mm F1.2 DG | Art is out of development and on the price list: $1,599 in the United States, Sony E-mount and L-Mount, from authorized dealers beginning October 6, 2026. You can pre-order at B&H Photo Video.

That finishes the job Sigma set in February. The 85mm now sits next to the 35mm F1.2 DG II | Art and the 50mm F1.2 DG DN | Art as the medium-telephoto leg of a three-lens F1.2 Art set. Dual HLA autofocus, a 13-blade diaphragm, and a claimed class-smallest 905g body are the hardware pitch. We covered the development announcement and early B&H listing in February; this is the full spec sheet and the street date.

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Nikon Is Developing Nine NIKKOR Z CINEMA T1.9 VV Lenses, Starting With a 50mm That Covers RED’s VV Sensor

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Nikon posted a development notice for a nine-lens NIKKOR Z CINEMA T1.9 VV series, naming a 50mm and claiming the first NIKKOR image circle large enough for RED’s V-RAPTOR [X] VV sensor. No prices or ship date.

Official development image of the NIKKOR Z CINEMA 50mm T1.9 VV on a cinema body
Official development image of the NIKKOR Z CINEMA 50mm T1.9 VV. Nikon says the production lens may look different.

Nikon Inc. has posted a development notice, not a ship date. The company is building a NIKKOR Z CINEMA T1.9 VV series of nine cinema lenses, and the only focal length named so far is the NIKKOR Z CINEMA 50mm T1.9 VV.

The headline is the coverage circle. Nikon says this will be the first NIKKOR series with an image circle large enough for the RED V-RAPTOR [X] VV sensor — 40.96 × 21.60mm, which is wider than a 36 × 24mm full-frame chip. The lenses will also have a “highly precise” autofocus mechanism. Price, the other eight focal lengths, and availability are not in the notice. Specs and release dates are listed as subject to change.

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Sony’s 400mm f/4.5 GM, 600mm f/6.3 GM, and 8-14mm Fisheye G Set for September 8, With Leaked US and Euro Prices

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Sony Alpha Rumors dates the FE 400mm f/4.5 GM OSS, 600mm f/6.3 GM OSS, and 8-14mm f/3.5 G to September 8 around 3 p.m. London time, and adds leaked euro prices next to the earlier U.S. figures.

Leaked product image of the Sony FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G zoom lens
Leaked FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G — one of the three lenses SAR now dates to September 8. Via Sony Alpha Rumors

Sony Alpha Rumors says a trusted source has now locked the date: the three new FE lenses — FE 400mm f/4.5 GM OSS, FE 600mm f/6.3 GM OSS, and the FE 8-14mm f/3.5 Fisheye G — will be announced on September 8 around 3 p.m. London time. A follow-up leak adds European street-style prices next to the earlier U.S. dollar figures.

This is still a rumor, not a Sony press release. No optical formula, autofocus type, or weather-sealing claim has been shown for the two primes. Treat the numbers below as the leak, not a spec sheet.

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Sony FE 8-14mm f/3.5 Fisheye G Leak: First Photos of a Native FE Fisheye Zoom

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Sony Alpha Rumors posted the first leaked photos of an FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G zoom — G series, not GM, with an aperture ring and a September rumor window.

Leaked product image of the Sony FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G zoom lens
Leaked FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G product image. Via Sony Alpha Rumors

Sony Alpha Rumors has posted the first leaked photos of a new FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G zoom. The product graphic is labeled exactly that way — full-frame E-mount, constant f/3.5, G series, and explicitly a fisheye. If it ships as shown, it would be Sony’s first native FE fisheye zoom. The only first-party option today is still the 16mm fisheye converter that screws onto the FE 28mm f/2.

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Canon EOS R8 Mark II Leak Adds 7.5-Stop IBIS, No Mechanical Shutter, and 3D-from-2D Video

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Canon EOS R8 Mark II Mockup

Canon Rumors has posted the fullest EOS R8 Mark II spec sheet yet — still a leak, still aimed at a September 15, 2026 New York announcement. The new list goes well past the IBIS / 24MP / about $1,800 briefing from late August: 7.5 stops of IBIS, no mechanical shutter, 20fps pre-shooting, and a software trick that would build 3D video from 2D footage.

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Fujifilm XF 400mm f/4.5 Completes the X-Mount Super-Tele Prime Trio, Priced $3,199.95

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FUJINON XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR
FUJINON XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR

Fujifilm has filled the gap between its 200mm f/2 and 500mm f/5.6 X-mount primes. The new FUJINON XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR is a 400mm super-telephoto (609mm equivalent on APS-C) aimed at birds, motorsports, and aircraft — the same sports-and-wildlife brief DPReview and B&H Explora use for the launch. Fujifilm says the 200 / 400 / 500mm set now covers about 305mm to 762mm in full-frame terms.

U.S. list price is $3,199.95 ($3,899.99 in Canada). Fujifilm says the lens will be available mid-September 2026. You can pre-order now at B&H Photo Video.

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