Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 & 21mm f/1.4 Mirrorless Lenses Announced !

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Rokinon has just announced two fast prime mirrorless lenses for Canon EF-M mount, Sony E-mount(APS-C), Fujifilm X-mount(APS-C), Micro Four Thirds mount. One is standard prime lens Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 Lens (B&H Photo Video), the other is a wide-angle prime lens Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 lens (B&H Photo Video). The price for Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 lens is $549, the price for Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 lens is $499, will be shipping on October 7th, 2015. Filling a gap in the existing lineup, a new 50mm f/1.2 lens will serve as the ideal fast portrait-length lens for selective focus control and a longer-than-normal perspective. On the wider end, a 21mm f/1.4 will offer an equivalent standard wide-angle perspective with a bright maximum aperture to suit working in variable lighting conditions.

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Rumors: EF 85mm f/1.8 IS and EF-S 22mm f/2 STM Coming in 2016 ?

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According to recently rumors from CanonRumors, there will be two non-L lens to be announced in 2016. One is image stabilization EF 85mm f/1.8 IS lens, the other is EF-S 22mm f/2 STM lens. CR said this rumor is coming from a unknown source, so take this  with a grain of salt.

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Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4 Vs. Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM from ThePhoblographer

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ThePhobloggrapher has made a comparison review on the new announced Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4 lens ($1,799 at B&H Photo Video & Adorama) and Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM lens ($969 at Amazon & B&H & Adorama).

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Zeiss Milvus Lenses Sample Images, MTF Chart, Previews, Reviews Round-up

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The new announced Zeiss Milvus lenses (Pre-order at B&H Photo Video , Adorama) are designed for Canon EF mount and Nikon F mount DSLR cameras. Here are some sample images, MTF chart, hands-on previews, reviews, videos around the web.

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Interview with Canon Imaging Chief: EOS M4 will be Announced in the very near Future

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Imaging-resource recently interviewed with Canon’s imaging chief Masaya Maeda, talking about the recently announced new Canon products, such as Canon 120MP Full Frame DSLR camera, 250MP APS-H sensor, 600mm f/4L DO BR IS lens, ME20F-SH and more.

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Rumors: Nikon D400 and Nikon D5 Could be Announced Together at CES 2016

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After Canon’s EOS 7D Mark II released for years, there is still no Nikon D400, only some rumors around the web, in the past interview from Nikon managers, they confirmed Nikon hasn’t ignoring the DX line. According to latest updates from NikonRumors, the Nikon D400 (or another name: Nikon D9300) will be announced along with upcoming Nikon’s new flagship full frame DSLR camera Nikon D5 in early 2016, probably at CES 2016.

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Olympus E-M1 Firmware Ver. 4.0 & E-M5 II Firmware Ver. 2.0 Coming in November

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Olympus has just announced new firmware updates from E-M1 and E-M5 Mark II. The new firmwares will be available in November, 2015.

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