Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 fish-eye for Micro Four Thirds coming soon: Digital Photography Review.
Samyang, which makes lenses sold under seven different brand names, including Rokinon and Vivitar, has announced a new 7.5 mm fish-eye. The new lens, which is all manual, will be shipping in mid-September and has been priced, so far, at 299 Euros.
Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Lens 4412B002 B&H.
$11,499. And its “temporarily out of stock” too.
via Lens Mug Winner « Canon Rumors.
And there are plenty more such features at the link!
Panasonic launches Lumix G X Vario PZ 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 OIS pancake: Digital Photography Review.
The new Lumix “X” series lenses is an important development for shooting video on DSLRs.
DSLRs have had 3 limitations on their use for many types of video photography:
The new lenses feature built-in zoom motors and controls. Panasonic has also announced a firmware update to several of its micro-four thirds cameras that will presumably add more zoom feature support to the cameras.
At this time, the demo video I saw showed a fixed zoom speed. I presume the firmware update will add a speed control to the cameras. The zoom motor was audible in the camera’s built-in mic. This is yet another reason why we need to remember that audio is half the video experience – and should be using an external mic when sound is important.
Regarding audio, the lack of sound controls on DSLRs still demands use of BeachTek or other external audio mixers to get the sound right.
My public Google+ page now has some still photos. I expect to be posting more items up there.