Sigma 14mm f/1.2 and 35mm f/1.2 Patents

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 28, 2018

Sigma has a patent for two new Micro Four Thirds lenses:

  • Focal length: 13.92 mm
  • F No.: 1.28
  • 2ω: 81.14
  • Image height: 10.82 mm
  • Lens length; 105.02 mm

and:

  • Focal length: 34.98 mm
  • F No.: 1.28
  • 2ω: 33.12
  • Image height: 10.82 mm
  • Lens length; 110.14 mm

Via hi-lows-note co Photorumors

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MEGA DEAL ZONE Zone: For a Limited-Time Only!

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 26, 2018


B&H Photo started their MEGA DEAL ZONE Savings today with lots of big post-holiday savings. They even have a few 43 specific deals, but the majority of the savings are generic savings that would be helpful to any photographer. Check out the Full list here and 43 Savings below.

Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS Lens for m4/3
Nissin i400 TTL Flash for m4/3
Vello Canon EF/EF-S Lens to m4/3
Kenko Auto Extension Tube Set DG for m4/3

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Deal of The Day: Ruggard Electronic Dry Cabinets Heavily Discounted

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 20, 2018

Ruggard Electronic Dry Cabinets are on sale today only at B&H Photo. I received a Ruggard 235L a few weeks ago to protect my equipment from some water damage I have been dealing with and to integrate into my closet. I plan to do a longer review once the project is finished, but Ruggard dry cabinets are very well built and the current savings are up to $500 for the Ruggard 600L model so don’t miss out if you live in a humid climate as I do or if you are concerned about environmental mold affecting your equipment. You can see all of the sizes on sale here.

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New IM014 Olympus Lens Spotted

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 14, 2018


Nokishita is reporting that Olympus registered a new lens the IM014. You can see the tweet here.

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Olympus Interview: Aki Murata – Full Frame Doesn’t Fit Our Philosophy

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 13, 2018


Image Resource interviewed Aki Murata the new VP of sales and marketing for Olympus America during the Photo Plus show. Below are excerpts from the interview:

  • Olympus has no plans to go full frame
  • They have been focused on small camera bodies for 50 years
  • Olympus focuses on compactness, lightweight, and “ultimate reliability” due to a mandate by Yoshihisa Maitani
  • m43 fits this philosophy perfectly
  • The OM in OM-1 stands for Olympus-Maitani
  • Nature and wildlife photography has the most variation and is a huge market for them.
  • m43 is ideal for shooting long because you save a lot of weight and size
  • The companies moving towards full frame are leaving behind the photographers that care about size/weight.
  • Olympus weather sealing is a cut above the rest
  • They subject the E-M1 Mark II to 2.5 inches per hour for 10 minutes per side, they test 6 sides which equal 60 minutes of water exposure in all.
  • After the testing, they disassemble the camera to see if it passed their testing, which requires the camera to have no water inside.
  • If they find any water inside they figure out where it came from and test it again.
  • Olympus is happy that the competition left them with the huge compact high-quality market virtually to themselves.
  • m43 has the most expansive mirrorless lens selection so it should be fine going forward.
  • Panasonic will likely slow their m43 development while Olympus continues to invest heavily.
  • Olympus has the clearest strategy and arguably the most security going forward.

via Image Resource

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