Nikon to launch the world’s fastest 105mm f/1.4 prime autofocus lens!

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This is the first image of the new Nikon 105mm f/1.4 autofocus F-mount lens. This is the world’s fastest 105mm autofocus lens and some mirrorless owners maybe be interested to grab this one and to adapt it on their camera. This is definitely a lens with a huge appealing WOW factor!

The lens will be priced at 233,280 YEN ($2,200) and released on August 26.

image via  Digicameinfo.

Venus Optics will launch the new 12mm f/2.8 E-mount lens on July 30!

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Sony E-mount folks will get a new lens before the end of this month. Venus Optics will launch a new 12mm f/2.8 E-mount lens on July 30.

The lens specs will be:
Image circle: 24×36
Field of view: 121.96°
Optical formula: 16 elements, including 2 aspherical elements and 3 elements made of glass with anomalous dispersion, in 10 groups
Number of aperture blades : 7
Aperture range: f/2.8 – f/22
Manual focus
Minimum focusing distance: 0.18m
Maximum magnification: 0.2x
Maximum diameter: 74.8mm
Length: 82.2mm
Weight: circa 570g.

UPDATE: The lens will be available in Canon / Nikon / Sony A / Pentax K / Sony FE mount.

Panasonic MFT camera announcement in late August. Olympus in early September.

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MFT folks will just have to wait one month to get their next MFT camera:

  1. Panasonic will announce a new entry level MFT camera by end of August (no GH5!)
  2. Olympus will announce the E-PL8 in early September.

It is still unclear if the GH5 and E-M1II will be both introduced at Photokina. If I would take a guess the GH5 will be announced a couple of months after Photokina and the E-M1II will still be announced at Photokina but ship in early 2017.