Panasonic and Leica have announced a new agreement for a comprehensive business alliance and work even more closely together to develop new technologies under the name L2 Technology (L squared Technology).
The L2 stands for the L of Leica and Lumix and symbolizes the joint business and marketing activities going forward. The two companies say that L2 will unify the strengths of the two brands…
The CEO of Sony’s Semiconductor division claims that smartphone cameras will exceed the quality of single-lens reflex cameras within the next few years, specifically by 2024.
As reported by Nikkei, Sony recently held a business briefing session for its Imaging…
Venus Optics has unveiled a new unique macro lens: the Laowa 24mm T14 2x PeriProbe. It has many of the same features as the previous Laowa probe lens but with a twist — a 90-degree rotating periscope tip at the end.
The new PeriProbe is designed to not only fit into tight…
Film company ORWO has announced a brand new film called WOLFEN NC500 which it says is the first new color film it has created in decades.
ORWO is a German company and it only recently announced the Wolfen NP100, a brand new ISO 100 black-and-white 35mm film, which was its first new such film launched in 50 years.
The WOLFEN NC500 is a limited edition 500 ASA, 36 exposure, color…
Ukrainian soldiers recently found a digital camera in a destroyed Russian armored vehicle. Apparently looted from a Ukrainian family, the camera’s memory card contained both photos by the family as well as casual snapshots revealing the lives of Russian soldiers as they…
Landscape photographers often come against the frustration of needing to change the angle of their camera when it is mounted on a tripod. Silence Corner believes it has created quick and easy solution to this problem with the ATOLL.
Silence Corner says the new…
Sony has announced that the production of the a6400 mirrorless camera has restarted. As a result of the worldwide computer chip shortage, the APS-C mirrorless camera was temporarily discontinued last December. Sony is now taking preorders ahead of the popular camera’s return.
The a6400 has resumed production and Sony says that it has resumed accepting orders from distributors and will fulfill…
Fujifilm is hosting its (first of two) X-Summit 2022 event in Omiya, Japan. We’re live-blogging the latest announcements as they’re made in the live-streamed event. Refresh and follow along to keep up with Fujifilm’s latest products.
Fujifilm has announced…
Alongside its new X-H2S camera, 18-120mm F4 LM PZ WR and 150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM, Fujifilm has released an updated lens development roadmap for its interchangeable XF lenses for its X-mount cameras. In the updated roadmap, Fujifilm reveals three new prime lenses: an 8mm F3.5…
Fujifilm launches the 150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR, it's longest super telephoto zoom to date
May 31, 2022
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Fujifilm has its largest super telephoto zoom lens to date, the 150–600mm F5.6–8 R LM OIS WR. This lens, according to Fujifilm, has been ‘engineered for photographers who rely on extreme zoom capabilities, even in the most challenging photographic situations.’
The lens, which offers a full-frame equivalent focal length range of 229–914mm, uses an optical design…
