First images of the new Laowa 28mm f/1.2 L lens!

At the Cp+ show Laowa displayed the new Laowa 28mm f/1.2 lens! Dc.watch posted those images and some specs. I also got additional info from my soruce which I included here:

Specs summary:

  • Laowa 28mm f/1.2
  • Full Frame E-mount
  • manual focus
  • lens construction is 13 elements in 7 groups.
  • number of aperture blades is 13
  • shortest shooting distance is 500mm
  • maximum shooting magnification is 0.073x
  • Supports click ON/OFF switching of the aperture ring
  • 562g
  • $599
  • 600g
  • good sharpness even at f/1.2
  • High CA wide open
  • Canon RF, Sony E, Nikon Z, L mount
  • Release on March 28

Panasonic Japan announces a new S5II firmware update is coming in March

Lumix S5II at Bhphoto, Adorama, Amazon US.

Panasonic Japan said it will release a new fw update for the S5II in March. This is the Google translated text:

  • Regarding the S series full-frame single-lens camera “DC-S5M2”, new firmware that can switch the live view display speed while pressing the shutter halfway in AFC will be released in late March
  • New firmware that improves AF performance during zoom tracking will be released in April 2023 for the S-series interchangeable lenses “S-R24105”, “S-E2470” and “S-E70200”

via Asobinet