New Canon and Sony teasers, announcement in less than 48 hours



Canon released a second teaser for their upcoming new products announcement that will take place in less than 48 hours:

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New Brightin Star 7.5mm f/2.8 IV APS-C ultra-wide fisheye lens announced, intro price: $140


Brightin Star officially announced the previously reported 7.5mm f/2.8 IV APS-C ultra-wide fisheye lens for E/Z/RF-S/EF-M/X/MFT cameras:

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Viltrox to announce a new line of Micro Four Thirds lenses, the first model will be 25mm f/1.7


A quick update to my previous post: Viltrox will announce a new line of Micro Four Thirds lenses, with the first model being the 25mm f/1.7. This decision probably has to do with the upcoming Songdian Micro Four Thirds camera:


The translation on the new teaser says:

“Introducing an all-new lineup of M43-mount autofocus lenses—launched simultaneously.”

Viltrox used to make MFT lenses (see listings):

Latest Viltrox lens roadmap reveals new MFT lenses

Here is the list of all new lenses that will debut at the 2026 China P&E Imaging Show in Beijing this week:

List of all new lenses that will debut at the 2026 China P&E Imaging Show in Beijing next week

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List of all new lenses that will debut at the 2026 China P&E Imaging Show in Beijing next week



Here is the list of new lenses that will debut at the upcoming 2026 China P&E Imaging Show in Beijing (May 15-18, 2026):

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Major 25% Lexar price increase coming on June 1st


After LaCie, OWC, and ProGrade, Lexar is rumored to be the next manufacturer to have a major 25% price increase on memory cards on June 1.

B&H Photo is currently running a sale on select memory cards and SSDs.

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New: the 2026 5DayDeal “Photography Path To Mastery” giveaway is now live


The new 2026 5DayDeal “Photography Path To Mastery” will officially go on sale in a few days. The corresponding $55,555.55+ 5DayDeal pre-launch giveaway is already live online:

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Topaz May update is now available with a new 50% off flash sale


The Topaz May update is now available with a new SDR-to-HDR video upscale model, expanded access to recently released models on both desktop (Gigapixel) and web (Topaz Image Web), and a new streamlined experience for using video enhancement models in Adobe Premiere. This is the first time the latest image models, like Wonder 3 and Denoise Max, are available in a web browser via an all-new web app. Topaz also started a new sale (details at the bottom of this post).

Here are the details:

New Models in Topaz Gigapixel: Wonder 2, Wonder 3, High Fidelity 3

Recently released models, now available in Gigapixel.

Three of our newest and most popular models are now fully integrated into Topaz Gigapixel:

Wonder 2

Wonder 2 is our newest image enhancement model that denoises, sharpens, and upscales in a single step, with no sliders or tuning required. It is a giant, powerful model that now runs locally thanks to our proprietary NeuroStream technology, which dramatically reduces VRAM usage and allows powerful AI to run on standard creator hardware.

Wonder 3

Wonder 3 is a powerful, one-click sharpen, upscale, and denoise model. Unlike Wonder 2—which was built for ultra-low-resolution upscaling—Wonder 3 handles both high-quality inputs and heavily degraded images with consistent results.

High Fidelity 3

Built for technical precision. Optimized for clean, noise-free upscaling of high-fidelity images where accuracy matters most—especially for RAW files.


New App: Topaz Image for Web

All your favorite Topaz image models, now in the browser.

Bring the power of Topaz image enhancement directly to your browser—no download required. Upload your images, choose from workflows like Autopilot, Creative Upscale, Photo Restoration, Sharpen, and more, then process everything in just a few clicks. Batch processing and side-by-side comparison make it easy to review your results, and all of your favorite Topaz image models are available in one place for the same high-quality enhancements you know from our desktop apps.

Premiere Panel v1 – Cloud Rendering UXP Panel

Topaz Video, now inside Premiere.

Topaz Labs for Premiere brings Topaz Video enhancement directly into your Premiere workflow. Process footage using cloud rendering without ever leaving your timeline—no export/import round trips needed.


Hyperion 2 – SDR to HDR Model

Unlock HDR depth from SDR footage.

Hyperion 2 converts standard dynamic range video (SDR) to high dynamic range (HDR) by expanding luminance, bit depth, and contrast. It supports both PQ (cinematic/mastering) and HLG (broadcast) transfer functions, so it fits into a wide range of modern HDR pipelines. Hyperion 2 is now available in Topaz Video, and will be coming to Astra next week.

New Topaz sale

30% off all monthly plans (applied automatically in cart):

  • Studio — $69/mo → $48/mo
  • Studio Pro — $75/mo → $52/mo
  • Topaz Video — $59/mo → $41/mo
  • Topaz Video Pro — $59/mo → $47/mo
  • Topaz Gigapixel — $29/mo → $20/mo
  • Topaz Gigapixel Pro — $50/mo → $35/mo
  • Topaz Photo — $39/mo → $27/mo
  • Topaz Photo Pro — $58/mo → $40/mo
  • Bloom — $39/mo → $27/mo
  • Bloom Pro — $49/mo → $34/mo

50% off web plans (applied automatically in cart)

  • Astra (400 credits/mo) — $39/mo → $19/mo
  • Topaz Image Web Personal — $19/mo → $9/mo
  • Topaz Image Web Pro — $59/mo → $29/mo
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The “I’m Back Roll” digital back sensor for film cameras raised over $1,000,000 on Kickstarter



The “I’m Back Roll” digital back sensor for film cameras has now raised over $1,016,820 on Kickstarter by 1,667 backers, with 5 more days to go:


Additional information on this project can be found here and here:

“I’m back” is back with a new “I’m Back Roll” APS-C digital back sensor for film cameras

The “I’m Back Roll” digital back sensor for film cameras has a special solution for Leica M film cameras

“I’m Back Roll” offers APS-C digital back sensor for Pentax film cameras

Here are the latest photography-related Kickstarter crowdfunding projects:

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The latest Nikon news and rumors


Here is an updated list of what to expect next from Nikon (see previous reports):

Cameras

Lenses

Here is the latest Nikon news:

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The latest Leica news and rumors


Here is an updated list/recap of expected/rumored Leica cameras and lenses (see all previous reports here):

Here is the latest Leica news:

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