Viltrox cut a lens in half and took pictures with it – here are the results

By PR admin | Published: May 30, 2026





At the P&E show in China, Viltrox cut an AF 35mm F1.2 LAB FE N lens in half and took pictures with it. Unlike other cut lenses we have seen in the past from various brands, the Viltrox lens was actually functional, and the company published the pictures:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 30, 2026

The latest OM System deals in the US, UK, and Germany

Micro Four Thirds organization: the YoloLiv 18mm f/1.4 lens does not operate properly on Micro Four Thirds cameras

Act fast: the Mandler 35mm f/2 “Seven Elements” lens is back in stock (limited quantities)

Leica Q camera appears in the new James Bond 007 video game as a “Shockwave Camera”

Thypoch released a new Simera-C 16mm T1.9 cine lens and a six-lens cinema kit for Leica M-mount

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New: Owlkrown FlexGrip for Fujifilm X100VI cameras

By PR admin | Published: May 29, 2026

Owlkrown released a new FlexGrip for Fujifilm X100VI cameras (the X100VI is still out of stock!) – here are the details:

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No, Sony is not working on a new display technology that will noticeably improve battery life

By PR admin | Published: May 29, 2026


Another clickbait story is circulating the Internet:

“Sony is working on a new display technology for its Alpha cameras after 2026/Q3”
“New rumor suggests upcoming Sony cameras could have noticeably better battery life”

Editors are publishing made-up stories without even doing a simple Google search. The article in question is a 2011 research paper by Korean academics and has nothing to do with Sony or any upcoming Sony cameras. Here are the details:

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Update: Panasonic still has one registered but not yet announced new camera

By PR admin | Published: May 29, 2026


A quick update to my previous post: Panasonic now has one registered but not yet announced new camera under the code name P2503A:

  • Panasonic P2409A: Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth. This could correspond to the new Lumix L10.
  • Panasonic P2501A: Bluetooth only, no Wi-Fi. This could correspond to the Lumix ZS300/TZ300, which was announced on March 24th.
  • Panasonic P2303A: Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth. It was registered on September 28th, 2023, so it may correspond to an abandoned project.
  • Panasonic P2503A: Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth, not yet announced.

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Meike officially released two new AF lenses: 85mm f/1.4 Ⅱ (L/E/Z) & 56mm f/1.7 (X/E/Z)

By PR admin | Published: May 29, 2026


Meike officially released two new previously reported lenses:

Meike AF 85mm f/1.4 Ⅱ MIX full-frame lens

Meike AF 56mm f/1.7 Air APS-C lens

Meike announced a new AF 56mm f/1.7 Air APS-C lens for Sony E-mount ($169)

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New Cooke, Thypoch, Blazar, and Zeiss cinema lenses

By PR admin | Published: May 28, 2026

Several new cinema lenses were introduced recently:


New Cooke Anamorphic 35mm/50mm/85mm lenses with a 1.5x squeeze factor (additional information).


Thypoch releases a new Simera-C 16mm T1.9 cine lens and a six-lens kit (additional information).


Thypoch also released a new six-lens kit.

 
Blazar announced a new Talon 35mm T2.1 1.5X anamorphic lens.


Zeiss will announce new Panoptes 65 cinema lenses at the Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles (June 5-6, 2026).

Zeiss is teasing “The next major advancement in lens technology” coming on June 2nd

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Leica announced new M11-P, D-Lux 8, Q3 cameras and APO-Summicron-M 50 lens in Metal Gray

By PR admin | Published: May 28, 2026



Leica announced the previously rumored M11-P, D-Lux 8, Q3 cameras, and APO-Summicron-M 50 lens in Metal Gray finish. As already reported, the different models will be released a few weeks apart.

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New: Sandisk Extreme PRO CFexpress 4.0 Type B and Lexar Silver Plus microSDXC UHS-I memory cards announced

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2026

Sandisk and Lexar announced new memory cards:


Sandisk Extreme PRO CFexpress 4.0 Type B memory cards up to 4TB:

  • Sequential read performance: up to 3700MB/s
  • Sequential write performance: up to 3500MB/s


Lexar Silver Plus Series 2TB microSDXC UHS-I Card (coming to B&H soon):

  • Up to 205MB/s read transfer, write speeds lower

 

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The latest Pentax/Ricoh news and rumors

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2026


Here are the latest Pentax/Ricoh news and rumors

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