What else is new?
Here are some of the headlines from the past few days while I was offline:
→ New Metabones Speed Booster Ultra 0.71x adapter for Micro Four Thirds cameras announced (check pricing and availability here).
→ The Canon PowerShot G3X camera is now shipping.
→ The Sony RX10M2 camera is also now shipping.
→ The latest Olympus deals and rebates can be found here including price drops on many lenses (up to $400). The GH4 camera is now also $200 off.
→ The Pentax 645D medium format camera is now down to $3,999.
This is why i love #FUJIFILM pic.twitter.com/WM65aBtIsX
— Steven McDougall (@ClydebankPhotos) July 23, 2015
→ Fuji will release a new X2 firmware update at the end of the year.
→ Korea Times - Sony aims to beat Canon, Nikon in full-frame camera market:
"Sony Korea pledged Monday to focus on the full-frame camera market, tapping into its global leadership in image processing sensor technology."
→ Reuters - Canon cuts outlook as weak camera sales hit second-quarter profit:
"Japan's Canon Inc cut its earnings outlook for the full year and reported a 16 percent fall in quarterly profit as consumers, increasingly in the habit of taking photos with their smartphones, bought fewer compact digital cameras."
→ Sony to enter the camera drone business but not for consumers (see press release).