Monthly Archives: April 2017

New Canon CN-E 70-200mm cinema lens to be announced at the NAB show next week

Canon will announce a new CN-E 70-200mm lens at the 2017 NAB show next week. This seems to be the only new product that will be introduced according to the Japanese website Nokishita (no new DSLR).

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Contax and Voigtlander Bessa digital camera concepts

Two concept cameras – industrial designs by Ernesto Lacalle (3dempire.com.ar): Contax digital camera concept – more pictures available here. Voigtlander Bessa digital camera concept – more pictures available here.

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Sony overtakes #2 position in U.S. full-frame interchangeable lens camera market

This just in from Sony – Sony overtakes #2 position in U.S. full-frame interchangeable lens camera market:

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Fujinon GF 23mm f/4 and 110mm f/2 lenses for Fuji GFX camera confirmed for next week

The official announcement of the Fujinon GF 23mm f/4 R LM WR and GF 110mm f/2 R LM medium format lenses for the Fuji GFX camera next week was confirmed by the Japanese website Nokishita (originally reported by FujiAddict). Here are the rumored prices of the upcoming Fujinon GF lenses (as reported by FujiAddict in January):

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New Panasonic DC-TZ90 camera to be announced soon

Panasonic registered a new Panasonic DC-TZ90 compact camera for Wi-Fi certification. This will most likely be the replacement for the current DMC-TZ85 model. Here are the details from the filing:

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Nikon D7500 camera announced

  Yesterday Nikon officially announced the previously rumored Nikon D7500 DSLR camera: Pre-orders Nikon D500 vs. Nikon D7500 vs. Nikon D7200 specifications comparison Nikon D7500: everything you need to know Nikon D7500 camera announced

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Fujinon GF 23mm f/4 R LM WR medium format lens for GFX rumored to be released next week

A quick update on my previous post regarding the upcoming Fuji announcement on April 19th: in addition to the Fujinon GF 110mm f/2 R LM lens and two new SQ Instax square cameras, Fujifilm is expected to also release the Fujinon GF 23mm f/4 R LM WR medium format lens for GFX. Via FujiAddict

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Update on Ricoh

Ricoh lost 10 billion yen and will revise downward their financial forecast. The company is planning to expand their Theta product line. Ricoh also announced a restructuring plan, something that has already been done by other companies like Panasonic and Nikon. In addition, Ricoh issued an official statement regarding previous report that the company could exit the photography/camera business:

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Ricoh could get out of the photography / camera business

After Samsung, Nikon and Panasonic, it seems that Ricoh is the next big company that is having some serious troubles with their camera division: Update: Ricoh issued a statement denying the report, saying that they are focusing on expanding “high-value-added models” (Google translated from Japanese).

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The latest deals on photo editing software from Topaz Labs, Franzis and Macphun (coupon codes included)

Topaz Labs Starting today Topaz Labs is offering 40% off their entire online store – that’s about $200 off their Complete Collection (valid until April 16th). You must use coupon code SPRING40. This offer is valid until April 16th What is the Topaz Labs Complete Collection? With the recent addition of Topaz Texture Effects 2, Impression […]

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