Monthly Archives: September 2017

More on the upcoming “unprecedented” Yashica camera (with pictures)

Here are some observations by a reader (thanks Mistral75) on the “unprecedented” new Yashica camera that is rumored to launch on Kickstarter in October: Having a second look at the various videos posted by Yashica on their YouTube channel, I realised that the rangefinder camera shown in the two first videos (‘YASHICA – Peep into […]

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This is the deleted tweet where Adobe confirmed that Lightroom 7 will be announced this year

Two days ago Adobe confirmed in tweet that Lightroom 7 will be announced by the end of the year. I was able to capture a screenshot before the tweet got deleted: The rumored Adobe Lightroom 7 will probably be announced during the Adobe Max conference (October 18-20, 2017). The current Adobe CC plan rates can be found here. You can get […]

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New: Samyang Lens Station for Sony E-mount

There is a new Samyang Lens Station for Sony E-mount listed on the company’s official website. I am not sure if this is a leak (just like the Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE lens for Sony E-mount) or the lens station is already officially announced. I first reported about the Samyang Lens Station back in April. Here are […]

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New Oprema Jena Biotar 75mm-C cinema lens to be announced on Monday

Oprema Jena will officially announce a new Biotar 75-C lens on Monday – this will be the cinema version of the Oprema Jena Biotar 75 f/1.5 lens (currently on Kickstarter) and it will be available in PL mount (can be used with various adapters). Update: pre-orders on the Biotar 75-C are already live on the Biotar […]

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Hasselblad has a new A6D-100c 100MP aerial camera

Hasselblad announced a new A6D-100c 100MP aerial camera – here are the specifications (click or larger iew): High-resolution A6D-100c sample images:

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Praktica cameras are also back

Resurrecting old brands and product has been the latest trend in the photo industry (see the latest updates on Yashica, Minolta Thambar, Biotar, Zenit, Meyer Optik Görlitz). We can now also add the Praktica brand to this list – on www.praktica.com you can find multiple point and shoot digital cameras, camcorders, sport optics and accessories: Praktica’s headquarter is located in the UK. […]

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GoPro HERO6 Black and GoPro Fusion cameras officially announced

GoPro officially announced the previously rumored HERO6 Black and GoPro Fusion cameras. The GoPro HERo5 camera is currently in stock at B&H, Adorama and WEX. See also the comparison chart between the HERO5 Session, HERO5 Black and HERO6 Black cameras. GoPro HERO6 Black camera specs: Powered by GoPro’s Custom-Designed GP1 Processor 4K60 and 1080p240 Video QuikStories […]

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Wex Photographic and Calumet Photographic merger in the UK

Wex Photographic and Calumet Photographic – two of the major UK photo/camera retailers are now officially merged. All calphoto.co.uk visitors are now redirected to wexphotographic.com. Here is the official statement I received yesterday:

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