Monthly Archives: October 2017

List of upcoming/rumored Leica cameras and lenses

Here is an updated list of upcoming/rumored Leica cameras and lenses from LeicaRumors:

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The best-rated cameras according to DxOMark

Last week DxOMark released the Nikon D850 DxOMark sensor test score and labeled the D850 as the “first DSLR to hit 100 points“. There have been three more cameras in the past that scored above 100 (many websites described DxOMark’s rating of 100 as a perfect score and it is not – it’s just a number […]

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What else is new?

New Kickstarter project promises digital back for Nikon 35mm film cameras Nikon D850 DxOMark sensor review: the first DSLR to hit 100 points Instax Mickey Edition Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 Reviewed by ePhotozine and Samples Photons To Photos: Panasonic LX100 Dynamic Range Results

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The new Red Monstro camera has 17 stops of dynamic range

RED announced a new monster 8K camera called… Monstro (price: $80K):

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ON1 Photo RAW 2018 public beta now available for download

The new ON1 Photo RAW 2018 public beta version is now available for download. The official release will be at the end of October. Overview of what’s new in ON1 Photo RAW 2018 (more information available here): HDR Merge Panorama Merge Masking Improvements New “Versions” Updated UI Improved Local Adjustments Folders Groups Additional Camera & Lens Support […]

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New “Reflex” all manual film SLR camera to launch on Kickstarter later this month

Reflex is another upcoming Kickstarter project for an all manual film SLR camera (see also the upcoming Yashica and JCH film cameras). Expect the funding to start somewhere at the end of October. The Reflex website has only a blur of the camera (see above) but I was able to find also this additional drawing: It is […]

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Updates on the rumored Canon full frame mirrorless camera

Here are some updates on the rumored Canon full frame mirrorless camera(s): There are three different full frame mirrorless cameras currently in development: one with EF-M mount, one with a new modified EF-M mount – the third could be a fixed lens full frame camera Potential announcement before the 2018 Photokina show in September 2018 Canon […]

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August CIPA report: almost flatline

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their August report – the number of shipped interchangeable lens digital cameras increased slightly since last month and it is still better compared to last year (orange: 2017, black: 2016, blue: 2015, click for larger view). Here are the other two graphs:

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What else is new?

New Metabones 0.50x Speed Booster for Pentax Q (0.5x magnification and world-record f/0.666) More Leica rumors: 35mm f/1 or f/0.95 lens and limited edition Andy Summers camera Fujifilm X-T2, X-Pro2, XF10-24, and XF18-55 Firmware Updates Fujifilm X-T2/GFX Canon Smart Adapters and Nikon Smart Adapters Coming Soon

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Final build of the new Adobe Lightroom released for testing

Today Adobe released the final release candidate of the new Adobe Classic Lightroom CC to registered beta testers: As I already reported, I expect the new version of Lightroom to be announced this month, probably during the Adobe Max conference (October 18-20, 2017). The current Adobe CC plan rates can be found here. You can get a free Lightroom trial on […]

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