Monthly Archives: November 2017

TowerJazz and Yuanchen Microelectronics announce partnership for backside illumination (BSI) manufacturing in China

TowerJazz, the company that is rumored to be the Leica Q sensor manufacturer, announced a partnership with Changchun Changguang Yuanchen Microelectronics Technology, a BSI process manufacturer for backside illumination (BSI) manufacturing in China to provide the BSI process segment for CMOS image sensor wafers manufactured by TowerJazz. This partnership will allow TowerJazz to serve its worldwide customers […]

Posted in Other | Tagged | 4 Comments

New Olympus rebates launched in the US

Olympus launched new rebates in the US (Adorama | B&H): Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II – $1,799 after $200 rebate Olympus PEN-F black – $999 after $200 rebate Olympus PEN-F silver – $999 after $200 rebate Olympus PEN E-PL8 – $449 after $100 rebate Olympus PEN E-PL8 + 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II – $549 after $100 rebate Olympus PEN E-PL8 + […]

Posted in Olympus | Tagged | 1 Comment

Big Leica announcement coming on November 22nd

Leica is having a big event on November 22nd where they will most likely announce a Leica CL mirrorless camera with EVF and at least one new L-mount lens (Leica Elmarit-TL 18mm f/2.8 ASPH). The new Leica CL is expected to be an interchangeable lens digital camera with L-mount (similar to the Leica TL2, not to be mistaken […]

Posted in Leica | Tagged | 6 Comments

What else is new?

The new Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/1.4 lens is now in stock Ricoh’s latest financial results Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS (SEL70200GM) Firmware 4.0 Capture One 10.2.1 Adds RAW Support For Sony a7RIII, RX10 IV, and RX0 TCSTV: Sony DSC-R1 Unsung Cameras of Yesteryear  

Posted in Ricoh, Zeiss | Tagged | Leave a comment

7Artisans to announce two new APS-C mirrorless lenses: 12mm f/2.8 and 35mm f/1.2

In addition to the new 35mm f/2 full frame lens for Leica M-mount (rangefinder coupled) I reported about a few months ago, the Chinese company 7Artisans will soon also announce two new lenses designed for APS-C mirrorless cameras (available in Sony-E, Canon EOS-M, Fuji-X and Micro Four Thirds mounts): 7Artisans 12mm f/2.8 7Artisans 35mm f/1.2 Additional information […]

Posted in 7Artisans | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Hasselblad XCD 80mm and 135mm lenses officially announced

Hasselblad officially announced two new XCD lenses: 80mm (aperture unknown) and 135mm f/2.8. Pricing and other details will be released later. Hasselblad currently has four XCD lenses listed for sale at B&H. Press release:

Posted in Hasselblad | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Affinity Photo 1.6 released (Photoshop alternative)

One day after the Skylum Luminar 2018 became available for pre-order, Serif released version 1.6 of their Affinity Photo software (a Photoshop alternative):

Posted in Other | Tagged , | 13 Comments
loading