Monthly Archives: November 2017

Panasonic Lumix G9 additional information (price: $2,300?)

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2017

One more leaked picture of the Panasonic Lumix G9 camera and an updated list of rumored specifications:

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First pictures of Panasonic Lumix G9 camera and Leica DG Elmarit 200mm f/2.8 lens

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2017

The first pictures of the rumored Panasonic Lumix G9 camera leaked online. The official announcement will be in the next 1-2 days – most likely on Wednesday, November 8th. Here are the rumored specifications: To be announced in the next 1-2 weeks, available after Christmas Same photo capabilities as the GH5 Different video capabilities (compared to […]

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What’s next?

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2017

Here is the updated list of all upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses: Next 1-3 months: Panasonic Lumix G9 camera (most likely coming next week) New Olympus camera Two new Fuji cameras already registered (Fuji X80) The updated list of rumored Leica cameras and lenses (big announcement on November 22nd) Three Canon PowerShot cameras (coming in January 2018) Reflex all manual film […]

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

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2017

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 […]

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New Olympus rebates launched in the US

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2017

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 + […]

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Big Leica announcement coming on November 22nd

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2017

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 […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2017

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  

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

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2017

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 […]

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Hasselblad XCD 80mm and 135mm lenses officially announced

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2017

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:

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Affinity Photo 1.6 released (Photoshop alternative)

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2017

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):

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