Monthly Archives: December 2017

Apple names Aurora HDR and Affinity Photo best apps of 2017

Apple named Aurora HDR 2018 as their Best Mac App of 2017. To celebrate this milestone, Aurora HDR 2018 for both Mac & Windows will be $20 off for the rest of December (with a pack of extra bonuses included). Current users of Aurora HDR may upgrade for $39, new users can purchase the software for […]

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The rumored Panasonic GH5s camera was not supposed to be announced today

Today several readers were confused and asked me about the Panasonic GH5s announcement. When I broke the GH5s news, I reported that the launch date is expected to be either in January or February 2018. My personal guess is that the new camera will be announced either for the CES show in Las Vegas (January 9-12) or […]

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Lytro’s “Living Pictures” can no longer be viewed online

Lytro’s “Living Pictures” are no longer available to be viewed online. The company pulled the plug on their online viewing platform. Lytro users can still see their pictures on the desktop version of the software. The Lytro Illum light field camera is still available for sale at a significant discount. Related posts:

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Recap of all rumored Fuji cameras: X-H1, X-F10, X-T100, X-T3, GFX 50R and GFX 100S

In the last few days, FujiAddict broke the news on several upcoming Fuji products. Here is the recap:

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The new Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens expected to ship in September 2018

The new Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens is expected to be released in the Summer of 2018. B&H currently lists the lens shipping date as September 2018. From the press release:

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The latest crowdfunding projects: new Primoplan 75/1.9 lens, professional pinhole lens and the fastest wireless camera controller

Today Meyer Optik Goerlitz started a new campaign on Indiegogo for a Primoplan 75/1.9 lens (P75 II). The new version can now cover mirrorless medium format cameras like the Hasselblad X1D or Fuji GFX 50s:

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The Reflex camera is designed to work also with a digital back (already on the roadmap)

There has been some speculation online about the possibility of attaching a digital back to the Reflex manual film SLR camera (currently on Kickstarter): Here is the official answer I got from Reflex:

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Fujifilm X-T3, X-H1 and GFX 100s rumors update

Here is the latest info on the rumored Fujifilm X-T3 and Fujifilm X-H1 cameras from FujiAddict: Fujifilm X-T3 to come at Photokina 2018 with a new processor, which is where the X-H1 confusion came from. X-H1 will have the same processor as the X-T2. The max framerate will be 4k 60p for the X-T3, while […]

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