Monthly Archives: January 2018

November CIPA report: system camera shipments down again compared to last year

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their November report. The downturn continues – the number of shipped interchangeable lens digital cameras is lower compared to the same month of last year (orange: 2017, black: 2016, blue: 2015, click for larger view). The table with the actual numbers can be found here (click for larger […]

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What else is new?

The latest recap:

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Deal of the day: Fuji X-E2S camera + XF 14mm f/2.8R lens for $849 (incl. free grip and bag)

  For a limited time Adorama is selling the Fuji X-E2s mirrorless camera with XF 14mm f/2.8R lens for $849 ( this is $900 or 51% off) including a free grip and camera bag. Here are the latest rebates on photo gear by manufacturer:    

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Press photos of the Panasonic Lumix GH5s camera leaked online

The first press photos of the Panasonic Lumix GH5s camera leaked online – it has the red button and red ring on top as I already reported previously:

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Just announced: silver Sony a6300 camera and a new Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS lens

  Sony unexpectedly announced a silver version of their a6300 camera (available also as a lens kit) and a new Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS lens – here are the lens details:

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Coming soon: Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 EF lens for Canon mount (yes, autofocus)

Last year I reported about a new Samyang lens that is going to be announced on January 14th. Some more details leaked online – the new lens will be Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 EF for Canon mount (pictured above). Yes, this will be an autofocus full frame lens for Canon DSLRs cameras. No indication if […]

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The latest patents from Fuji, Tamron, Sigma, Sony and Olympus

I haven’t reported on the latest patents for a while. Here is a recap: Fuji: DSLR binocular camera system patent Tamron: 300mm f/2.8, 400mm f/4 and 500mm f/4 lenses Sigma: 18-50mm f/2.8 lens designed for fixed lens camera with APS-C sensor (new Sigma dp camera?)

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