Monthly Archives: September 2018

New Irix Dragonfly teaser

By PR admin | Published: September 17, 2018

Irix has a new teaser for a “Dragonfly” product that will be announced at Photokina – I guess this is the real surprise I reported about last month (and not the Irix EDGE filters system update). Here is the video teaser:

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TopazLabs A.I. Gigapixel 1.1 update released

By PR admin | Published: September 17, 2018

TopazLabs released A.I. Gigapixel 1.1 update (you can get a free trial). Here is what’s new: Expanded system compatibility with a CPU mode, which allows more users without a robust GPU to run A.I. Gigapixel on their machine. 6 new  Artificial Intelligence models for different scaling (200%, 400%, 600%) across three settings for input image quality: – None […]

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Irix EDGE filters system update

By PR admin | Published: September 17, 2018

An update on the Irix surprise I reported about two weeks ago – it seems that for Photokina, Irix will update their EDGE filters system:

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If you believe the Internet, Samsung is now also making sensors for Fuji/Pentax/Ricoh

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2018

In addition to making full frame sensors for Panasonic (?) and coming back with their own new mirrorless camera (?), Samsung is apparently now also making APS-C sensors for… Fujifilm and also Ricoh/Pentax… The source? A random comment made by somebody on a  forum. Then another forum referenced the first forum, then another website quoted two sources, then a desperate […]

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Q&A with Canon engineers on the new EOS R mirrorless system

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2018

Imaging Resource published their interview with Canon engineers about the new EOS R mirrorless system. Here is a recap:

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The next camera to be announced by Canon: PowerShot SX70 HS

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2018

Nokishita reports that the next camera announcement from Canon will be for the previously rumored PowerShot SX70 HS. The Canon SX70 HS will be a replacement for the current PowerShot SX60 HS model (pictured above). Canon already has a scheduled press conference on Photokina Media Preview Day (September 25th). Like the new Canon EOS R Facebook page

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2018

Make the most of your Pentax camera Ricoh GR photographic dynamic range and other sensor measurements posted at PhotonsToPhotos Official Elinchrom Skyport EL on Fujifilm X-T2 Photo Three new Sony accessories:

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List of questionable reports about new products “rumored” to be announced for Photokina

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2018

As I already reported, the Sony product announcement at the IBC 2018 show yesterday was not photography related: Sony announced only two new camcorders (HXR-NX200 and HDC-3500). No new Sony a6500 replacement or a Sony a7sIII cameras were announced at the IBC show yesterday as some websites have suggested. There was also no Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF […]

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Adobe reports record revenue (again) + list of Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop alternative

By PR admin | Published: September 14, 2018

This is my sixth “Adobe reports record revenue (again)” post and while I am very happy that Adobe is doing well, I think they should bring back the standalone licensing option for their photo editing software if they really care about their customers (they won’t and they don’t) – not everyone wants to be locked to a monthly […]

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List of all upcoming Canon cameras: 3 mirrorless, 3 DSLRs, 3 compacts

By PR admin | Published: September 14, 2018

Here is the full list of all registered but not yet announced Canon cameras – 3 x mirrorless, 3 x DSLRs and 3 x compacts:

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