Monthly Archives: December 2018

Topaz Labs 2018 holiday sale now live

The Topaz Labs holiday sale promotion is now live – here are the details:

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New Olympus lens IM014 registered online

Nokishita reports that a new, not-yet-announced Olympus lens was registered in Russia: Olympus is rumored to announce a new high-end Olympus E-M1X MFT camera. A list of registered but not yet officially announced cameras can be found here – here are the Olympus related listings:

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Shoten announced two new L-mount adapters (LM – LSL and LR – LSL)

Shoten announced two new L-mount adapters: LM-LSL (Leica M-mount lens to Leica L-mount) and LR-LSL (Leica R-mount lens to Leica L-mount). Some additional information (Google translation):

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First pictures of the rumored Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III camera

Pictures of a new Canon PC2366 compact camera leaked online. This could be the rumored PowerShot G7 X Mark III that will replace the current Mark II version. Here is what we know: Digital camera Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed (with a new type of radio component WM 601) Battery: Canon NB-13L Color: Black / Silver Lens: […]

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An Olympus full-frame? “HECK no…” (new Olympus interview)

In a recent interview with Imaging Resource, Aki Murata (Vice President Sales and Marketing) from Olympus confirmed that the company has no plans to develop a full-frame camera:

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The latest holiday promotions and discounts

In addition to the $250 instant savings, Adorama is now also giving up to a $500 gift card with the purchase of the Fuji X-H1 mirrorless camera. The Sigma Black Friday rebates are back (now valid through January 7th). Today and tomorrow (12/13 – 12/14) KEH is offering 12% off on all Canon and Nikon gear with […]

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The Meyer Optik Görlitz lens brand is coming back to life under new ownership

A few months ago NetSE, the company behind the Meyer Optik Görlitz, Emil Busch A.-G. Rathenau, Oprema Jena, C.P. Goerz, Ihagee Elbaflex and A. Schacht brands filed for bankruptcy. Today the German company OPC Optics (Precision Components Europe GmbH) announced that they have acquired the trademark rights to Meyer Optik Görlitz at the insolvency procedure of NetSE in Koblenz. The new owners intend to enter […]

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Is that the upcoming Olympus E-M1X camera?

I received the above three pictures supposedly from the upcoming Olympus E-M1X camera (you can see the rumored specifications here). I don’t want to be negative before the camera is officially announced, but I seriously doubt there will be any market for this high-end MFT model. What do you think?

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Irix 150mm f/2.8 MACRO 1:1 Dragonfly lens to start shipping this week

US dealers will begin shipping the new Irix 150mm f/2.8 MACRO 1:1 Dragonfly lens by the end of this week. Pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H Photo (Amazon will get their listings later this week). Additional information on the new Irix 150mm f/2.8 MACRO 1:1 Dragonfly lens can be found here. Irix 150mm f/2.8 MACRO lens […]

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Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 8.1 released

A quick update to my post from yesterday –  in addition to Camera Raw, Adobe also released Lightroom Classic CC 8.1. See the full list of newly supported cameras and lenses. The latest Adobe CC subscription plan rates can be found here (see also this page). You can get a free Lightroom CC trial on this page (no credit card required). More […]

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