Monthly Archives: February 2019

Additional leaked pictures of the Canon EOS RP mirrorless camera with the new EG-E1 grip

Additional leaked pictures of the Canon EOS RP mirrorless camera that also show the new EG-E1 grip: Here is the flip screen view and the camera specifications:

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The Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS mirrorless lens to have Defocus Smoothing

In addition to the upcoming five new RF mirrorless lenses, Canon will also release a new RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS lens with Defocus Smoothing – the trademark is already registered by Canon. Basically, we will see two versions of the RF 85mm f/1.2 lens (total of six new RF lenses). It is not yet confirmed if all six new […]

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What happened to the camera industry in 2018 infographics

Lensvid published their annual “What happened to the camera industry in 2018” infographics and as you already know from previous reports (see this, this and this blog post), things do not look good for the camera industry:

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Additional information on the upcoming Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format mirrorless camera

Some additional information on the upcoming Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format mirrorless camera that is expected to be announced in March:

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What’s next?

        Here is an updated list of rumored/expected cameras and lenses that will be announced in the next few weeks/months: Cameras Hasselblad X1D Mark II Fuji X-T30 on February 14th Fuji FinePix XP140 on February 14th Fuji GFX 100MP in March Canon EOS RP in February (next week) Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III More rumored Canon […]

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The latest financial results: there are no winners in the camera industry

If you are curious about how camera companies are doing financially – the short answer is not good: Nikon – all previous forecasts were slashed. Sony sees unit sales of all major hardware products failing in coming years. Canon: Canon expects its annual operating profit to drop for the first time in three years. Fuji: Instax is doing well, […]

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First picture of the new Leica Q2 camera leaked online

LeicaRumors published what could be the first leaked picture of the upcoming Leica Q2 camera. The new model is rumored to have a new 47MP sensor, same camera body design, same lens (28mm f/1,7) and a new 75mm crop option (currently only 28mm, 35mm and 50mm are available in the current Leica Q model). Like the new Leica […]

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