Monthly Archives: April 2019

Another interview with Fujifilm senior executives

Pixel Village & GMax Studio interviewed Fujifilm executives – here is the recap from FujiAddict:

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Canon to announce a new entry-level DSLR camera this month

The Canon Kiss X9 DSLR camera successor (250D/Rebel SL3) has been registered with the Russian certification authority:

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Canon: pro-level RF camera on the way, DSLR and M-series development continue, a lot coming in the pipeline for 2019

Two new interviews with Canon executives were published online – here are the tag lines:

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Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens for Sony E-mount will start shipping on April 19th

The new Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens for Sony E-mount will start shipping on April 19th. The price in Japan is  ¥150,000 excluding tax, or around $1,300. The official US pricing is not yet available (check Adorama and B&H). Additional information (Google translation):

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The CIPA numbers for February are out: worse than past years

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their February report and the downturn continues – the total number of shipped digital cameras is lower compared to the same month in previous years  (orange: 2019, black: 2018, blue: 2017, click for larger view). Here are the other two graphs:

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New price drop on the Sony A7r III camera

There is a new $400 price drop on the latest Sony A7r III full-frame mirrorless camera – see the details at Adorama, B&H and Amazon. Check out also the current NAB specials.

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Zeiss ZX1 camera registered with the Bluetooth certification agency

We should be getting closer to the official release of the Zeiss ZX1 fix lens full-frame camera since the ZX1 model was recently registered with the Bluetooth certification agency:

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Sharp Micro Four Thirds 8k camera at the 2019 NAB show

Sharp 8K MFT camera first look from the 2019 NAB show:

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Dpreview CP+ 2019 interview with Sigma

Dpreview published their CP+ interview with Sigma’s CEO Kazuto Yamaki – here is the recap from 43addict:

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Adobe updates Premiere Pro and After Effects

Adobe Premiere Pro (April 2019) released (more info here): Adobe After Effects released with new Content-Aware Fill for video (more info here): Adobe also released a new version of Camera RAW and Lightroom Classic version 8.2.1 (more info here).

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