Monthly Archives: June 2019

Daniel Loeb calling for Sony to spin off sensor business

Financial Times (behind a paywall) just published an article entitled “Daniel Loeb calls on Sony to sell sensors business.” Loeb’s Third Point, in a letter to investors today, according to the FT, publicly acknowledged it had built up a USD$1.5B stake in Sony. Loeb is apparently calling for Sony to hive off its sensors business, […]

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DJI announced Robomaster S1 robot and STORM cinematography drone

Here are the new products DJI was teasing about – the company announced their first Robomaster S1 educational robot:

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Pre-orders now open for the Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 and 600mm f/4 lenses

The two new Sony tele lenses are now available for pre-orders: Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS: Adorama | B&H | Amazon Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS: Adorama | B&H | Amazon

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Interview with Yasuyuki Nagata, head of Sony’s global interchangeable lens business

Dpreview published an interview with Yasuyuki Nagata, head of Sony’s global interchangeable lens business. Here is the recap from SonyAddict:

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What else is new?

Pentax KP J Limited edition DSLR camera officially announced Nikkei: Nikon to announce a new mid-level mirrorless camera priced at around $900 Nikon D760 rumors New MS Optics Vario Prasma 50mm f/1.5 and ISM 50mm f/1.0 lenses for Leica M-mount by Mr. Miyazaki  

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Pentax KP J limited edition camera to be announced tomorrow

The Pentax KP custom limited edition DSLR camera that was initially announced at the 2019 CP+ show in February will be officially released in a few hours. Here are the leaked pictures: Update – the Pentax KP J Limited edition DSLR camera is now officially announced: Pentax KP J Limited edition DSLR camera officially announced

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Fujifilm Instax Mini LiPlay camera officially announced

The previously rumored Fujifilm Instax Mini LiPlay camera is now officially announced (earlier than expected): Hybrid Digital/Instant Film Camera Accepts INSTAX Mini Instant Film Produces Credit Card-Sized Prints 1/5″ CMOS Sensor, 2560×1920 Resolution Fixed 28mm f/2 Lens (35mm Equivalent) 2.7″ 230k-Dot LCD Monitor Bluetooth for Smartphone Operation App for Printing & Adding Filters/Frames Integrated Flash & Selfie […]

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What else is new?

Japanese camera market share: Canon 37.3%, Nikon 26.7%, Sony 13.1% Venus Optics will release Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO lens for Nikon Z-mount in July The new Leica M 240 based Zenit M digital rangefinder camera is now shipping Coming soon: 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 red limited edition lens for Leica M-mount The Pentax […]

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