Monthly Archives: July 2019

Sony RX100 VII camera to be announced next with “AF performance equivalent to the Sony α9”

A new Sony RX camera was supposed to be already announced multiple times according to sketchy online sources. Nokishita finally reported some reliable info on what’s next from Sony – a new RX100 VII (not a new Rx1 or RX10 as already reported online). Here are the rumored Sony RX100 VII specs: Blackout-free continuous shooting […]

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What else is new?

The Viltrox 20mm f/1.8 mirrorless lens is coming also for Nikon Z-mount Western Digital to also launch a CFExpress Card Leica is back in Russia Fujifilm X-Pro2 Firmware 5.01 Released  

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Japanese mirrorless market share for June, 2019

BCN Ranking published the latest Japanese mirrorless market share for the month of June – Sony is closing on Canon, Olympus is flat while Panasonic had an increase probably because of the latest L-mount announcements. For some reason, Nikon is missing from the report. Fuji (again) is not mentioned. Previous market share reports:

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Skylum Luminar 4 announced with “AI Sky Replacement”

Skylum just officially announced “AI Sky Replacement” – the first new feature of Luminar 4 that is expected to be released in late fall (see sample photos at the bottom of this post). More new Luminar 4 features will be revealed in the upcoming months. The official Luminar 4 early offer is now also available: Luminar […]

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The latest photo gear deals

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7Artisans has a new 28mm f/1.4 ASPH E+ lens optimized for Sony E-mount

7Artisans has a new 28mm f/1.4 ASPH E+ lens optimized for Sony E-mount. The price of the lens is $449.10 (the “regular” M-mount lens version is $437.40). The E+ version is optimized for use with an adapter on a Sony E-mount camera (Google translation):

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Irix Cine 150mm T3.0 Macro 1:1 lens price and availability announced

Irix announced pricing and availability of their new Irix Cine 150mm T3.0 Macro 1:1 lens (see previous coverage here):

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What else is new?

Catching up on some old news: → New: Insta360 Titan (price: $14,999). → New: Kodak mobile film scanner (price: $40). → Sony launched RX100 III video creator kit. → New Yongnuo YN200 Speedlite & new YN560-TX PRO radio system.

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Here is a 4k 20MP mirrorless MFT interchangeable lens camera with 12-40mm lens for $150

The YI M1 mirrorless MFT camera with 12-40mm lens is now on sale for $150 (the original price was $499). The technical specs are:

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The Peak Design Travel Tripod, that raised over $12 million on Kickstarter, is now available for preorder

The Peak Design Travel tripod raised $12,142,437 with 27,166 backers. If you missed on the cheaper options at Kickstarter, the same tripod is already listed for pre-order online: Adorama B&H The price is $599.95 and shipping is expected to start on December 21, 2019. Additional information:

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