Monthly Archives: August 2019

New: 7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 full-frame lens for Sony E-mount

7Artisans has a new 35mm f/1.4 full-frame mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount (native): Update – the lens is now available for pre-order at Adorama | Amazon | eBay Additional information:

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Meike announced a new MK 12mm T2.2 Cine lens for Micro Four Thirds, three more Cine MFT lenses coming in October

Meike announced a new MK-12mm T2.2 Cine lens for Micro Four Thirds. Meike has already released three Cine lenses: 12mm T2.2, 16mm T2.2 and 25mm T2.2. Three additional Cine lenses will be released in October 2019: 35mm T2.2, 50mm T2.2 and  85mm T2.2. Meike lenses are sold at B&H Photo and Amazon. Additional information on the […]

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Canon interim business report: Imaging Business Unit sales down 17.8%

Canon’s interim business report is out – the Imaging System Business Unit sales are down 17.8%:

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Sony sold their $760 million stake in Olympus after investor Loeb’s demand

Sony is no longer holding any Olympus shares (Sony purchased approx. 12% share fro, Olympus back in 2012). Reuters reports that Sony sold their $760 million strake in Olympus after investor Loeb’s suggested: “Sony Corp is selling its 5% stake in Olympus Corp back to the Japanese medical equipment maker for 80.4 billion yen ($762.88 million), […]

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What else is new?

Selected ONA camera bags are now 25% off New: JJC metal thumbs-up grip TA GR3 for Ricoh GR III camera Another one bites the dust: all Nikon KeyMission cameras now officially discontinued Nikon D6 to be announced on September 4th

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The Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI sale ends tomorrow

Topaz Labs recently introduced a new automatic face refinement feature in Gigapixel AI and the Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI intro sale will end tomorrow. If you already own Gigapixel AI, you’ll get the latest upgrade for free. If you don’t, you can get it on sale for $79.99 (originally $99.99) through August 30: You can take […]

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Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount is now officially announced

The previously rumored Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount is now officially announced. Pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H. Sample photos can be found here. Additional information:

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Atomos and Panasonic announce Raw over HDMI for the S1H camera

Atomos and Panasonic announced the co-development of RAW over HDMI from the brand new Lumix S1H camera to the Atomos Ninja V 4K HDR monitor-recorder. The RAW update will be available free on the Ninja V when released by Panasonic. The full press release can be found here. Via L-Forum.com

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