Monthly Archives: September 2019

Additional information on the new Viltrox mirrorless autofocus lenses ( Viltrox 23mm f/1.4, 33mm f/1.4 and 56mm f/1.4)

Some additional information of the new Viltrox 23mm f/1.4, 33mm f/1.4 and 56mm f/1.4 mirrorless lenses with autofocus for Sony E, Canon M and Fuji X mounts (Viltrox lenses are sold at B&H and Amazon):

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New Olympus savings and trade-in options in the US

Olympus introduced new save and trade-in options in the US – see the details at Adorama and B&H Photo:

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Photo Plus manger: “Sony has not committed to a booth presence on the show floor”

A week ago I reported that Sony will not be part of the 2019 Photo Plus show. A few days after my report, a Sony spokesperson told PetaPixel that they will actually be going to the Expo. A reader contacted the Photo Plus office and the response he got yesterday was: “Sony has not committed […]

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Sony interview: if 1% of smartphone photographers got interested in mirrorless, it would double the market

Newswitch published a new interview with Yasuyuki Nagata (Senior General Manager Sony Imaging Products & Solutions) – here is the recap from SonyAddict:

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Rumors: Canon to announce a new EOS Ra full-frame mirrorless camera for astrophotography *UPDATED*

Canon is rumored to announce a new EOS Ra astrophotography full-frame mirrorless camera: reportedly a listing for a new “Canon EOS Ra” model has appeared on an internal Canon roadmap for 2020. Canon already had two astrophotography cameras in the past: the EOS 20Da and the EOS 60Da. Update – CanonNews spotted a leaflet about […]

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Profoto C1 and C1 Plus smartphone studio lights officially announced

The previously rumored Profoto C1 and C1 Plus smartphone studio lights are now officially announced – see the details here and here:

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What else is new?

The new Lexar, ProGrade and SanDisk CFexpress memory cards are now all available for pre-order New: Novoflex automatic reverse adapter for Nikon Z (NIKZ-RETRO) Officially announced: Leica M Monochrom “Signature” limited edition camera by Andy Summers Leica’s CEO: Leica will build a center for Computational Imaging in Silicon Valley

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Nikon, Leica and Olympus will not be part of Photokina 2020

Nikon, Leica and Olympus will not take part in the next 2020 Photokina show in Germany (translation):

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