Monthly Archives: November 2019

Sigma mirrorless lens roadmap for Canon RF rumored for 2020

Sigma is rumored to release their mirrorless lens roadmap for Canon RF-mount sometime in early 2020 – probably at the CP+ show in Japan that will take place at the end of February 2020. Via CanonRumors Ending soon on Kickstarter: Shimoda Action X camera bag Ending soon on Indiegogo: Pinhole Pro X 18-36mm pinhole zoom lens

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First pictures of the new Meyer Optik Görlitz lenses

Meyer Optik Görlitz sent me pictures of their new lenses (see this post for more details). The company confirmed to me that the outer housing of Trioplan 100 II has changed just slightly while most of the changes are inside the lens. The outer design of all other lenses (T50, Lydith, etc.) is completely new:

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Bloomberg: Olympus may cut jobs, CEO backtracked previous comments that camera business was not for sale, saying that’s no longer the case

Ok, no rumors this time – this is coming directly from Olympus Chief Executive Officer Yasuo Takeuchi: Olympus Corp. is considering job cuts as the medical device and camera maker pushes forward with plans to almost double operating margin in the medium term, Chief Executive Officer Yasuo Takeuchi said. “The issue of personnel will naturally need to […]

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Skylum Luminar 4 now available

Skylum Luminar 4 is now officially released and available for download. The price is $89 for new customers or $74 for owners of previous versions of Luminar. You can get an additional $10 off with coupon code “PHOTORUMORS”. A free 7-day trial is available on the Skylum website.

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Two new Canon EOS M mirrorless cameras rumored for 2020

Two new Canon EOS M mirrorless cameras are rumored for 2020:

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What else is new?

Ricoh Theta SC2 4K 360 spherical camera officially announced Updated set of specifications for the Nikon D750 replacement New black chrome Leica M Monochrom “Leitz Wetzlar” limited edition camera Leica CL ‘Edition Paul Smith’ camera announced $1,300 iPhone 11 Pro vs. $20,000 Leica, can you tell the difference?

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Yasuhara ANTHY 35mm f/1.8 lens additional information

Some addition information on the new Yasuhara ANTHY 35mm f/1.8 lens:

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Hasselblad X1D Mark II medium format mirrorless camera now shipping

The new Hasselblad X1D Mark II medium format mirrorless camera is now shipping and all pre-orders will be fulfilled by the end of November. In the US you can check availability and pricing at Adorama and B&H. Hasselblad released also a new X1D II firmware update with general system improvements and Focus Tethering stability for desktop. You […]

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Ricoh to announce a new Theta SC2 camera next week

Next week Ricoh will announced a new Theta SC2 camera:

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Olympus: we will continue to work on improving the profitability and efficiency of the Imaging Business

This is the “official answer” to the Olympus shutting down their camera business rumor, given by an Olympus representative and reported by Sina Finance: “The Imaging business has always been the driving force of technology, including imaging technology and mass production technology, and has made tremendous contributions to the Medical and Scientific Solutions businesses. As […]

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