Monthly Archives: January 2020

CIPA’s November numbers

CIPA published their November report (orange: 2019, black: 2018, blue: 2017):

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DPReview TV: What happened to Fujifilm’s Kaizen updates?

From DPReview: What happened to Fujifilm’s Kaizen updates? Fujifilm built a reputation for continuous improvement to its products, a process frequently referred to as ‘Kaizen’. But in 2019, we saw major firmware improvements from just about every camera company except Fujifilm. Chris and Jordan ask, “What happened to Kaizen?”

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What else is new? (CES 2020 edition)

A recap of all the photo/video CES 2020 announcements can be found here and here (the new gear that was announced can be found here):

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Skylum Luminar 4.1.0 released with more realistic sky replacement and other new and improved features

Skylum released Luminar 4.1.0 (see pricing). Here is what’s new:

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The Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens is coming also for Sony E, Fuji X, and Canon EF-M mounts

The Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens from Venus Optics is coming also for Sony E-mount, Fuji X-mount, and Canon EF-M mount (the lens is already available for MFT, more information can be found here). Here are the basic specifications:

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Fuji X-T4, X100V and XT200 rumors

Some additional information the three rumored Fuji cameras from FujiAddict:

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Fuji now has 3 upcoming cameras (X-T4, X100V and XT200?)

Fujifilm now has 3 new upcoming cameras registered with China’s MIIT and the US FCC: FF190003 (the announcement is now delayed until February 4) FF190004 FF190005 According to FujiAddict, the three new cameras from Fuji could be: X-T4, X100V, and XT200. Here are the screenshots from the registrations:

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Leica M10 Monochrom picture leaked online

The Leica M10 Monochrom has been rumored for a while and here is the first leaked picture: For comparison, here is the current Leica M Monochrom Typ 246 model: The new model is expected to have a 41MP sensor (7864 x 5200 or 40.89MP exactly):

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The new Insta360 ONE R action camera is “co-engineered with Leica”

The previously rumored Insta360 ONE R action camera is now officially announced (Adorama | B&H). The interesting part is that the new action camera was “co-engineered with Leica”. Both companies also announced a strategic partnership “to reinvent the action cam“. The different available configurations can be found here:

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Nikon D780, P950 cameras and Nikkor 70–200mm f/2.8, 120-300mm f/2.8 lenses officially announced

Nikon announced two new cameras and two new lenses: Nikon D780 (Adorama | B&H) Nikon Coolpix P950 (Adorama | B&H) AF-S NIKKOR 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR (Adorama | B&H) NIKKOR Z 70–200mm f/2.8 VR S (Adorama | B&H) Check out the videos for the latest Nikon products

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