Monthly Archives: March 2020

Lensbaby to announce a new Velvet 28 lens for Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Sony E, Fujifilm X and MFT

Lensbaby is rumored to announce a new Velvet 28 lens for Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Sony E, Fujifilm X and MFT cameras. Here are the details:

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Sony’s official statement regarding the impact of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Sony issued an official statement regarding the impact of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) to the company. Here are the parts referring to the Electronics and Imaging segments:

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What else is new?

JAXA and Ricoh release the 3rd phase of 360-degree spherical still images captured in outer space Updated Pentax K-mount lens roadmaps (March 2020) Firmware Update: Fujifilm X-T30, X-T3, and XF16-80mmF4 R OIS WR NiSi Filter System and UHD UV Filter for Fujifilm X100 Announced Nauticam NA-GFX50S For Fujifilm GFX50S Fujinon XF300mm f/4 and 500mm f/5.6 […]

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Sony is moving their Electronics Products & Solutions business into a new Sony Electronics Corporation

Sony announced that is moving their electronics business, that includes Imaging, Home Entertainment, and Mobile, into a new Sony Electronics Corporation (as a result of the latest push by Daniel Loeb?):

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Topaz Labs Sharpen AI examples

Topaz Labs released a new version of Sharpen AI. This update includes batch processing capabilities and the ability to selectively apply or remove the sharpening treatment to certain areas in your image. Topaz Labs also has a new sale: Sharpen AI for $59.99 (regularly $79.99) until April 3.  Here are some samples – I used […]

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Report: Daniel Loeb prepares new push to split Sony

From image-sensors-world: “Financial Times and Reuters report that Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point LLC uses lower Sony stock price to build a stake in the company again to push for changes that possibly include spinning off its image sensor business.” From Reuters: “Reuters has reported that Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point LLC is building […]

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New: TTArtisan 50mm f/0.95 mirrorless lens

Additional information on the new TTArtisan 50mm f/0.95 mirrorless lens (TTArtisan lenses are sold at Amazon, eBay and Aliexpress):

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