Monthly Archives: September 2020

Tamron will extend factories closure because of decreased demand caused by coronavirus

Tamron Japan announced that it will extend the closure of some of its factories until the end of the year because of decreased global demand caused by the coronavirus. Back in July, the company issued an apology about 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE lens shortages due to high demand… Here is the Google translation […]

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Voigtlander rumored to announce two new lenses for Leica M-mount

Voigtlander is rumored to announce two new lenses for Leica M-mount:

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Announced: GoPro Hero 9 Black, Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.2, 14-24mm f/2.8 S, Fuji Instax Square SQ1

GoPro Hero 9 Black camera is now officially announced (previously reported here). Pre-orders are now open: Adorama | B&H. The new accessories are listed here. See also the “first look report here. Last night Nikon announced the previously rumored Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.2 S and Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S lenses. The press release, MTF charts, and […]

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Venus Optics is teasing their third ultra-wide-angle lens: Laowa 14mm f/4

Venus Optics has a new teaser for the already rumored Laowa 14mm f/4 lens that will be available for several different mounts. This will be the third ultra-wide-angle lens from Venus Optics: Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 (Adorama | B&H | Venuslens) Venus Optics Laowa 11mm f/4.5 lens (Adorama | B&H | Venuslens) Venus Optics Laowa 14mm f/4 lens (coming soon) Here is a picture […]

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Leica is rumored to announce a new Noctilux M 50mm f/1.2 ASPH Heritage limited edition lens

Leica is rumored to announce a new Noctilux M 50mm f/1.2 ASPH Heritage limited edition lens (previously rumored here, here and here). Here are the details: Limited edition – only 100 pieces will be produced Will be available only in silver chrome Price expected to be around €8,500 (approx. $10,000) Shipping will start in early 2021 […]

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Olympus to add ProRes RAW support this winter for only two OM-D cameras

Today Olympus announced the development of a new firmware update that will enable RAW video data output (with ProRes RAW support) for the Olympus OM-D E-M1X and Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III mirrorless cameras to the Atomos Ninja V HDR monitor recorder. The new firmware is expected in the winter of 2020:

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Sony a7C additional coverage (not the “world’s smallest and lightest full-frame camera”)

Sony a7C preorders are now open: Adorama | Amazon | B&H. First look: new Sony Alpha 7C full-frame mirrorless camera with 24MP sensor & 4K video. Fujifilm X-T4 and More vs The New Sony a7C. Despite what Sony says, the A7C is not the “world’s smallest and lightest full-frame camera”. More Sony a7c hands-on reports […]

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GoPro Hero 9 camera unboxing video leaked online

This GoPro Hero 9 camera unboxing video leaked online before the official announcement tomorrow:

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