Monthly Archives: March 2021

Ending soon: $60 off the 7artisans 28mm f/1.4 lens for Leica M-mount

The 7artisans 28mm f/1.4 lens for Leica M-mount is still on sale for $440 only at the Photo Rumors Online Store (with free international shipping) – this is almost $60 off from the current/regular price of $499 at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H.

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The latest firmware updates from Profoto. Fujifilm and Viltrox

Profoto A1X Firmware Update C9 Released Fujifilm X-T3, GFX50S, and GFX50R – Firmware Updates Fujifilm GFX100 Firmware 3.01 Update Improves Pixel Shift Technology Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.8 V2 and V1 Firmware Updates Released

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Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM (SEL35F14GM) lens service notice

Sony issued a service notice about their new FE 35mm f/1.4 GM SEL35F14GM lens (pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H) – apparently, some lenses had issues with the ornament plate (this could explain the recent delay):

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Latest Cosina patents indicate new Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 25mm, 75mm and 135mm lenses?

Cosina has new patents for 25mm f/2, 75mm f/1.8, 135mm f/2, and 135mm f/1.2 lenses: Cosina’s patent application was published on March 18, 2021. There are some examples such as “APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2”, but some of them are interesting such as “135mm F2” and “135mm F1.2”. Voigtlander recently announced several new APO-LANTHAR lenses for Leica […]

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What else is new?

Introducing Pentax K-3 Mark III (video presentation with English subtitles) “Leica Classics Range” lenses Fujifilm GFX Perspective Correction Solution Using The Leica 28mm f/2.8 PC Super Angulon R Metabones 1.26x Expander for FUJIFILM GFX Preview

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Sony to announce three new lenses next week

A quick update on my last blog post about the upcoming new Sony G lenses – my expectations of f/2.8 were “almost” accurate. The three new lenses that will be announced next week are (via Nokishita): Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 G

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The latest Canon rumors: EOS R5c, new RF mount CINE lenses, firmware updates

The latest Canon rumors: Canon EOS R5c (cinema version of the current EOS R5) confirmed to be announced later this year New Canon Cinema lenses are also coming in 2021, including the first RF mount CINE lenses Firmware updates for the Canon EOS R5, EOS R6 and EOS-1D X Mark III to be released with […]

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Capture One will support the Lossless Compression format for the new Sony Alpha 1 camera

Starting April 2021, Capture One will support the Lossless Compression format for the new Sony Alpha 1 camera. They also added a unique camera profile tailored to the Sony Alpha 1: the “ProStandard Profile” where “colors and details look more amazing than ever”. All other Capture One ProStandard profiles were updated as well – see the […]

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