Monthly Archives: May 2021

The Topaz Labs sale is ending tomorrow

The $20 off discount on the latest Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI is ending tomorrow (see the new and updated Topaz Labs pricing). Additional information on the new version can be found here. The Topaz Labs Image Quality Bundle is also on sale for $149.99 (orig. $259.97). You can get an additional 15% off all Topaz Labs products with code RUMORS15. […]

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ON1 announces NoNoise AI – a new product for removing image noise

Today ON1 announced a new state-of-the-art application for image noise removal called NoNoise AI: “The all-new ON1 NoNoise AI coming in June 2021 aims to give better results than any other noise reduction application on the market. It will intelligently remove image noise by leveraging ON1’s AI-based machine learning to remove luminance and color noise while […]

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Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70 f/2.8 ASPH lens for L-mount officially announced

The previously rumored Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70 f/2.8 ASPH is now officially announced ($2,795) together with two new SL2 and SL2-S bundle options that offer a savings of $595 for each bundle. Additional information: Pre-orders: Adorama | B&H Press release Product listing Lens design and MTF charts:

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The Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift lens is now available also for Leica L-mount and Pentax K-mount

The Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift lens was announced last year for Canon EF, Nikon F, Canon RF, Nikon Z, and Sony FE mounts. Venus Optics now announced the two more versions of the lens – for Leica L and Pentax K mounts. Pre-orders are now open at: Adorama B&H Photo Laowa Online Store (with international shipping) […]

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The Canon EOS R3 is not the flagship camera, the R3 sensor may not be produced by Canon

According to a recent interview with Canon executives, the upcoming Canon EOS R3 camera is apparently not the EOS R flagship… it seems that Canon is planning to release another Canon EOS R model. Canon also confirmed that they will not share the RF mount with other manufacturers. There has been some controversy online on whether […]

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Coming soon: TTartisan 90mm f/1.25 lens for Leica M-mount and new 7artisans lenses

TTartisan and 7artisans will announce several new lenses in 2 weeks – I don’t have the full list of new products yet, but this is what to expect: New TTartisan 90mm f/1.25 lens for Leica M-mount: Update – here is another picture of the upcoming lens: Several new lenses from 7artisans: 7artisans 55mm f/1.4 II 7artisans […]

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This time for real: the Sony A-mount is dead

The Sony A-mount has been dead for a while even though back in 2017 Sony assured us that they will continue to develop A-mount cameras and lenses. A Dpreview forum member noticed a week ago that all Sony A-mount cameras are quietly removed from Sony’s website and from B&H Photo. Most A-mount lenses are also out of […]

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What else is new?

Atomos Ninja V H.265 Recording Coming in May and New Atomos Ninja V+ 8k Model Announced CameraLabs: Fujifilm GFX100S vs GFX100 vs Sony A1 A better picture of the Leica VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 24–70mm f/2.8 ASPH lens

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