Monthly Archives: May 2022

AstrHori lenses now available for sale on Amazon

AstrHori is a new Chinese lens manufacturer and their products are now available for sale on Amazon:

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New class-action lawsuit filed for aperture defects in the Pentax K-30 and K-50 DSLR cameras

A new putative class action lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania against Ricoh USA Inc. for defects in the aperture control mechanism of the Pentax K-30 and Pentax K-50 cameras. The defect reportedly leads to consistently black or dark images: New class-action lawsuit filed against Ricoh USA for aperture defects in the Pentax K-30 and K-50 […]

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Venus Optics is teasing a new lens or lens attachment

Venus Optics is teasing a new lens or lens attachment that will be officially announced next week: The new product will be either a new lens or a new 90° periscope attachment for the current Laowa 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe lens:

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Memorial Day Sale

KEH is having a weekend sale where you can get up to 20% off on overstock gear with coupon code OS20A (ends 05/31/2022). 7artisans flash sale on selected lenses. TTartisan lens sale: up to 12% off on almost all products (ends June 3rd). Alphagvrd camera and lens skins sale: 15% off all products with coupon […]

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Sony Semiconductor Solutions CEO: “the image quality of smartphones will exceed that of single-lens reflex cameras in 2024”

The President and CEO of Sony Semiconductor Solutions (SSS) Terushi Shimizu gave this outlook for smartphone-equipped cameras: The image quality of smartphones will exceed that of single-lens reflex cameras in 2024, and Sony G will show the prospect “We expect that still images will exceed the image quality of single-lens reflex cameras within the next […]

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What else is new?

Fujifilm Photographers Have Highest Average Megapixel Cameras Sony a6400 Orders Scheduled To Resume And More Samyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FE Firmware 3 Released

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What’s next for Canon? (Canon EOS RF mirrorless camera & lens roadmap)

I already reported the rumored Canon EOS RF-S mirrorless APS-C lens roadmap. Here is what Canon RF cameras are expected/rumored to be announced next:

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Is that the Canon RF-S 22mm f/2 STM APS-C lens from the leaked roadmap I posted yesterday?

Yesterday I posted the leaked/rumored Canon EOS RF-S mirrorless APS-C lens roadmap and today we already have the first leaked picture of the Canon RF-S 22mm f/2 STM APS-C lens: Here again, is the leaked/rumored Canon EOS RF-S mirrorless APS-C lens roadmap in case you have missed it:

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Updated Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art lens released

Lomography released an updated Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art lens:

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Confirmed: the Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens for Sony and Leica L mounts will be announced on June 1st

As previously reported, the new Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens for Sony and Leica L mounts will be officially announced on June 1st – the upcoming live stream presentation is already listed on YouTube:

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