Monthly Archives: May 2022

More Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 9mm f/1.7 ASPH lens leaks *UPDATED*

There is newly leaked information about the upcoming Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 9mm f/1.7 ASPH lens for MFT:

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Coming soon: Light Lens Lab Cooke Speed Panchro 50mm f/2 SP2 lens for Leica M/LTM, Canon EF, and PL mounts

The Chinese company Light Lens Lab will soon release a new Cooke Speed Panchro 50mm f/2 SP2 lens for Leica M-mount –  a recreation of the original Cooke Speed Panchro from the 1920s but with improved full-frame sensor coverage (originally was Super 35) and improved coatings. Price is still TBA, but it will be lower […]

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What else is new?

You can make a pinhole camera from this Leica M3 tin New Leitz Phone 2/Leitz LUX smartphone coming soon? Leica’s new SL2-S firmware update introduces 12-bit RAW video output and brings multiple improvements to the SL-System

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More info on the upcoming Venus Optics Laowa FF II 90mm f/2.8 CA-Dreamer 2X lens (for Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z, and Leica L mounts)

Some additional pictures and specifications for the upcoming Laowa FF II 90mm f/2.8 CA-Dreamer 2X lens from Venus Optics:

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Coming soon from Venus Optics: Laowa 90mm f/2.8 macro and Laowa Nanomorph 1.5X anamorphic lenses

Venus Optics will launch several new lenses in the next 2 weeks: Laowa FF II 90mm f/2.8 CA-Dreamer 2X lens to be announced on May 23rd. Laowa NANOMORPH 27, 35, and 50mm 1.5X anamorphic cinema lenses will launch on Indiegogo on May 17th:

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The latest Adobe releases

The latest Adobe releases are out: Adobe Photoshop May release (list of all new features introduced) New features added to Photoshop for iPad (content aware fill, background removal) The latest Adobe CC subscription plan rates can be found here (see also this page). A free Lightroom CC trial is available on this page (no credit card required). More information […]

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Fujifilm, Sony, and Panasonic latest financial results are out

Fujifilm, Sony, and Panasonic released their latest financial results:

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Also coming soon: black TTartisan 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount

In addition to the previously reported brass version, the Chinese company TTartisan will also release a new 28mm f/5.6 plain black version of their lens for Leica M-mount (currently the lens is available only in silver). Here are some more pictures of the new lens:

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Canon EOS R7 and R10 cameras, RF-S 18-45mm and 18-150mm lenses to be announced on May 24, 2022 (all APS-C)

Canon is rumored to have a big APS-C mirrorless announcement on May 24, 2022 – this is probably also the end of the EOS M line. Here is the full list of new products:

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Panasonic rumored to announce a new Leica DG Summilux 9mm f/1.7 ASPH lens *UPDATED*

Panasonic rumored to announce a new Leica DG Summilux 9mm f/1.7 ASPH lens for MFT:

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