Monthly Archives: May 2022

What else is new?

A new Leica SL2-S “Reporter” camera is rumored to be announced soon Six different Swedish military/army Leica IIIf/IIIg cameras coming to an auction next week Leica UK price increases Leica releases firmware updates for 10 different cameras: M10-M|M10-P|M10-R|M10-P|M10|M10-DSL2|SL2-S|Q2|Q2-M Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Samyang AF 35mm f/1.8 Firmware […]

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Canon rumored to have discontinued the Canon EOS M6 Mark II APS-C camera

Canon is rumored to have discontinued the Canon EOS M6 Mark II APS-C camera. This rumor is plausible since Canon is expected to announce a new EOS R7 APS-C mirrorless camera with RF mount later this year:

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Officially announced and available for pre-order: TTartisan 50mm f/0.95 APS-C lens for Fuji, MFT, Sony, Canon, and Nikon cameras

The previously rumored TTartisan 50mm f/0.95 APS-C lens for Fuji, MFT, Sony, Canon, and Nikon cameras is now officially announced (TTartisan also has a 50mm f/1.2 APS-C lens). The price is $228 and pre-orders are now open at: TTartisan online store (with international shipping) Pergear (with international shipping) Amazon US: Fuji X | Sony E Amazon […]

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Officially announced and available for pre-order: 7Artisans 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount

As previously reported, 7Artisans officially released their new 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount. The lens has an infinity lock typical for this lens design, a clickable aperture ring, and is rangefinder coupled. The price is $299 and pre-orders are now open at: 7artisan online store (with international shipping) Pergear (with international shipping) Amazon US […]

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Flashback: Zeiss has still not announced any new photography lenses in 3 years

Back in 2020 I raised some concerns that Zeiss has not announced any new lenses since April 2019 when they introduced the Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 lens for DSLR cameras. Then last year Zeiss announced four new Supreme Radiance Prime cinema lenses. Nothing else has changed in the past 3+ years, except that now DSLR cameras are basically dead and […]

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The Topaz Labs Image Quality Bundle sale is ending this weekend (coupon code included)

The Topaz Labs Image Quality Bundle promo where you can get $100 off on the most popular Topaz apps (Sharpen AI, DeNoise AI, Gigapixel AI) is ending this weekend – you can use coupon code RUMORS15 for an extra 15% off:

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Leica working on a new mirrorless medium format camera?

From LeicaRumors: Do you remember the Leica M11 launch video that potentially identified several upcoming Leica cameras? It seems that there is another possible easter egg in this particular video (or maybe just another regular prototype?): the scene with Mike Shipard also showed what looks like a Leica S mirrorless medium format camera mock-up placed […]

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Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan (CIPA) published their latest camera production data

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2022, black: 2021, blue: 2020):

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