Monthly Archives: August 2023

Another new lens from China: Zonlai 50mm f/1.4 II (for Sony E, Fuji X, Canon EOS-M, and MFT cameras)

The Chinese company Zonlai announced a new 50mm f/1.4 II APS-C lens for Sony E, Fuji X, Canon EOS-M, and MFT cameras at the 2023 Photo & Imaging Show in Shanghai (this is version II – a replacement for the previous version). The price will be ¥599 (around $80). Zonlai lenses are sold at: Amazon, […]

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Japan Industrial Partners, owners of Olympus, to buy also Toshiba

Japan Industrial Partners, owners of the Olympus camera business, agreed to buy Toshiba:

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Update: new Laowa FFII 15mm f/5 Cookie lens (for M/E/R/Z/L mount)

The mystery Venus Optica lens I reported yesterday is the upcoming/new Laowa FFII 15mm f/5 Cookie lens. Here are the details:

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Panasonic LUMIX S1H camera with mounted LiDAR autofocus unit

At the 2023 Photo & Imaging Show in Shanghai Panasonic announced a new Partnership with DJI. The presentation showed a LiDAR autofocus unit (priced at $659) attached to a Panasonic LUMIX S1H camera (this rumor was reported last year) and an RS Pro 3 gimbal. Here are a few more pictures of the setup:

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New Venus Optics lenses on display at the 2023 Photo & Imaging show in Shanghai: Laowa CF 8-16mm f/3.5-5.0 and another mystery f/5 lens

Some new lenses from Venus Optics were on display at the 2023 Photo & Imaging show in Shanghai : New Laowa CF 8-16mm f/3.5-5.0 C-Dreamer ultra-wide-angle zoom lens by Venus Optics: 16 elements in 12 groups 5 aperture blades Minimum focusing distance: 0.2m Filter size: 86mm Full metal lens body Dimensions: 88.3 x 88.54mm Weight: […]

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New Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8R DF DSM AF lens for Canon RF mount on display at the 2023 Photo & Imaging show in Shanghai

  A new Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8R DF DSM AF lens for Canon RF mount was shown at the 2023 Photo & Imaging show in Shanghai:

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A major new AI upgrade coming to Skylum Luminar next week (plus: exclusive 30% off coupon code)

Skylum will release a major new AI upgrade to Luminar next week: Exclusive deal: you can get 30% off Luminar Neo and the entire range of products with coupon code NR30 (valid until August 14th).

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The latest financial results from Nikon, Ricoh. Fuji, Tamron, and Sony

Several companies released their latest financial results in the last few days: Nikon Ricoh Fujifilm Tamron Sony Panasonic (they do not provide details on their camera sales)

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What else is new?

Leica adds more SL2 silver edition lens bundles The new Shoten R50 Leica M rangefinder camera adapter for 50mm M42 and Pentax K lenses New Godox Smart Watch Sized Flash Trigger PDR: Sony a6700 vs Fujifilm X-H2 and X-T4

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New releases from Luminar, ACDSee, Peakto, Mylio, and the Clever Photographer

→ Luminar Neo 1.12.2 released with bug fixes. → ACDSee released Photo Studio for Mac 9. → Cyme released Peakto 1.8  with AI-powered prompt search. → Mylio Photos unveiled new AI tools that make finding a photo as easy as 3 clicks. → New bundles from the Clever Photographer.

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