Monthly Archives: October 2023

AstrHori 28mm f/13 2X macro probe lens officially announced (L/X/R/EF/E/PL/Z/F mount)

AstrHori officially announced the 28mm f/13 2X macro probe lens for L/X/R/EF/E/PL/Z/F mount (previously reported here). The new lens features several improvements, including a front-rotating element. AstrHori is a new Chinese lens manufacturer (previously known as Rockstar) and their products are available for sale on Amazon and on their official website with international shipping. Here are the details […]

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Fujifilm suspends sales of X-T5 and X-S20 cameras in Japan

Fujifilm has suspended sales of their X-T5 and X-S20 cameras in Japan citing strong demand that exceeded the company’s initial production plans:

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Sony special event on November 8th and 9th (300mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens and a9III camera expected)

Sony has scheduled a special event on November 8th and 9th where we can expect the official announcement of the new Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens and Sony a9III camera according to SonyAddict:

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Leica M11-P announced: the world’s first camera with Content Authentication (plus a new Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH lens)

Today Leica officially announced the previously rumored M11-P camera together with a new Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH lens. The M11-P is the world’s first camera to feature technology compliant with both the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) and the C2PA standard – see how this works. Pre-orders are already open at B&H Photo: the M11-P is […]

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Insta360 is rumored to release a new action camera with a Leica SUMMARIT lens

  It seems that Insta360 will release a new action camera equipped with a 1/1.3-inch sensor and a Leica SUMMARIT lens (16mm equivalent). Insta360 already has several action cameras with Leica lenses:

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What else is new?

Ricoh made an official statement on the Pentax film camera project Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome camera now in stock Big Fujifilm GFX100S Price Reduction Coming Fujifilm X-E4 Prices Are Rising Lexar Silver CFExpress Type A Card Announced

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Canon conducted market research for a retro-designed digital camera

According to a post on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, Canon has recently conducted market research through multiple channels about the potential interest in releasing a retro-designed digital camera (I assume mirrorless). I am not surprised, since it seems that Canon is the only company that has not introduced a “retro” model yet.

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ON1 Photo RAW 2024 coming on November 2nd

The new ON1 Photo RAW 2024 will be officially announced on November 2nd with new features like Brilliance AI, speed and performance gains, new AI Style Advisor, and more (What’s new | Buy now with a discount). Additional information is available here: ON1 will release two new versions of Photo RAW 2024: ON1 Photo RAW MAX 2024 […]

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New DJI Osmo Pocket 3 camera announced

The previously leaked DJI Osmo Pocket 3 camera is now officially announced: Pre-orders: B&H Photo | Foto Erhardt | WEK Photo Additional information: 1-inch CMOS sensor Master 4K/120fps UHD footage capture with dynamic, silky-smooth precision. D-Log M & 10-bit 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilization 2-Inch Rotatable Screen ActiveTrack 6.0 Full-Pixel Fast Focusing Additional; pictures:

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15% off fall season sale on LLL lenses for Leica M-mount (Light Lens Lab)

Light Lens Lab (LLL) is having a fall sale on some of their Leica M-mount lenses: PopFlash (Ebay Store) is the official LLL lens distributor in the US International readers can purchase LLL lenses directly from the Light Lens Lab website Here are the details on the LLL sale:

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