Monthly Archives: May 2024

DxO announces support for the Fujifilm X100VI, Leica SL3, and several new lenses (528 new modules added)

DxO announced support for the Fujifilm X100VI, Leica SL3 cameras, and several new lenses, including the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 for Nikon Z, the Panasonic Lumix S 28-200mm Macro, 17mm and 24mm primes from Sigma, the Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS, and the latest Viltrox lenses. A total of 528 new DxO Optics Modules were […]

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SIRUI joins the Micro Four Thirds System standard

The Chinese lens manufacturer SIRUI joined the Micro Four Thirds System standard: Press release SIRUI lenses are sold at Adorama, Amazon, B&H Photo, and at their official website Previous coverage of SIRUI lenses can be found here:

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More bad news for Panasonic: Lumix S9 product page controversy and the use of stock photos *UPDATED*

More bad news for Panasonic: in addition to the latest statement from the company’s president and reports for the marketing department trying to influence reviewers, Panasonic is now also being accused of using stock photos in their latest Lumix S9 camera campaign. One of the photos seems to be taken with a Nikon camera by… […]

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What else is new?

The new 758-page Nikon Z9 Experience Guide is now updated with all the latest additions and changes for firmware v5.0 New Oberwerth ReLon® camera bag series launched Canon R5 II camera price and other rumored specifications Canon 14-20mm f/2 and 14-24mm f/2.8 Patents Found

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Kodak dominates the best-selling compact digital cameras in Japan

Compact cameras are recently experiencing a nice comeback and Kodak is currently dominating the best-selling compact digital cameras in Japan: Kodak PIXPRO WPZ2 (more info) Kodak PIXPRO FZ45 Kodak PIXPRO FZ55 Nagaoka Movio MAF100 Kenko Tokina KC-03TY Fujifilm Instax mini Evo Canon IXY 650

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Ulanzi announced new V-Mount series COB lights

Ulanzi announced two new V-mount series COB lights: Ulanzi 120W Bi-color/RGB RGB V-mount video light (VL-120Bi/VL-120C) Ulanzi 200W Bi-color V-mount video light (VL-200Bi) Additional information:

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Sigma to announce a new lens on June 3rd

Sigma is expected to announce a new lens on Monday, June 3rd, at 9 p.m. JST. Stay tuned for the details. Update: it seems that Sigma will announce a new 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN ART lens.

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Nikkei: “Digital camera penetration falls below 50%, smartphones emerge, market unable to produce next generation”

A quote from Nikkei’s article “Digital camera penetration falls below 50%; smartphones emerge; domestic market unable to produce next generation”: “The penetration rate of digital cameras among households at the end of fiscal 2023 will fall below 50% for the first time in 19 years since the end of fiscal 2004. The demand for compact […]

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