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Viltrox cut a lens in half and took pictures with it – here are the results

At the P&E show in China, Viltrox cut an AF 35mm F1.2 LAB FE N lens in half and took pictures with it. Unlike other cut lenses we have seen in the past from various brands, the Viltrox lens was actually functional, and the company published the pictures:

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What else is new?

The latest OM System deals in the US, UK, and Germany Micro Four Thirds organization: the YoloLiv 18mm f/1.4 lens does not operate properly on Micro Four Thirds cameras Act fast: the Mandler 35mm f/2 “Seven Elements” lens is back in stock (limited quantities) Leica Q camera appears in the new James Bond 007 video […]

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New: Owlkrown FlexGrip for Fujifilm X100VI cameras

Owlkrown released a new FlexGrip for Fujifilm X100VI cameras (the X100VI is still out of stock!) – here are the details:

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No, Sony is not working on a new display technology that will noticeably improve battery life

Another clickbait story is circulating the Internet: “Sony is working on a new display technology for its Alpha cameras after 2026/Q3” “New rumor suggests upcoming Sony cameras could have noticeably better battery life” Editors are publishing made-up stories without even doing a simple Google search. The article in question is a 2011 research paper by […]

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Update: Panasonic still has one registered but not yet announced new camera

A quick update to my previous post: Panasonic now has one registered but not yet announced new camera under the code name P2503A: Panasonic P2409A: Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth. This could correspond to the new Lumix L10. Panasonic P2501A: Bluetooth only, no Wi-Fi. This could correspond to the Lumix ZS300/TZ300, which was announced on March 24th. […]

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Meike officially released two new AF lenses: 85mm f/1.4 Ⅱ (L/E/Z) & 56mm f/1.7 (X/E/Z)

Meike officially released two new previously reported lenses: Meike AF 85mm f/1.4 Ⅱ MIX full-frame lens Pre-orders: Meike store (coming soon to B&H Photo) Previously reported here Additional information For L/E/Z mount Meike AF 56mm f/1.7 Air APS-C lens Pre-orders: B&H Photo | Meike store Previously reported here Additional information For X/E/Z mount – the E-mount version […]

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New Cooke, Thypoch, Blazar, and Zeiss cinema lenses

Several new cinema lenses were introduced recently: New Cooke Anamorphic 35mm/50mm/85mm lenses with a 1.5x squeeze factor (additional information). Thypoch releases a new Simera-C 16mm T1.9 cine lens and a six-lens kit (additional information). Thypoch also released a new six-lens kit.   Blazar announced a new Talon 35mm T2.1 1.5X anamorphic lens. Zeiss will announce […]

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Leica announced new M11-P, D-Lux 8, Q3 cameras and APO-Summicron-M 50 lens in Metal Gray

Leica announced the previously rumored M11-P, D-Lux 8, Q3 cameras, and APO-Summicron-M 50 lens in Metal Gray finish. As already reported, the different models will be released a few weeks apart. Pre-orders: B&H Photo | WEX Photo | Foto Koch | Calumet New Leica accessories Additional information:

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New: Sandisk Extreme PRO CFexpress 4.0 Type B and Lexar Silver Plus microSDXC UHS-I memory cards announced

Sandisk and Lexar announced new memory cards: Sandisk Extreme PRO CFexpress 4.0 Type B memory cards up to 4TB: Sequential read performance: up to 3700MB/s Sequential write performance: up to 3500MB/s Lexar Silver Plus Series 2TB microSDXC UHS-I Card (coming to B&H soon): Up to 205MB/s read transfer, write speeds lower  

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The latest Pentax/Ricoh news and rumors

Here are the latest Pentax/Ricoh news and rumors

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