AP reports that the new Ricoh GR IV Monochrome camera is already sold out, with no additional cameras expected until March: The Ricoh GR IV Monochrome development announcement was in October 2025. The camera was then officially released and listed for preorder on January 14th: B&H Photo WEX Photo Foto Erhardt Additional coverage of the […]
Here is an updated list of the latest/upcoming/rumored Chinese lenses:
Viltrox will announce their first L-mount lens(es) on February 5th. I have been reporting for a while that the first two Viltrox lenses for L-mount are rumored to be: Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 for L-mount Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 for L-mount This is the first leaked picture of the upcoming Viltrox lens for L-mount: Viltrox joined the […]
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The Fuji X-T30 III becomes the #1 best-selling mirrorless camera at Amazon: Additional information on the Fuji X-T30 III camera can be found here:
Godox released a new AD800 Pro all-in-one outdoor flash.
Venus Optics will announce a new Laowa FFⅡ AE 90mm f/2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2x macro lens for MFT next week (the lens already exists for other mounts): Additional informiton onthe Venus Optics Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO full-frame mirrorless lens can be found here:
A new Rollei AF 35mm f/1.8 lens was announced in Germany for Nikon Z and Sony E-mount (based on the 7Artisans 35mm f/1.8):
Here are a few new pictures of the upcoming lightweight (≈90g) 7Artisans AF 40mm f/2.5 FF lens that will be officially announced on January 27th – check the official website for updates (Sony and Viltrox both already have 40mm f/2.5 lenses):
