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The Russian Zenitar and Helios lenses are coming to Germany

The Russian Zenitar and Helios lenses are coming to Germany – a company representative confirmed that a new batch of lenses is being shipped to a distributor in Germany: “A German distributor has purchased another shipment of photographic lenses from the Zenitar and Helios product lines, produced by the the Krasnogorsky Zavod (KMZ) of the […]

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New DJI Air 2S drone hints at 1″ sensor and ADS-B air sense (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast)

There are new DJI Air 2S drone leaks that hint at a 1″ camera sensor and ADS-B air sense functionality (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast):

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Meyer Optik Görlitz lenses will be released also for Canon R and Nikon Z mounts

In their latest press release, Meyer Optik Görlitz confirmed that their lenses will be released also for Canon R and Nikon Z mirrorless mounts (in addition to the existing Canon EF, Fuji X, Leica L, Leica M, M42, MFT, Nikon F, Pentax K, and Sony E mounts): “In addition, new versions of the famous Biotars are […]

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Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan published their camera production data for February 2021

The Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan published their camera production data for February 2021 (orange: 2021, black: 2020, blue: 2019):

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Samyang is teasing two new fast wide-angle lenses for astrophotography

Samyang is teasing two new fast wide-angle lenses that should be announced later this month (April). One of the lenses will be full-frame and the second APS-C. The teaser suggests that both lenses will be well suited for astrophotography. Stay tuned for more details. Update: it seems one of the new lenses will be 24mm […]

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New Fujifilm Instax Mini40 camera and Instax Mini contact sheet film leaked online

  FujiAddict spotted a freshly leaked Fujifilm Instax Mini40 camera and Instax Mini contact sheet film that should be announced soon online (now removed). Here are the details:

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Venus Optics Laowa Argus f/0.95 lenses sample photos leaked online

A reader sent me a set of leaked sample photos from the upcoming Laowa Argus f/0.95 lenses by Venus Optics:

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Three new Canon RF telephoto lenses to be announced at the end of April: 100mm f/2.8, 400mm f/2.8, and 600mm f/4

At the end of April 2021 Canon will announce three new telephoto RF lenses (previously reported here): Canon RF 100mm f/2.8 L MACRO IS USM Canon RF400mm f/2.8 L IS USM Canon RF 600mm f/4 L IS USM Canon also has a new unreleased speedlight DS401243 that was registered in Russia:

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OM Digital: “we don’t do full-frame” (OM Digital will NOT join the L-mount Alliance)

For almost a decade Olympus has been making official statements that they will not make a full-frame camera (see this post, this post, and this post). Back in 2018 Olympus was invited to join the L-mount Alliance and they refused. A recent Sigma presentation indicated that a new member may join the L-mount Alliance in […]

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for March 2021

         The top 10 PhotoRumors posts for March 2021 are:

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