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Confirmed: Bowens is going out of business

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2017

An update on my post from last week – it is now official: the lighting manufacturer Bowens is going out of business. In a statement today the parent company Aurelius Group confirmed the news:

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2018 and 2019 Photokina dates announced

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2017

Until last year, Photokina (the biggest photo show in the world) was taking place every other year in September. Back in May, I reported that Photokina will start taking place annually starting from 2018. We now know the exact dates for the 2018 and 2019 Photokina shows:

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Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.12/6.11, Camera Raw 9.12 now available

By PR admin | Published: July 19, 2017

Adobe released Lightroom CC 2015.12/6.11 and Camera Raw 9.12. Here are the direct download links: Camera Raw 9.12 Adobe Lightroom CC: Adobe keeps making it more difficult to download the standalone version, see this download info and also this page In addition to several bug fixes, here is the list of new cameras and lenses that are now supported:

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New Emil Busch Glaukar 3.1 portrait lens launched on Kickstarter

By PR admin | Published: July 18, 2017

Last week I reported about a new “Petzval-like” portrait from a German company. Today the Emil Busch Glaukar 3.1 is officially launched on Kickstarter: In 1910, Emil Busch introduced the Glaukar, a fully corrected photographic lens, which besides solving spherical aberration, corrected coma and astigmatism was a “usable” lens. Unlike Rudolph’s Protar, which did not […]

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Fujifilm X-T1 and X-T10 cameras officially discontinued

By PR admin | Published: July 17, 2017

Fujifilm Japan now lists the Fujifilm X-T1 and X-T10 mirrorless cameras as discontinued. The X-T1 was announced in January 2014, the X-T10 camera was announced in May 2015. Both X-T1 and X-T10 models are still available for sale for $1,299 and $799 (no significants discounts yet). Here is the full list of discontinued Fuji cameras and lenses (updated from last […]

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Additional information on the 7Artisans / DJ-Optical mirrorless lenses

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2017

Here is some additional information on the 7Artisans / DJ-Optical mirrorless lenses I mentioned here on the blog two weeks ago:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2017

→ Sigma announced pricing and availability of their new 14mm T2 FF and 135mm T2 FF cine prime lenses: $4,999.00 USD each, shipping will begin late July. → New ALPA Macro Switar 5.6/105mm lens announced: this is a high-performance lens for image scales of 1:4 to 4:1 where you can optimize the specific image scale […]

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Bowens going into liquidation?

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2017

It seems that another brand is going under – Bowens, the manufacturer of photography and video accessories (mainly lighting), reportedly has now gone into liquidation:

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List of the upcoming/rumored new products from Canon

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2017

Here is a list of the upcoming/rumored new products from Canon that will be announced at the end of August: Canon EOS M20 mirrorless camera (replacement for the current EOS M10) Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS lens Three additional Canon lenses

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List of not yet announced cameras from Canon, Nikon, Sony and Olympus

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2017

Here is an updated list of upcoming cameras from Canon, Nikon, Sony and Olympus that have already been registered with various government agencies but are not yet announced:

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