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New Panasonic DC-TZ90 camera to be announced soon

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2017

Panasonic registered a new Panasonic DC-TZ90 compact camera for Wi-Fi certification. This will most likely be the replacement for the current DMC-TZ85 model. Here are the details from the filing:

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Nikon D7500 camera announced

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2017

  Yesterday Nikon officially announced the previously rumored Nikon D7500 DSLR camera: Pre-orders Nikon D500 vs. Nikon D7500 vs. Nikon D7200 specifications comparison Nikon D7500: everything you need to know Nikon D7500 camera announced

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Fujinon GF 23mm f/4 R LM WR medium format lens for GFX rumored to be released next week

By PR admin | Published: April 12, 2017

A quick update on my previous post regarding the upcoming Fuji announcement on April 19th: in addition to the Fujinon GF 110mm f/2 R LM lens and two new SQ Instax square cameras, Fujifilm is expected to also release the Fujinon GF 23mm f/4 R LM WR medium format lens for GFX. Via FujiAddict

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Update on Ricoh

By PR admin | Published: April 12, 2017

Ricoh lost 10 billion yen and will revise downward their financial forecast. The company is planning to expand their Theta product line. Ricoh also announced a restructuring plan, something that has already been done by other companies like Panasonic and Nikon. In addition, Ricoh issued an official statement regarding previous report that the company could exit the photography/camera business:

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Ricoh could get out of the photography / camera business

By PR admin | Published: April 11, 2017

After Samsung, Nikon and Panasonic, it seems that Ricoh is the next big company that is having some serious troubles with their camera division: Update: Ricoh issued a statement denying the report, saying that they are focusing on expanding “high-value-added models” (Google translated from Japanese).

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The latest deals on photo editing software from Topaz Labs, Franzis and Macphun (coupon codes included)

By PR admin | Published: April 11, 2017

Topaz Labs Starting today Topaz Labs is offering 40% off their entire online store – that’s about $200 off their Complete Collection (valid until April 16th). You must use coupon code SPRING40. This offer is valid until April 16th What is the Topaz Labs Complete Collection? With the recent addition of Topaz Texture Effects 2, Impression […]

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Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.10 and Camera Raw 9.10 released

By PR admin | Published: April 11, 2017

Adobe released Lightroom CC 2015.10 and Camera Raw 9.10. Here are the direct download links: DNG Converter 9.10: Win | macOS Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.10: Adobe keeps making it more difficult to download the standalone version, see this download info and also this page Support for new cameras and lenses added in the latest releases:

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First rendering of the $5,499 Meyer-Optik Primagon 24mm f/2.8 lens

By PR admin | Published: April 11, 2017

As promised earlier – this is the first rendering of the upcoming Meyer-Optik Primagon 24mm f/2.8 lens. Here is what we know so far: The lens will be available for all mirrorless mounts. Shipping will start in early 2018. Priced: $5,499 (probably cheaper on Kickstarter). The Kickstarter project for the Meyer Optik Gorlitz Trioplan 35mm f/2.8 lens […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 11, 2017

→ The Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS lens is now in stock at B&H and Foto Hans Keuzekamp. → Alpa announced a new modular GON tripod leveling system. → Sigma announced new firmware updates (version 1.04) for the sd Quattro cameras that offer support for DNG formats, improved autofocus capabilities and enhanced functionality with Sigma Capture Pro.

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New server and HTTPS for PhotoRumors

By PR admin | Published: April 11, 2017

In the past week I have been busy upgrading PhotoRumors to a new server at HostDuplex. The old server could no longer handle the increased traffic. You also probably already noticed that PhotoRumors is now a “secure” website (HTTPS) which is the industry’s standard. A lot of other changes were also introduced on the back end […]

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