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ON1 Photo RAW photo editor now available

By PR admin | Published: December 19, 2016

The new ON1 Photo RAW 2017 photo editor that was announced a few months ago is now officially released and is available for download. The introductory price is $99.99 (regular price: $119.99). Additional information can be found here. Press release:

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ZY Optics announced a new compact macro lens with high magnification ratio: Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2.0 4.5X

By PR admin | Published: December 19, 2016

ZY Optics announced a new super macro compact lens with high magnification ratio: Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2.0 4.5X. The lens is available in Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A, Pentax K, Sony E, Micro Four Thirds and Fuji X mounts. The price is $199 (ZY Optics lenses are available for sale at B&H). Specifications, press […]

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Irix now has a distributor in the USA

By PR admin | Published: December 16, 2016

Irix now has a US based distributor (www.irixusa.com) and the Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens is now listed directly for sale on Amazon US (Irix lenses have been available for a while on Amazon UK, Amazon DE and Amazon IT). The US prices are: Blackstone: $649.00 Firefly: $449.00 Irix lenses are available in Nikon, Canon and Pentax mounts. Via NikonRumors

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Panasonic GH5 to be released in early January, three new Leica DG f/2.8-4.0 MFT zoom lenses coming in 2017

By PR admin | Published: December 16, 2016

The Panasonic GH5 camera is rumored to be officially released in early January. For a short period of time today B&H had listed on their website that the GH5 pre-orders will start at 1 pm on January 4th, 2017 (the text is now removed). The GH5 was announced at Photokina, but no additional information was provided. The […]

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Macphun Luminar Pluto update now live with batch processing and new filters

By PR admin | Published: December 16, 2016

The new Macphun Luminar photo editing tool will be updated every couple of months. The first of these updates included Touch Bar support, and now Macphun have announced a second major update to the software introducing batch processing, new Dehaze and Golden Hour filters, an enhanced color temperature filter, and more. To find out more […]

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New Franzis and Topaz Labs discounts

By PR admin | Published: December 15, 2016

Franzis currently offers discounts on many of their software packages (click on each package for more info). Topaz Labs has a new deal every day starting from December 12th till December 23rd – check this link to see the currently discounted product.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: December 15, 2016

→ Syrp announced their new Super Dark Variable ND filter that can cut 5-10 stops of light. Pricing is between $169-$209, shipping starts on December 16th.   → Gariz announced a new leather case for the Sony RX100 V camera (check pricing and availability). → The Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera is now expected to ship in February 2017 […]

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Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 lens to start shipping soon

By PR admin | Published: December 14, 2016

Remember the Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 lens that was announced in October 2015? Well, the lens is about to start shipping according to a recent Facebook post from Mitakon. A few sample photos taken with the lens can be found here and here. Here are the technical specifications: Focal length: 135mm Max. aperture: f/1.4 Min. focusing distance: […]

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Sigma sd Quattro H mirrorless camera and pricing officially announced

By PR admin | Published: December 14, 2016

Sigma officially announced the price and availability of the Sigma sd Quattro H mirrorless camera: US price: $1,199 (pre-orders to open soon) EU price: €1,400 UK price: £1499.99 Update – Canada price: $1749.95 Shipping will start in January/February

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Interview: Sigma CEO suggests potential video shooting cameras in the future

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2016

A new interview with Sigma’s CEO Mr. Kazuto Yamaki was published online. It seems that Sigma is interested in producing a mirrorless camera that can shoot video in the future (at the 7:40 mark): Sigma’s current line of cameras cannot shoot video as a result of the high data volume the Foveon sensor is producing and […]

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