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The PONF multi-back camera will use Sony’s 100MP sensor

By PR admin | Published: May 14, 2018

A quick update on the PONF multi-back camera project (film and digital camera in one) I reported back in January – in a blog post the company announced that they will be using Sony’s 100MP sensor for their camera:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 14, 2018

New: MS Optics Petz 57mm f/2 FMC lens for Leica M-mount by Miyazaki San More fake news: “Internal Fujifilm document predicts 50% market share decrease for Canon and Nikon within 2021” TowerJazz Q1 2018 report: “We are moving according to our plans with the leading DSLR camera supplier” Using Pentax mount Sigma lenses on the […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2018

New Nikon camera N1718 registered online Fujifilm Announces Global Partnership Agreement With Taylor Swift On Its Instax Series’ Promotion Fujifilm China Releases X-T2 Firmware 4.00 Early Fujifilm X-T2 Firmware 4.00 Bug Found Olympus E-M10III, E-M10II, E-PL8 and E-PL7 Firmwares Updated Five Panasonic Lenses Get Firmware Updates

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New ON1 Photo RAW 2018.5 coming in June

By PR admin | Published: May 10, 2018

ON1 will release Photo RAW 2018.5 in June. Additional information is available here. The new ON1 Photo RAW 2018.5 version will include: Camera Profiles LUTs in Effects Improved Brushing Performance Faster culling in Filmstrip Transform Tool Improvements Faster Transitions Between modules RAW+JPG sorting options Nested Albums Out-of-Process Cataloging Background Export Nested Presets New Cameras & […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 5, 2018

The Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm f/3.4 lens is discontinued Nikon mirrorless camera rumors: the most likely scenario Phase One Releases Capture One 11.1.1      

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Offline for a few days

By PR admin | Published: April 30, 2018

I will be traveling in the next few days and will have limited internet connectivity. My coverage of the latest news and rumors could be delayed. You can always check our sister sites (FujiAddict, SonyAddict, 43addict) or some of the new Facebook groups (Tamron, Sigma, Tokina, Voigtlander, Zeiss) for some interesting discussions and photographs. The latest […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 28, 2018

Reminder: Leica price increase coming in the US on May 1st Confirmed: Leica M-D Typ 262 camera now discontinued New: Leica MP Terry OʼNeill limited edition set New Leica 1546 camera registered in Asia New Pentax Ricoh professional service started in Japan Ricoh FY2018/03 financial results Lexar XQD memory cards update Fujifilm X-E3 Firmware 1.20 […]

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March CIPA report: the downturn continues

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2018

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their March report. The downturn continues – the total number of shipped digital cameras is lower compared to the same month in previous years (orange: 2018, black: 2017, blue: 2016, click for larger view). The table with the actual numbers can be found here: DSLR numbers: compared […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 25, 2018

Nikon is developing a new mirrorless camera at a “rapid pace”, getting close to the official announcement At least two high-end Nikon cameras and at least two lenses expected by the end of 2018 Leica M-D Typ 262 camera approaching end of life, no longer in production Leica M-D Typ 262 camera approaching end of […]

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LEX is the first E-mount film camera

By PR admin | Published: April 24, 2018

There is a project online for an E-mount based film camera called LEX. See the details at lexoptical.com: LEX is the first camera which lets you use your E-Mount lenses with your favorite film emulsions. So far it has taken us more than a year to get this design right. When we are done LEX […]

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