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ON1 Photo RAW 2018 public beta now available for download

The new ON1 Photo RAW 2018 public beta version is now available for download. The official release will be at the end of October. Overview of what’s new in ON1 Photo RAW 2018 (more information available here): HDR Merge Panorama Merge Masking Improvements New “Versions” Updated UI Improved Local Adjustments Folders Groups Additional Camera & Lens Support […]

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New “Reflex” all manual film SLR camera to launch on Kickstarter later this month

Reflex is another upcoming Kickstarter project for an all manual film SLR camera (see also the upcoming Yashica and JCH film cameras). Expect the funding to start somewhere at the end of October. The Reflex website has only a blur of the camera (see above) but I was able to find also this additional drawing: It is […]

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August CIPA report: almost flatline

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their August report – the number of shipped interchangeable lens digital cameras increased slightly since last month and it is still better compared to last year (orange: 2017, black: 2016, blue: 2015, click for larger view). Here are the other two graphs:

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What else is new?

New Metabones 0.50x Speed Booster for Pentax Q (0.5x magnification and world-record f/0.666) More Leica rumors: 35mm f/1 or f/0.95 lens and limited edition Andy Summers camera Fujifilm X-T2, X-Pro2, XF10-24, and XF18-55 Firmware Updates Fujifilm X-T2/GFX Canon Smart Adapters and Nikon Smart Adapters Coming Soon

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ON1 Photo RAW version 2018 announced with new HDR, pano stitching, masking and more

The new ON1 Photo RAW 2018 will be released at the end of October. Here are the details (you can download a free 30-day trial of the PhotoRAW 2017.6 today):

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What’s next?

Here is the updated list of all upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses:

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What else is new?

This week’s recap from the rumors and addicts blogs:

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Wex Photographic and Calumet Photographic merger in the UK

Wex Photographic and Calumet Photographic – two of the major UK photo/camera retailers are now officially merged. All calphoto.co.uk visitors are now redirected to wexphotographic.com. Here is the official statement I received yesterday:

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Kerlee 35mm f/1.2 full frame DSLR lens review with sample photos

Here is a video review of the Kerlee 35mm f/1.2 full frame DSLR lens (price: $699) with some sample photos:

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The top-rated cameras based on the overall DxOMark sensor test score

I have not reported in a while about the latest DxOMark test results. Here are the currently top-rated cameras based on the overall DxOMark sensor test score (the new Nikon D850 is not tested yet):

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