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Nikkei: “With sharper focus, Nikon looks to beat first-half profit forecast” Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount officially announced Leica announces “LimoLand by Jean Pigozzi” special edition Sofort camera HD Pentax-DA 645 90-180mm or 80-160mm f/4.5ED AW SR lens patent filed in Japan Iridient Developer 3.2 Released With Fujifilm X-E3 Support […]

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Here is the updated list of all upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses – several of the rumored products could be announced at the Photo Plus show in NYC next week (October 26-28):

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

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What’s next?

Here is the updated list of all upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses – several of the rumored products could be announced at the Photo Plus show in NYC (October 26-28):

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New Kickstarter project promises digital back for Nikon 35mm film cameras Nikon D850 DxOMark sensor review: the first DSLR to hit 100 points Instax Mickey Edition Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 Reviewed by ePhotozine and Samples Photons To Photos: Panasonic LX100 Dynamic Range Results

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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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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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