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What’s next?

Here is the updated list of all upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses: Olympus E-PL9 Two new Fuji cameras already registered (Fuji X80?) Fuji X-H camera Fujifilm GF medium format lenses (see also this post) Updated list of rumored Leica cameras and lenses (big announcement on November 22nd) Three Canon PowerShot cameras (coming in January 2018) New 7Artisans lenses (coming by […]

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The first Light L16 computational camera reviews are in and they are not good

The Light L16 computational camera (now priced at $1,950 after a recent $250 price increase) already started shipping in very limited quantities. The first reviews are in and things don’t look very good:

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September CIPA report: system camera shipments down compared to last year

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their September report – this time the number of shipped interchangeable lens digital cameras is lower compared to the same month of last year (orange: 2017, black: 2016, blue: 2015, click for larger view). The table with the actual numbers can be found here (click for larger view): […]

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ON1 Photo RAW 2018 released, you can download a free 30-day trial

ON1 Photo RAW 2018 or Mac and Windows is now officially released and you can now download a free 30-day trial. The new version includes several key updates and enhancements: ON1 HDR – Create stunning HDR photos that merge all tonality from a bracket of photos in a fraction of the time (test results have shown up […]

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What else is new?

New Leica M-P Typ 240 “Canada Edition” set announced FIrst pictures of “Leica XY” (Leica CL?) mirrorless camera (with EVF) Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR 100th anniversary edition lens unboxing Update on the rumored Nikon Coolpix P900 replacement Nikon announces the closing of sales operations in Brazil Pentax K-1 firmware update version […]

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The Sony A7r III instruction manual is now available for download

The instruction manual of the new Sony A7r III mirrorless camera is now available for download (update: the help guide is now also available for download). The camera is expected to start shipping on November 30th. Pre-orders are currently open at: B&H | Adorama | Amazon | WEX | Jessops | Park Camera. Update: it’s interesting that the manual has a whole section on overheating: Additional a7r III coverage from SonyAddict.com:

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The Reflex manual film SLR camera is now on Kickstarter

The Reflex manual film SLR camera I have been reported about in the last few weeks is now listed on Kickstarter. Here are the details: Reflex manual film SLR camera specifications – different “I-plates” for the most popular mounts will be available:

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What’s next?

Here is the updated list of all upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses: Next 1-3 months: Panasonic Lumix G9 camera (most likely coming next week) New Olympus camera Two new Fuji cameras already registered (Fuji X80) The updated list of rumored Leica cameras and lenses (big announcement on November 22nd) Three Canon PowerShot cameras (coming in January 2018) Reflex all manual film […]

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TowerJazz and Yuanchen Microelectronics announce partnership for backside illumination (BSI) manufacturing in China

TowerJazz, the company that is rumored to be the Leica Q sensor manufacturer, announced a partnership with Changchun Changguang Yuanchen Microelectronics Technology, a BSI process manufacturer for backside illumination (BSI) manufacturing in China to provide the BSI process segment for CMOS image sensor wafers manufactured by TowerJazz. This partnership will allow TowerJazz to serve its worldwide customers […]

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Affinity Photo 1.6 released (Photoshop alternative)

One day after the Skylum Luminar 2018 became available for pre-order, Serif released version 1.6 of their Affinity Photo software (a Photoshop alternative):

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