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Confirmed: Bowens is going out of business

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2017

An update on my post from last week – it is now official: the lighting manufacturer Bowens is going out of business. In a statement today the parent company Aurelius Group confirmed the news:

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2018 and 2019 Photokina dates announced

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2017

Until last year, Photokina (the biggest photo show in the world) was taking place every other year in September. Back in May, I reported that Photokina will start taking place annually starting from 2018. We now know the exact dates for the 2018 and 2019 Photokina shows:

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New Emil Busch Glaukar 3.1 portrait lens launched on Kickstarter

By PR admin | Published: July 18, 2017

Last week I reported about a new “Petzval-like” portrait from a German company. Today the Emil Busch Glaukar 3.1 is officially launched on Kickstarter: In 1910, Emil Busch introduced the Glaukar, a fully corrected photographic lens, which besides solving spherical aberration, corrected coma and astigmatism was a “usable” lens. Unlike Rudolph’s Protar, which did not […]

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Bowens going into liquidation?

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2017

It seems that another brand is going under – Bowens, the manufacturer of photography and video accessories (mainly lighting), reportedly has now gone into liquidation:

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“Petzval-like” portrait lens to be announced next week by a new German company

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2017

I received this partial image of a new portrait lens that will be officially announced next week. The lens does have some similarities with the Lomography Petzval lens, but I was told that it will be produced by a new German company. The lens body is styled after a vintage brass lens but is actually […]

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May CIPA report: uptrend compared to last year continues

By PR admin | Published: July 5, 2017

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their May report where the uptrend from previous months in the total shipment of interchangeable lens digital cameras continues (orange: 2017, black: 2016, blue: 2015, click for larger view):

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: June 25, 2017

→ After we had several new lenses introduced last week (Zeiss, Tamron, Sigma), we are getting ready for Canon’s big announcement next week – expect a new 6D Mark II, Rebel SL2 DSLR cameras and maybe a new EOS M mirrorless camera. → Sample photos from the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art lens be […]

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New in-browser push notifications implemented for PhotoRumors

By PR admin | Published: June 13, 2017

You can now subscribe to in-browser push notifications for PhotoRumors. You can control your subscription from the small red bell icon located on the lower right corner of the screen or from the settings in your browser. Currently, the notifications work only for Chrome, Safari and Firefox browsers. For additional information on how to unsubscribe, check the […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: June 10, 2017

This week’s recap from the rumors and addicts blogs: → Affinity Photo for iPad is now available for purchase at the App Store.

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ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 now available

By PR admin | Published: June 7, 2017

A new version of the ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 photo editor was released and available for download. Additional information:

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