Profoto just announced their new B1X off camera flash (additional information is available here). The Profoto B1X is currently in stock (free shipping). Additionally, all B1X orders are automatically entered in a $500 gift card giveaway from Adorama: Profoto B1X 500 AirTTL TO-Go monolight kit: $2095 Profoto B1X 500 AirTTL location kit $4148 Profoto TTL-S Air remote […]
CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest report with data from March 2017: in general, the numbers for the first three months of 2017 are better than 2015. For the Interchangeable Lens Digital Still Cameras category, the numbers are even better than 2016 (orange: 2017, black: 2016, blue: 2015 click for larger view):
The Light L16 project started back in 2015. The L16 camera consists of 16 multi-aperture computational cameras in one small compact package. The preliminary specifications can be found here. Here is the final design of the camera that is expected to start shipping to existing pre-orders in July (the camera will become available for purchase again in late-2017):
In the past week I have been busy upgrading PhotoRumors to a new server at HostDuplex. The old server could no longer handle the increased traffic. You also probably already noticed that PhotoRumors is now a “secure” website (HTTPS) which is the industry’s standard. A lot of other changes were also introduced on the back end […]
A few days ago I reported that STC Optics will introduce a new in-body ND filter. The STC ND64 IR-Cut clip filter is now officially announced. The price is $80.56, shipping will start in mid-April. Additional information:
STC Optics, the company that makes the light pollution clip-on filter for DSLR cameras will soon also introduce a new in-body ND filter that will work on the same principle (clip-on filter directly on the sensor). This could be a cheaper solution for photographers who use ND filters frequently – you can use the clip-on filter with […]
This graph will give you an idea of why smartphones are killing the camera industry (based on CIPA data):
This week’s recap from the rumors and addicts blogs:
Here is a new infographic on the state of camera industry based on the latest data from CIPA:
Adox has begun the construction of a new factory where they will produce photographic film, paper and chemicals (Adox film is available for sale at B&H):
