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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: November 8, 2017

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

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2017

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

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2017

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?

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2017

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

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2017

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)

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2017

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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The Reflex manual film SLR camera coming to Kickstarter on November 7th

By PR admin | Published: October 31, 2017

The Reflex manual film SLR camera I reported about a few weeks ago will be officially launched on Kickstarter on November 7th (the Kickstarter price will be £399):

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What’s next?

By PR admin | Published: October 31, 2017

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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What’s next?

By PR admin | Published: October 22, 2017

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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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 19, 2017

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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