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Konost has been operating in “stealth mode”, promises updates before the end of the year

Konost, the full frame digital camera project from last year, posted a brief update on their website promising some updates before the end of the year: Konost also promised some sample photos back in March, but this never happened (unless I have missed something). There have been some speculations that Leica is somehow involved/working with […]

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TCSTV’s best and worst camera gear of 2016

It’s that time of the year again – TCSTV’s best and worst camera gear of 2016 video is already out:

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ON1 Photo RAW photo editor now available

The new ON1 Photo RAW 2017 photo editor that was announced a few months ago is now officially released and is available for download. The introductory price is $99.99 (regular price: $119.99). Additional information can be found here. Press release:

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Digital camera market forecast till 2023: units shipped down, revenue up

A reader sent me this graph from Credence Research that shows the global digital camera market revenue vs. units shipped forecast (2014-2023): The graph confirms what I already reported a few months ago: there is a trend of rising prices of photo gear and unfortunately what we have seen so far is just the beginning.

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Light L16 camera updates

Some updates on the Light L16 camera that was announced in October 2015: Sample images are now posted online The L16 is priced at $1,699 and is currently sold out. The next round of pre-orders will open in 2017. This new video explains how the L16 works: Light L16 technical specifications:

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Freemod X-Cap II lens cap now available also in 52mm

  The X-Cap II lens cap is not really a new product, but recently a new 52mm version was released that fits the following lenses: Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Fujifilm XF 18mm f/2R smc PENTAX – DA 50mm f/1.8 Samsung 60 mm F 2.8 Macro ED OIS SSA Freemod X-CAP […]

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Hitachi announced the developments of a lensless-camera technology

This is interesting – Hitachi announced the developments of a lensless-camera technology. Here is the press release with explanation how all this works:

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What else is new?

Here is this week’s recap from both the rumors and addict blogs:

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CMOSIS announced the industry’s first global shutter 48MP CMOS full frame sensor that supports 8k image resolution at 30 fps

CMOSIS announced a new 48MP CMOS full frame image sensor that supports 8k image resolution at 30 frames/s: “The introduction of the 48Mpixel CMV50000 gives camera manufacturers the opportunity to enjoy the design and operating advantages of a CMOS image sensor while gaining the ultra-high resolution, which has previously only been available through the use […]

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ON1 Photo RAW photo editor release date

The new ON1 Photo RAW photo editor (more info available here) will be pre-released on November 23rd. The official launch is scheduled for December 19th:

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