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Film Ferrania announced its first product: FERRANIA P30 film in a limited ALPHA edition

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2017

Back in 2014 I reported that Film Ferrania is going to start producing film again after they bought the ex-factory of Ferrania Films in Ferrania, Italy. The company now announced the new FERRANIA P30 film in a limited ALPHA edition:

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Zion market research: global digital photography market will reach USD 110.79 billion by 2021

By PR admin | Published: December 30, 2016

According to this market research, global demand for digital photography market was valued at around USD 77.66 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach approximately USD 110.79 billion in 2021, growing at a rate slightly above 6.1% between 2016 and 2021:

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Konost full frame digital rangefinder/mirrorless camera updates

By PR admin | Published: December 24, 2016

Konost updated their website. Here is what’s new (and it is not much): The camera will be released in late 2017 (check also this post and the new FAQ). Beta versions of the rangefinder will be available in the first half of 2017. It will have a custom 20/24MP sensor – designed and manufactured specifically for […]

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

By PR admin | Published: December 21, 2016

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

By PR admin | Published: December 20, 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

By PR admin | Published: December 19, 2016

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

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2016

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

By PR admin | Published: December 9, 2016

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

By PR admin | Published: December 7, 2016

  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

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2016

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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