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Get an extra 5% off on select Canon gear when you pay with the Payboo credit card Canon lags behind its peers on one of the most important indicators: its use of clean energy New Meike Locking Mount Adapter EF-EOS R 0.71X announced Olympus 12mm f/2.0 lens flex repair Panasonic Lumix GH7 to Be Announced! […]

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What to expect from Canon on June 5th? Canon 20-60mm f/2.8 and 28-70mm f/2.8 Patents Found First Ricoh GR III/IIIx HDF camera reviews Here is the upcoming/rumored Leica M11-D camera Update on the Leica Q3 camera customization New Leica M-mount lens precision 6-bit encoder by AkaraLabs ePz: Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art Review […]

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Finally: Nikon Z6 III announcement in two weeks (on or around June 11) Leica is offering four new SL2-S camera+lens kits Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4 V1 classic lens reissue rumored to be announced next The next digital Leica M camera (M12?) could be 3mm shorter Canon released firmware update version 1.2.0 for the PowerShot V10 […]

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Do not buy photo gear from Best Buy unless you are planning to keep it – they have a 15% restocking fee

Do not buy photo gear from Best Buy unless you are really planning to keep it – they have a 15% restocking fee for drones, digital cameras, camera lenses, camcorders, action cameras, and many other products:

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The new 758-page Nikon Z9 Experience Guide is now updated with all the latest additions and changes for firmware v5.0 New Oberwerth ReLon® camera bag series launched Canon R5 II camera price and other rumored specifications Canon 14-20mm f/2 and 14-24mm f/2.8 Patents Found

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Nikkei: “Digital camera penetration falls below 50%, smartphones emerge, market unable to produce next generation”

A quote from Nikkei’s article “Digital camera penetration falls below 50%; smartphones emerge; domestic market unable to produce next generation”: “The penetration rate of digital cameras among households at the end of fiscal 2023 will fall below 50% for the first time in 19 years since the end of fiscal 2004. The demand for compact […]

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Great news: Nikon quietly launched a new “Self Service Repair” section on their website Why the Nikon Zf is the perfect street photography camera Six Nikon products receive the 2024 Red Dot Award The official Nikon Japan online store has a three-month wait time for the Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens The Voigtlander […]

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Nikon dominates the 2024 Camera Grand Prix awards

Here are the 2024 Camera Grand Prix award winners: Camera of the year: Sony α9 Ⅲ Lens of the year: Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena Readers award camera: Sony α9 Ⅲ Readers award lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena Editors award R&D: Fujifilm INSTAX Pal Editors award R&D: DJI Osmo Pocket […]

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