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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Peter Webber to make a film about the Leica Freedom Train The Verge on the new Ricoh GR III HDF camera: “The printer company, that makes a camera, prints one more edition” New firmware updates released for the Pentax K-70 and KF cameras Ricoh has a new patent for a Pentax 14mm f/3.5 APS-C lens […]
Nikon UK Professional Services Roadshow 2024 scheduled for June (to introduce the rumored Nikon Z6 III camera?) New Leica camera model 2221 (M11-D) announcement tomorrow? Leica Q3 firmware update version 2.0.3 released Sony a7IV and a7SIII Firmware 3.01 Released Ninja and Shogun AtomOS Firmware 11.06.00 Released with F-LOG2 Support For Fujifilm Fujinon XF 8mm, 10mm, […]
CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2024, black: 2023, blue: 2022):
Several new Chinese lenses were revealed at the 25th China International Photographic Equipment and Technology Expo (2024 China P&E) – here is the updated list:
Nikon has another best-seller: the NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens is in short supply Watch now: “The Leica Watch Episode” on Red Dot Forum Camera Talk Live Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art Discontinued Fujifilm GFX100II Mid49 Cages and NiSi ATHENA PRIME T2.4/1.9 Full-Frame 8-Lens MASTER Kit Coming soon: Meike AF 85mm f/1.4 full-frame […]
The latest Kickstarter updates: New: Shargeek 140: Unrivaled Portable Charging Accessible to All (20,000mAh/72Wh | Max 140W Output | 2-device Fast Charging | Premium & Portable | Robust Batteries): $169,904 pledged of $3,000 goal by 1,276 backers with 25 days to go. Korin HubPack 33 anti-theft backpacks – ending in 11 days. Excope DT1 super […]
All three colors of the new Leica SOFORT 2 camera are now in stock The IDS Works Foldable Thumb Grip (Thumb Rest) is now available for Leica M10, M11, M240, M9, Q3, and Q2 cameras The new Kase 200mm f/5.6 MC full-frame reflex lens for Nikon Z-mount: now 20% off, sample photos, first reviews The […]
