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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

By PR admin | Published: May 29, 2024

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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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 28, 2024

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”

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2024

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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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2024

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

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2024

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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By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2024

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 […]

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By PR admin | Published: May 15, 2024

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, […]

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The latest CIPA numbers

By PR admin | Published: May 13, 2024

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2024, black: 2023, blue: 2022):

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Update: more new lenses revealed at the 25th China International Photographic Equipment and Technology Expo (2024 China P&E)

By PR admin | Published: May 12, 2024

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:

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By PR admin | Published: May 12, 2024

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 […]

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