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What else is new?

Adobe Camera RAW 15.1 now supports six Ricoh GR III and IIIx camera matching profiles (Standard, Vivid, Positive Film, Monotone, Soft Monotone, and Hard Monotone) Hands-on review: the rugged and competent Pentax KF CineD: Fujinon XF150-600mm f/5.6-8 R WR Factory Tour PRICES RETURNED TO “NORMAL” Viltrox is Increasing Prices and Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 Now Available […]

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The 2022 Worst Camera of the Year Award goes to…

Here are the results of the 2022 Worst Camera of the Year Award poll – the winner is the Pentax KF DSLR camera. Congratulations!  The new $850 Pentax KF hardly offers any upgrades except the price from the previous Pentax K-70 model: Pentax KF vs. Pentax K-70 cameras comparison (almost the same) Here is the breakdown […]

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The latest Kickstarter/Indiegogo updates

The latest Kickstarter/Indiegogo updates: SPINN CP camera strap 2023 edition: carry your DSLR or Mirrorless more comfortably & shoot with greater intuitiveness. SnapPack anti-theft bag: a new generation of anti-theft bags that combine sleek & functionality. Power Junkie v2: use the Sony NP-F battery to power any camera. AMKOV affordable V-LOG camera: 4K/60fps video, support […]

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The global medium format camera market size is expected to grow from $146.5M in 2021 to $181M in 2027

The global medium format camera market size reached $146.5 million in 2021. ResearchAndMarkets.com expects the market to reach $181 million by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 3.59% during 2021-2027. Additional information (the full report is behind a paywall):

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What else is new?

Tamron Breaks Ground on New Factory Located in Vietnam Some Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD (Model A057) For Fujifilm Have Defective Wide Infinity Focus Five Pentax compact 35mm film cameras Ricoh should bring back Sigma 105mm f/2.8, 45mm f/2.8, 35mm f/1.2, 24mm f/3.5, and 100-400mm f/5-6.3 Firmware Updates Released Exclusive 10% off for […]

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Sony moved 90% of camera production from China to Thailand

Sony moved 90% of camera production from China to Thailand: The Sony Group has transferred the production of cameras sold in Japan, the US, and Europe from China to a factory in Thailand. In principle, factories in China only make products for China. In response to the conflict between the United States and China, the […]

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What else is new? (Pentax edition)

Pentax digest #32 Ricoh GR III v1.70 and GR IIIx v1.20 firmware updates released Ricoh announced two additional limited edition colors for the Pentax KF camera: olive and stone New: third-party wooden handgrip for Ricoh GRIII camera

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The worst camera of 2022 (vote here)

This year we are continuing with our not-so-popular Worst Camera of the Year Award. Here are the 2022 nominees in alphabetical order (all interchangeable lens cameras released in 2022 are included unless I missed one or two) – please vote and share this poll: https://poll.fm/11320242 I will publish the results of the poll at the end […]

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What else is new?

The processor in the new Panasonic S5 Mark II/x cameras was jointly developed with Leica under the L² alliance Fujinon 500mm f/8 OIS Patent Found New FotodioX Vizelex Adapters For Pentax 6×7 SLR, Pentax 645 SLR, Hasselblad V, and Mamiya 645 to Fujifilm GFX With 2-8 Stop Variable ND Filter The Leica Q2 Reporter camera […]

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BCN Ranking: interchangeable lens sales share by manufacturer in 2022

BCN Ranking released their latest interchangeable lens sales data for 2022 (BCN Ranking collects real sales data from approximately 40% of the Japanese retailers – this is not a worldwide market share report):

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