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More Techart LM-EA9 AF adapter reviews (Leica M lens to Sony camera gen 2) This Leica look-alike “Paper Shoot Camera” is now on sale Fujifilm World Photography Day Event August 19th, 2022 1-5PM Map Camera Fujifilm Interview About X Mount Development and GFX

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Create NYC (formerly PhotoPlus) has been postponed until 2023

Create NYC (formerly PhotoPlus) has been postponed until 2023. The press release claims that “the first show needs a little extra time to produce the collective and inspiring experience imagined for this dynamic space” or maybe the organizers realized that this new format will simply not work:

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Tamron 35mm F1.8 VC, 50mm F2.5 VC, 80mm F2.8 VC, and 100mm F2.8 VC Patents Found Additional Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD Details, Size Comparison, MTF, and More New: Ricoh patent application for 21mm f/2.4, 18mm f/2.4, 16mm f/2.4, and 14mm f/2.4 full-frame lenses Viltrox 85mm f/1.8, 56mm f/1.4, 33mm f/1.4, 23mm f/1.4, […]

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Ricoh Imaging Europe website to be shut down and replaced on September 5, 2022, all current accounts will not be transferred over The Leica M11 camera is now in stock in the US The Voigtlander Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f/5.6 Aspherical lens for Leica M-mount is now $150 off The Techart LM-EA9 AF adapter (Leica M […]

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PhotoRumors email subscription no longer available, looking for alternatives

The PhotoRumors email subscription is no longer available. Google decided to kill the service (called Feedburner) I have been using for 15 years. While I am looking for an alternative solution, you can follow the latest PhotoRumors blog posts on Facebook, Twitter, and RSS feed: https://photorumors.com/feed/ https://feeds2.feedburner.com/PhotoRumors I assume at some point Google will also […]

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Sony Unlocks In-Camera Forgery-Proof Technology Save over $1,000 by buying Leica M cameras from Europe (all Leica M film cameras in stock at Meister Camera) Several classic Leica cameras are up for auction at the Michael’s Camera Museum in Australia Panasonic is done with compacts, will announce a new mirrorless camera co-developed with Leica Fujinon […]

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Midwest Photo robbed again, watch out for photo gear deals online too good to be true

The Midwest Photo photo retail store in Columbus, Ohio has been robbed again – this time somebody drove a stolen truck through the storefront and stole an unknown amount of photo gear: Watch out for photo gear deals online too good to be true. From the Midwest Photo Facebook page:

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The future of compact cameras

Nikkei published an article on the future of compact cameras. Here are a few quotes from the different camera manufacturers:

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June 2022 CIPA numbers are out

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2022, black: 2021, blue: 2020):

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Update: Ricoh GR IIIx firmware update version 1.11 and Ricoh GR III firmware update version 1.61 released The new Techart LM-EA9 AF adapter (Leica M lenses to Sony Alpha cameras) is now available for purchase The new Leica Q2 Reporter camera with Kevlar armoring and matte green scratch-resistant finish is in stock for the first […]

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