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A new Leica SL2-S “Reporter” camera is rumored to be announced soon The crowdfunding of the Pentax K-3 Mark III Jet Black Limited Edition camera in Japan is now over New Falcam Quick Release Camera Cage For Fujifilm X-T4 / GFX100S / GFX50SII Fujifilm Opens New Headquarters in Europe

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→ This Kikkerland camera multi-tool is $5 at Amazon and it includes: blade, flathead, Phillips screwdriver, 2 x wrenches, saw blade, prybar nail puller, direction auxiliary, bottle opener, butterfly screw wrench, ruler, Sunny 16 rule guide, and keyhole. → The new products announced at the 2022 NAB show can be found here and here. Leica […]

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Leica M lens display container now sold separately (available for pre-order) Fujifilm Now Selling Refurbished Cameras and Lenses First Look Xingyao Optical f/2.8 Wide Angle

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Pentax/Ricoh ranked as “Favorite Digital Camera Manufacturer” in Japanese survey (Nikon is at the #2 spot) Omnar and Skyllaney now offer M-mount lens conversions (non-rangefinder lenses to rangefinder coupled M-Mount lenses) ProGrade Digital Announced Price Increases Coming May 1st

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Updates on the latest Kickstarter projects

→ This Duovox Mate Pro camera can capture and see the night as if it were day and it uses the Sony STARVIS 2 sensor: $145,944 pledged of $25,000 goal → Pinhole Pro Max: world’s most advanced pinhole lens: $197,339 pledged of $10,000 goal. → Benro Aureole: modular 3-in-1 drop-in filter adapter system: $64,010 pledged […]

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Here are the highlights from the upcoming 40th Leitz Photographica Auction (catalog now available) Leica SL2-S x Atomos Ninja V ProRes RAW Ricoh released Digital Camera Utility version 5.9.4 Fujifilm X-T30II Firmware 1.11 Released

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February 2022 CIPA numbers

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

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New: Oberwerth Leica M11 leather camera bag “Louis” WiFi Commander for Pentax v1.7.0 released Zhong Yi Optics SPEEDMASTER CINEMA 35mm T1.0

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What’s new on Kickstarter?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/platyball/platypod-extreme-compact-tripod-major-upgrade → New Platypod eXtreme compact tripod: $146,632 pledged of $20,000 goal. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gowing/introducing-the-lens-flipper-versatile-lfv-for-short → Lens Flipper (also for Nikon Z mount): $3,060 pledged of $5,000 goal. → DIGI SWAP Upcycling film cameras into digital cameras: $18,005 pledged of $39,865 goal. → This Duovox Mate Pro camera can capture and see the night as if it […]

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Nikkei: the camera market is showing signs of recovery with the support of high-end professional and instant cameras

Nikkei published an article suggesting that the camera market is showing signs of recovery with the support of high-end professional and instant cameras. Here is the recap from Digicameinfo:

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