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What to expect at the 2025 CP+ show? (an updated list of upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses)

What to expect at the 2025 CP+ show – an updated list of upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses: Three new OM System lenses (announced) OM System OM-3 camera (announced) Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.2 lens (announced) New Tokina lens for Fuji X (announced) Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm f/3.5 Aspherical VM (announced) 7Artisans 50mm f/1.8 L-mount (announced) Meike […]

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Updates on the latest Kickstarter photography projects

New: HubPack X anti-theft, cut-resistant bag. Previous successfully funded campaigns that are still available as late pledges: LIT DUO 1 light meter: late pledges available. OnePro backpack for outdoor photography: available for pre-order. SWIFT-LOCK by SPINN.DESIGN: available for pre-order (use code RUMORS for 15% off). 4k night vision telescope & camera: late pledges available.

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What else is new?

Here are some more news stories from the past week; Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm f/3.5 Aspherical VM lens officially announced (Leica M-mount) 100 Years of Leica event on May 3, 2025 Leica announced a new Sofort 2 “Burton Edition” camera with “Jake Blue” styling The latest Leica SL3-S camera is now in stock Nikon Japan: Nikon […]

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2025 Bild Expo by B&H Photo: June 17-18 in Javits Center, NYC

The 2025 Bild Expo by B&H Photo will take place in Javits Center, NYC, from June 17 until June 18, 2025. The full schedule of events and list of participating companies will be available in upcoming weeks. Stay tuned for updates! See the 2023 Build Expo coverage here. The free registration for the 2025 Bild Expo […]

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Everything old is new again: FotodioX replica crystal cameras

The FotodioX replica crystal cameras have been around for over a decade and you can still buy them at Amazon and B&H Photo. Here are my posts from 2014:

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What to expect at the 2025 CP+ show? (an updated list of upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses)

What to expect at the 2025 CP+ show – an updated list of upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses: Three new OM System lenses (announced) OM System OM-3 camera (announced) Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.2 lens (announced) New Sony lenses (Sony 400-800mm f/6.3-8.0 G lens already leaked) New Sigma lenses (3 different lenses possible) New Tokina fast […]

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What else is new?

The Nikon/RED tree is bearing a new fruit: RedCine-X Pro is adding Nikon RAW (N-RAW) support Upcoming/rumored Viltrox lenses for Nikon Z-mount Nikon Imaging Cloud maintenance on February 19th DxO adds support for the Leica Q3 43 camera and Vario-Elmarit-SL 70-200mm f/2.8 ASPH lens A new Leica M camera with an electronic viewfinder is rumored […]

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The December 2024 CIPA numbers are out

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

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