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The CIPA April numbers actually look good for the first time

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2021

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their camera production data for April 2021 (orange: 2021, black: 2020, blue: 2019, click for larger view):

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By PR admin | Published: June 6, 2021

Finally released and available for pre-order: Kamerakraft LM10 camera grip for Leica M10 cameras (limited edition of only 200 pieces) New Komaru polished brass limited edition soft-release button released   Fujifilm Phileweb Interview With Fujibayashi SadaHiroshi and Takumi Yagyu

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Japanese sales ranking by camera/lens category for April

By PR admin | Published: June 3, 2021

Phileweb published their April camera/lens sales ranking by category for the Japanese market. The data was collected from the top 6 stores: K’s, Yodo, Map Camera, Fujiya, Bic, and Kitamura:

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By PR admin | Published: June 3, 2021

Fujifilm Notice of Security Breach Atomos NINJA V Adds H.265 Support Pentax K-3 Mark III added to Dpreview studio test scene  

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By PR admin | Published: May 30, 2021

What else is new: Ricoh announces O-GPS2 – the next generation GPS unit for Pentax DSLR cameras Fujifilm GFX 100 vs Hasselblad H6D 400c: Is It Worth 5x The Price? The latest from NikonRumors – new products announcement is coming next week:

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The latest BCN Ranking mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera sales data from Japan

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2021

BCN Ranking published their latest full-frame cameras market share report for Japan (translated): BCN Ranking collects real sales data from approximately 40% of the Japanese retailers – this is not a worldwide market share report. Please note that this is the mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera report that does not include DSLR and compact cameras. Previous BCN reports can […]

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By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2021

Leica registered a new BP-SCL7 battery in Russia What’s next for Leica? Dpreview published another Pentax K-3 III video Nissin Air10s Firmware Update Fujifilm X-S10 PDR Slightly Tweaked

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The K|Lens One light field lens for DSLR cameras is still coming to Kickstarter

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2021

The K|Lens One light field lens for DSLR cameras is still coming to Kickstarter – the project is still alive (initially reported last year). K|Lens now has an updated website and recently released a new video:

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By PR admin | Published: May 20, 2021

Canon patents AA filter image sensor shift simulator to minimize moiré, a technology used by Pentax for years The Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 ED AW APS-C lens for K-mount is discontinued A “chargrilled” fire-damaged Leica M4 camera with a Summicron 50mm lens sold for $2000 at a recent auction Rumors: the partnership with Huawei has ended […]

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Everybody wins: the 2021 TIPA World Awards are out (camera and lenses category)

By PR admin | Published: May 20, 2021

Here the camera and lenses that won the 2021 TIPA World Awards:

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