Panasonic’s CES conference is on January 4th (Panasonic GH5)

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Panasonic will have their CES conference on January 4th, 2017. This is when the company will announce the technical details and pricing of the Panasonic GH5 MFT camera. Panasonic may also announce one of their three new lenses for 2017. Here is what we know so far for the Panasonic GH5:

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Pictures of the Fuji X100F camera leaked online



The first pictures of the upcoming Fuji X100F camera leaked online and confirmed what I already reported here on the blog: the X100F will basically be a small version of the X-Pro2. Here again are the X100F details from my previous post:

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Canon PowerShot G9X Mark II camera coming soon

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The current Canon PowerShot G 9 X model

The Japanese site Nokishita reports that Canon will soon announce a new PowerShot G 9 X Mark II compact camera that will be available in black and silver. The official announcement will most likely be in early January 2017 during the CES show in Las Vegas. The current Canon PowerShot G 9 X model was announced in October last year and is currently on sale for $429.

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Venus Optics Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 lens now shipping

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The Venus Optics Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 "distortion-free" lens is now in stock (except for Sony E and Canon mount). The lens was launched on Kickstarted a few months ago. Several sample photos can be found here.

Lens design, MTF charts and tech specifications:

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New Sony HX350 compact 50x super zoom Cybershot camera announced

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Another unexpected surprise from Sony: today the company announced a new HX350 compact 50x super zoom Cybershot camera (not available in the US yet):

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TCSTV’s best and worst camera gear of 2016

It's that time of the year again - TCSTV's best and worst camera gear of 2016 video is already out:

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ON1 Photo RAW photo editor now available

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The new ON1 Photo RAW 2017 photo editor that was announced a few months ago is now officially released and is available for download. The introductory price is $99.99 (regular price: $119.99). Additional information can be found here.

Press release:

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ZY Optics announced a new compact macro lens with high magnification ratio: Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2.0 4.5X

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ZY Optics announced a new super macro compact lens with high magnification ratio: Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2.0 4.5X. The lens is available in Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A, Pentax K, Sony E, Micro Four Thirds and Fuji X mounts. The price is $199 (ZY Optics lenses are available for sale at B&H). Specifications, press release and sample pictures taken with the lens after the break:

Update: the lens is now in stock at eBay and B&H.

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