Zeiss discontinues nine different lenses in various mounts

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In case you missed my post over at NikonRumors: Cosina Japan announced the discontinuation of the following Zeiss lenses (some of them are being replaced by the new Milvus collection):

Just last week Cosina discontinued a total of 23 Voigtlander VM cameras, lenses and accessories.

The following Zeiss lenses are getting a price increase in Japan on October 18th:

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Adobe Lightroom 2015.2/6.2 has some critical performance and crasher bugs

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Adobe published a notice regarding some critical performance and crasher bugs in the latest Lightroom 2015.2 / 6.2 update:

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Check out this new Light L16 (16 cameras in one)

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Light introduced the L16 camera, or rather 16 multi-aperture computational cameras in one small compact package. The price is $1,699. Additional information:

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Samsung NX500 camera tested at DxOMark

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DxOMark published their test results for the Samsung NX500 mirrorless camera ($599) and described it as the “new leader for hybrid APS-C sensor image quality“:

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Pentax full frame DSLR camera updates

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October 6th passed and we did not see any official announcement for the Pentax full frame DSLR camera (the original rumor came from dpreview). The latest rumors I received point to a 36MP sensor from Sony and no 4K video recording capabilities (the previous 42MP sensor rumors came from a Tamron rep).

According to this post by Kenneth Baluba Sporsheim (Ricoh ambassador) the Pentax full frame DSLR camera was delayed because of the K-3 II power-off issue:

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This is the new Canon EOS mirrorless camera (M4?) with a new EF-M 15-45mm lens

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Update: additional details on the EOS M10 are available here.

In addition to the Powershot G5 X and G9 X compact cameras, Canon will also announce a new EOS M model (pictured above, previously rumored here) together with a new EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM lens. The model of the new EOS M camera is not yet known (M4 maybe?). Expect the official announcement before the CP+ show in  NYC (October 22 -24).

Via Digicame-info

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Canon Powershot G5 X and G9 X cameras leaked online (pictures and specs)

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Canon G5 X camera specifications:

  •  sensor: 1″ 20.2 MP back-illuminated
  • lens: 8.8-36.8mm f/1.8-2.8 (24-100mm f/1.8-2.8 equivalent)
  • size: 112 mm x 76 mm x 44 mm
  • weight: 337 g
  • LCD Monitor: 3″ 1.04 million dots

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Canon G9 X specifications:

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New Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.2 “how-to” videos

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Adobe posted several new “how-to” videos on the latest Lightroom CC version:

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Sony splits image sensor business into a new company

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Today Sony announced that they are splitting their sensor business into a separate new company:

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Major Adobe announcement at Adobe Max conference

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Several big updates were announced from Adobe this morning at the Adobe MAX conference (watch the keynote here, additional details are available here):

The full press release can be found here. Demo videos for some of the new Adobe products:

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