Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for March 2017

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Panasonic announces “organizational and personnel changes”

By PR admin | Published: March 31, 2017


Panasonic announced some details on their organizational and personnel changes and appointments effective on April 1, 2017 - read all the details at 43addict.com.

There have been reports that Panasonic will dismantle their digital camera business and place it under the umbrella of other operations. Panasonic's official statement is that the Digital Imaging business will move under the Panasonic Appliances Company and it will not be dismantled.

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Sony to announce new 100MP and 150MP large format BSI sensors in 2018

By PR admin | Published: March 31, 2017



First a quick reminder - in some parts of the world it's already April 1st, so in the next 24 hours take anything you read online with a grain of salt.

There is a video interview on YouTube with Sony representatives that talks about new 100MP and 150MP large format BSI sensors that are supposed to be introduced in 2018:

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Zeiss Batis 2.8/135 lens specifications, announcement next week

By PR admin | Published: March 31, 2017

I already reported about the rumored/upcoming Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 full frame lens for Sony E-mount and the specifications just leaked online:

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Canon working on a new lens technology, new products rumored to be announced next week

By PR admin | Published: March 30, 2017


In a recent interview with Focus Numerique, Canon executive made a statement that the company is working on a new lens technology (thanks Mistral75):

Sans pouvoir vous en dire plus, nous sommes en train de développer une nouvelle technologie qui apportera une réelle valeur ajoutée et permettra de prendre un nouveau type de photo.

Translation: Without being permitted to tell you more, we are developing a new technology that will bring real added value and will allow to take a new type of photo.

According to CanonRumors, next week Canon is rumored to announce a EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM lens and a new PowerShot SX camera (most likely a replacement for the PowerShot SX60 HS).

Now in stock: Canon EOS 77D DSLR camera. Check also the latest Canon rebates.

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Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens US pricing announced

By PR admin | Published: March 30, 2017


Sigma officially announced the pricing of their 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens - $799. B&H is already taking pre-orders for the new lens (available in Nikon, Canon and Sigma mounts). The lens was officially announced for the CP+ show in February.

Press release:

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Canon celebrates its 14th consecutive year of #1 marketshare in global interchangeable lens digital cameras

By PR admin | Published: March 29, 2017


Canon announced today that the company’s interchangeable-lens digital cameras have maintained the No. 1 share of the global market for 14 consecutive years from 2003 to 20161 (based on a Canon survey).

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New Leica camera with code name 5370 registered with the FCC

By PR admin | Published: March 28, 2017




In addition to the upcoming Canon, Nikon, Sony and Olympus cameras, Leica has also registered a new camera with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the code name 5370. The speculations are that this will be a new Leica TL based model with a built-in viewfinder.

Source: Nokishita, via LeicaRumors

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