AstrHori will soon announce three new products (two lenses and one lightmeter):
→ New AstrHori 85mm f/1.8 autofocus lens for Nikon Z mount:
→ New AstrHori 28mm f/13 Periprobe lens with several improvements from the previous model:
→ New AstrHori Lightmeter II with a new design and more accurate metering (see previous version here):
Adorama started a new promotion where you can get up to 5x the bonus points on purchases sitewide from now through 6/30/24 with the Adorama Edge Credit Card:
I already briefly mentioned the new Topaz Video AI 5 release. The latest version comes with improved AI model quality, a better user interface, and more integrations for professional editing workflows. Here is the full list of fixes from the previous version 5.0.2:
ON1 announced the new ON1 Effects 2024 with several enhancements, including the AI Style Advisor, which uses AI technology to recommend personalized filter stacks based on user edits. The new version also features over 100 new effects presets reflecting the latest styles, a redesigned user interface for better efficiency, and significantly improved performance with faster photo loading and smoother editing overall. Additional updates include a new color-wheel style control in the Color Balance Filter, a revamped Layers pane for better usability, a new feature for pasting external photos as layers, and expanded support for new camera and lens profiles:
CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2024, black: 2023, blue: 2022):
The fastest CFexpress Type A memory cards for Sony cameras are now available for sale (Nextorage NX-A1PRO & NX-A1SE series):
Nextorage NX-A1PRO
Nextorage NX-A1SE
Additional information:
Several new Chinese lenses were revealed at the 25th China International Photographic Equipment and Technology Expo (2024 China P&E) – here is the updated list:
On May 14th Thypoch will announce the Z/E/X/RF Mount versions of their Simera 35 f/1.4 and 28mm f/1.4 lenses. The two lenses are already available for Leica M-mount at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H Photo (see previous coverage). Here are the details:
Nikon has another best-seller: the NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens is in short supply
Watch now: “The Leica Watch Episode” on Red Dot Forum Camera Talk Live
Fujifilm GFX100II Mid49 Cages and NiSi ATHENA PRIME T2.4/1.9 Full-Frame 8-Lens MASTER Kit
Coming soon: Meike AF 85mm f/1.4 full-frame lens for Leica L-mount
The latest Kickstarter updates:
