It seems that the new Leica D-Lux 8 is the first open-source camera from a major manufacturer *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2024



It seems that the new Leica D-Lux 8 (Adorama | B&H | WEX | Koch) is the first open-source camera from a major manufacturer – LeicaRumors posted the link to the official Leica website where you can download the camera’s source code:

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PictureCorrect composition cheat sheets summer sale

By PR admin | Published: July 22, 2024



PictureCorrect is currently running a sale on their composition cheat sheets summer sale. Here are the 22 composition cheat sheets you will get:



More PictureCorrect products:

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New lenses coming from Hasselblad and Tamron

By PR admin | Published: July 22, 2024


CameraInsider reports that two new lenses will be announced soon:

Last month, I already reported that Hasselblad is rumored to announce a new super tele XCD lens:

Hasselblad will soon announce a new super tele lens XCD lens (probably 150mm)

Regarding the Tamron big zoom lens, the speculations are for a new 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3. Nikon already has this lens, and it has been a best-seller since it was announced in June last year. If you look at the 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 patent – the lens was designed by Nikon and Tamron:

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BCN sales rankings in Japan for the first half of 2024

By PR admin | Published: July 22, 2024


BCN released its sales rankings in Japan for the first half of 2024. Here are the top brands for each of the different categories (BCN collects real sales data from approximately 40% of the Japanese retailers – this is not a worldwide market share/sales report):

CategoryNo.1 manufacturerSales volume share
Digital camera with fixed lensKodak28.3%
DSLR cameraCanon73.5%
Mirrorless cameraSony36.0%
Digital video cameraDJI45.2%
Action cameraGoPro40.2%
Interchangeable lensSigma18.2%

Kodak dominates the best-selling compact digital cameras in Japan

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Ending soon on Kickstarter: LIT DUO 1 light meter ($734k) and SwitchLens MFT camera ($661k)

By PR admin | Published: July 22, 2024


LIT DUO 1 light meter has already raised over $734k.


SwitchLens Micro Four Thirds camera for smartphones has already raised over $661k.

Old Kickstarter/Indiegogo projects:

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DxO released support for the latest camera and lens gear

By PR admin | Published: July 22, 2024


DxO released support for the latest camera and lens gear:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2024

The European Nikon rebates are set to expire on July 22nd

The new Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4 lens is now in stock

Understanding Dual Gain ISO on the Nikon Z6 III and other cameras

The new Pixii Max full-frame digital rangefinder camera with Leica M-mount is now open for pre-orders

Leica Camera opens its largest store in Melbourne, Australia

The new Leica D-Lux 8 camera lost some features that were present in the previous D-Lux 7 model

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7Artisans announced a new 85mm f/1.8 full-frame autofocus lens for Sony E-mount

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2024

The previously rumored 7Artisans 85mm f/1.8 full-frame autofocus lens for Sony E-mount is now officially announced and available for sale:

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Now available: Meike 85mm f/1.4 full-frame autofocus lens for L-mount

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2024


The previously reported Meike 85mm f/1.4 full-frame autofocus lens for Leica L-mount has been officially announced. It is currently in stock and available to ship ($499). The lens already exists for Nikon Z and Sony E-mount:

Meike 85mm f/1.4 STM full-frame autofocus lens for Sony E and Nikon Z mount officially released

Meike lenses are sold also at Adorama, Amazon and B&H Photo.

Additional information on the new lens can be found here and here:

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2023 mirrorless camera market share

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2024


Nikkei published the 2023 mirrorless camera market share from Techno System Research (I believe the numbers are just for the Japanese market the numbers are for the global market share):

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