We finally got a development announcement for the long-rumored Canon EOS R1 flagship camera. Not many details were revealed as to what the camera specifications would look like (no pricing info either).
Canon EOS R3 vs. Canon EOS R1 side by side:
Press release:
Sony released their FY2023 consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. Here is the information related to the camera business:
The previously rumored Thypoch Simera 35 f/1.4 and 28mm f/1.4 lenses for Z/X/E/RF mounts are now officially announced and available for order at Adorama, B&H Photo and the Thypoch website. Thypoch lenses are also sold on Amazon.
Additional information:
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):
