
Viltrox will announce two new lenses in the next few days:

The full list of expected Viltrox lenses can be found here:

Thypoch already makes several manual focus lenses for Leica M-mount and the company is expected/rumored to announce new lenses also for Nikon Z, Sony E, Fuji X, and Canon RF mount. Thypoch currently has the 28mm f/1.4 and 35mm f/1.4 lenses and they will soon announce a new 50mm f/2 lens:
The first leaked pictures of the Thypoch Simera lenses for Nikon Z-mount can be found here:
Here are the upcoming Thypoch Simera lenses for Nikon Z-mount (lens pictures + sample photos)
Thypoch lenses have a unique depth-of-field indicator similar to the famous Kern MacroSwitar lens:


Here are some sample pictures taken with a Sony a7IV camera:
Profoto is expected to announce a new flash on May 7th – here is a screenshot of the event invitation:

Nikkei Japan published an article “Digital camera market grows for the first time in 13 years, halting shrinkage with smartphone replacement“. Here is the article recap digicame-info:
Pergear announced a new 25mm f/1.7 APS-C manual focus lens (E/X/Z/RF/MFT) priced at $75 ($69 with the 8% discount):
Additional information:

Adobe updated Photoshop with the newest generative AI tools:


New version of Excire Foto 2024 was released and it is now on sale for $149 (instead of $189). Here are some of the updates:



Canon will let Sigma and Tamron produce RF mount lenses. Here is the list of the (long rumored) first lenses that will be released for RF mount:




We must be getting close to the official announcement of the previously reported Laowa FFII 15mm f/5 Cookie full-frame lens for M/E/R/Z/L – the lens by Venus Optics is already listed for sale at an Australian retailer: