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SPINN.DESIGN sells different camera accessories – see previous coverage here:
For a limited time, you can get 15% off at SPINN.DESIGN with coupon code SD15-RUMORS (valid until February 7, 2024):

SPINN.DESIGN sells different camera accessories – see previous coverage here:

Zyhongyi Optics (ZY Optics) is also rumored to be developing autofocus lenses, similar to several other Chinese lens manufacturers (Yongnuo, Meike, AstrHori, Sirui, 7artisans, TTartisan, Viltrox, Venus Optics). The focal length of the first Zhongyi Optics autofocus lens is expected to be between 35mm and 85mm.
See the current ZY Optics lens lineup here.
Previous ZY Optics lens coverage can be found here.

Panasonic announced a new Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 compact macro lens for Leica L-mount from their latest roadmap:
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The previously reported Yongnuo YN 11mm f/1.8S DA DSM WL APS-C ultra-wide angle autofocus lens is now officially announced in China for Sony E mount (other mounts, including Nikon Z, will be released later). The new lens has a unique feature: remote wireless focusing using the optional remote control operating at 2.4 GHz. The lens will soon be listed for sale in the US at the Yongnuo Amazon store. Additional information:

DxO software offers new savings when purchasing more than one of their products (scroll down to the bottom of this page to see all available combos).
Godox has registered a new V1 Pro flash in Japan (probably a high-end version of the current V1 version) – expect the official announcement soon:

Panasonic announced the development of HD AI Image Recognition AI with a new classification algorithm:
“Image recognition AI recognizes objects by classifying them into categories based on their appearance. However, there are many cases when even objects belonging to the same category, such as “train” or “dog”, are classified under subcategories such as “train type” or “dog breed”, having very different appearances. Furthermore, there are many cases in which the same object can appear to look different due to differences in shooting conditions such as orientation, weather, lighting, or background. It is important to consider how best to deal with such diversity in appearance. In order to improve the accuracy of image recognition, research to this point has been carried out with the aim of achieving robust image recognition that is not affected by diversity, and classification algorithms have been devised to find similarities within subcategories and features common to objects in a given category.”
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The new TTartisan 27mm f/2.8 yellow/orange limited edition lens for Fujifilm Z-mount (previously reported here) is now available at Amazon, B&H Photo, and the official TTartisan website.