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Cosina announced three new Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR 28mm f/2.8 Aspherical lenses for Leica VM/L39 mount

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2023

Cosina announced three new Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR 28mm f/2.8 Aspherical lenses for Leica VM/L39 mount. Additional information can be found here:

Three new Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR 28mm f/2.8 Aspherical lenses VM/L39 announced

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New Fujifilm limited edition Disney 100th anniversary X100V camera announced in Hong Kong

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2023

It is not a secret that Fujifilm has taken a few ideas from Leica in the design of their cameras. They now also have a limited edition Disney 100th anniversary X100V camera – just like Leica:

Leica Q2 | Disney 100 Years of Wonder limited edition camera announced

The opposite is also true – Leica is continuing to rebrand Fujifilm Instax cameras and selling them for higher prices:

New Leica hybrid instant camera type 8262 registered with the FCC

Additional pictures of the new Fujifilm limited edition Disney 100th anniversary X100V camera:

Additional information:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2023

Kimio Tanaka: there will be no monochrome Ricoh GR camera

Turn your Ricoh GR/GRII/GRIII camera into a “wide format Xpan” with this accessory

Just announced: new IDS Works modular grips for Leica M9 and Leica M Typ 240 cameras

Sony a6700 vs Fujifilm X-S20 By The Specs

Firmware Updates: Fujifilm GFX100S, GFX100, GFX50SII, GFX50R X-T5, X-H2, X-H2S, and X-S20

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Several DxO software updates released

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2023

DxO released several software updates with added support for the Fujifilm X-S20, Leica Q3, and Panasonic S5IIX cameras, plus Hasselblad and Samyang lenses – here are the latest versions:

DxO PhotoLab: Version 6.8
DxO PureRAW: Version 3.4
DxO FilmPack: Version 6.13
DxO ViewPoint: Version 4.8
DxO NikCollection: Version 6.2

DxO released 369 new Optics Modules with support for the latest cameras and lenses from Canon, Nikon, DJI, Hasselblad, and Leica

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Astrodesign and Samyang have joined the L-mount alliance

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2023

Astrodesign and Samyang have joined the L-mount alliance – this brings the total number of members in the alliance to seven (Leica, Sigma, Panasonic, Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, DJI, Astrodesign, and Samyang):

Addition informtion is avaiulable here:

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Now available for pre-order: Sony a6700 camera, 70-200mm f/4 G OSS II lens, and ECM-M1 mic

By PR admin | Published: July 12, 2023

Sony announced three new products – a6700 camera, 70-200mm f/4 G OSS II lens, and ECM-M1 mic:

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DxO released 369 new Optics Modules with support for the latest cameras and lenses from Canon, Nikon, DJI, Hasselblad, and Leica

By PR admin | Published: July 12, 2023

DxO released 369 new Optics Modules adding support for the latest cameras and lenses from Canon, Nikon, DJI, Hasselblad, and Leica:

Posted in DxO| Tagged DxO Optics Modules, Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/2.5 V lens| 1 Comment

Zhongyi Optics APO 200mm f/4 Macro 1X lens officially released (for E/Z/RF/L/X mount)

By PR admin | Published: July 11, 2023

Here is some additional information on the APO 200mm f/4 Macro 1X lens for E/Z/RF/L/X mount by Zhongyi Optics – the lens is now available for purchase on eBay for $499 and should soon be listed also on their Amazon store (this lens was previously reported here):