ON1 introduced a new ON1 Photo Keyword AI 2023 product that makes all of your photos discoverable and easier to manage:
“This simple-to-use application allows users to make their photos discoverable by intelligently finding and organizing them using the power of AI. Anyone can now search and view their photos with Photo Keyword AI based on photo content without having to do the work you would find in most other photo organizing software. This cutting-edge technology employs advanced machine learning algorithms to analyze your images and automatically assign appropriate keywords.”
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BCN Ranking published the latest Japanese mirrorless camera market share – Canon is back at #1, Nikon is now at #3, and Sony is down to #2 spot. The article explains the raise of Nikon’s market share with the release of the Nikon Z8 camera:
“Nikon rises to 3rd place in the mirrorless market, with the release of the Z8”
“Nikon ‘s market share is steadily increasing in mirrorless single-lens cameras . The sales share by manufacturer in May 2023 will be 12.9%. It overtook OM Digital Solutions (former Olympus ) and moved up to 3rd place. This is the first time in three years that the company has entered the top three. It became clear from the ” BCN Ranking” , which aggregates the actual sales data of home appliance mass retailers and online shops.” (Google translated):
Please note: BCN Ranking collects real sales data from approximately 40% of the Japanese retailers – this is not a worldwide market share report. Previous BCNR reports can be found here. Here are the top-selling cameras at Map Camera (Japan) for May 2023:
Via NikonRumors
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By analyzing over 470,000,000 photos on Flickr, SimpleGhar reveals the most used cameras around the world – here’s a peek at the results (click for larger view):
The Chinese Tourist 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount is now available also for Fujifilm G-mount (GFX). The lens can be purchased on eBay. Here are the details:
The Sony a6700 camera is expected to be announced on July 12th, 2023 and the Sony a9III is rumored to come later this year. Here are the latest Sony A6700 camera rumors:
The already leaked by Petapixel Fujifilm Instax Square SQ40 and brown Fujifilm Instax Mini EVO are now officially announced and available for order (the SQ40 is not listed yet). The press release can be found here:
Here are the three different Fujifilm Instax formats side by side:
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The previously rumored Leica SL2 silver edition camera is now officially announced and is available also with two new lens bundles:
Via LeicaRumors
The HEIPI tripod (the lightest and most compact 3-in-1 travel tripod) that raised over a million dollars on Kickstarter is now listed for sale directly on the manufacturer’s website and you can get $40 off with code QV654S8DATAZ.
The Benro Theta self-leveling intelligent modular tripod that raised $2.45M on Kickstarter is also available for pre-order with a $200 discount:
Additional pictures of the HEIPI travel tripod:
