Sony Q3 financial report is out


Sony released its Q3 FY2022 consolidated financial results:

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What else is new?

Adobe Camera RAW 15.1 now supports six Ricoh GR III and IIIx camera matching profiles (Standard, Vivid, Positive Film, Monotone, Soft Monotone, and Hard Monotone)

Hands-on review: the rugged and competent Pentax KF

CineD: Fujinon XF150-600mm f/5.6-8 R WR Factory Tour

PRICES RETURNED TO “NORMAL” Viltrox is Increasing Prices and Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 Now Available From Adorama For The Original Price

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The latest releases: Topaz Labs Photo AI v1.2, Photoshop v24.1.1, Photo RAW 2023.1 (coming soon)


Topaz Labs released Photo AI version 1.2 with new and refined upscale models with finer and more natural results, improved cropping, more accurate subject detection, and continued performance and stability improvements (see the full list of improvements here). Topaz Photo AI is currently on sale until February 17 ($40 off). The Topaz Image Quality Bundle is also on sale ($60 off).



Adobe released Photoshop version 24.1.1. The latest Adobe CC subscription plan rates can be found here. The different Adobe Creative Cloud options are described here. Additional information on Photoshop and Lightroom is available on this page.



ON1 will soon release a new Photo RAW version 2023.1 – see the latest sneak peeks:

ON1 Photo RAW sneak peek at upcoming features

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Sony and Fuji registered new cameras



Sony and Fuji both registered new cameras:

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Here are the Canon EOS R8 detailed specifications


Here are the Canon EOS R8 detailed specifications:

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Just announced: 7Artisans 18mm f/6.3 II (E/Z/X)


7Artisans announced a new 18mm f/6.3 II “UFO” APS-C lens for Sony E, Nikon Z, and Fuji X mount. One of the improvements is the new 0.3m~∞ adjustable focus distance. This lens has a constant aperture. The price is $59 and orders are now open at:




Additional information:

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OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO lens specifications leaked online


Here are the freshly leaked specifications of the previously rumored OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO lens:

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Major Canon announcement on February 8th: EOS R8, EOS R50, RF 24-50mm, and RF-S 55-210mm


Canon is rumored to announce several new cameras and lenses on February 8th:

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The new Tokina SZ PRO Reflex 300mm f/7.1, 600mm f/8, and 900mm f/11 MF CF compact super-telephoto lenses are now available to order


The new Tokina SZ PRO Reflex 300mm f/7.1, 600mm f/8, and 900mm f/11 MF CF compact super-telephoto APS-C lenses for Sony E, Fujifilm X, and Canon EF-M mount are now available to order at Adorama and B&H Photo. Additional information on the new lenses can be found here:

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The 2022 Worst Camera of the Year Award goes to…



Here are the results of the 2022 Worst Camera of the Year Award poll – the winner is the Pentax KF DSLR camera. Congratulations!  The new $850 Pentax KF hardly offers any upgrades except the price from the previous Pentax K-70 model:

Pentax KF vs. Pentax K-70 cameras comparison (almost the same)

Here is the breakdown of the votes for the remaining candidates (previous Worst Camera of the Year winners can be found here):

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