Photo Rumors

More discontinued Olympus and Panasonic Micro Four Thirds products

By PR admin | Published: December 19, 2022

A quick update on my previous post about discontinued Micro Four Thirds products:

The Olympus FL-700WR flash is listed as discontinued at B&H and completely removed from Adorama
More discontinued Panasonic MFT products:

Posted in Olympus, Panasonic| Tagged To be discontinued...| 7 Comments

Adobe reports record revenue (again and again)

By PR admin | Published: December 19, 2022

This is my 10th blog post about Adobe reporting record revenue and I am sure I have missed a few: $17.61 billion in revenue for 2022, where $10.46 billion came from the Creative Cloud alone. The point is – Adone is doing great thanks to the monthly CC subscription. Here are the details:

Posted in Adobe| Tagged Adobe reports record revenue, financial results| 3 Comments

The rumored Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF XF lens for Fujifilm X-mount to be announced soon

By PR admin | Published: December 19, 2022

The previously rumored Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF XF APS-C lens for Fujifilm X-mount is going to be announced soon according to the latest teaser from Pergear:

Previous coverage of the lens can be found here (check also the official Viltrox website for updates):

Posted in Viltrox| Tagged Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF lens| 2 Comments

Tokina released white versions of some of their existing lenses

By PR admin | Published: December 19, 2022

Tokina released white versions of some of their existing lenses:

Tokina atx-i 100mm WE f/2.8 FF Macro for Nikon F/Canon EF
Tokina atx-i 11-16mm WE f/2.8 CF for Nikon F/Canon EF
Tokina atx-i 11-20mm WE f/2.8 CF for Nikon F/Canon EF
Tokina atx-m 11-18mm WE f/2.8 E for Sony E

Posted in Tokina| 6 Comments

7Artisans end-of-year sale

By PR admin | Published: December 18, 2022

Many 7Artisans lenses are currently on sale – up to 20% off. Check the 7Artisans website for more details. 7Artisans also sells filters:

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Venus Optics to announce a new Laowa 6mm f/2.0 C-Dreamer lens for MFT cameras

By PR admin | Published: December 18, 2022

Venus Optics will soon announce a new Laowa 6mm f/2.0 C-Dreamer lens for MFT. Here are the details:

Posted in Laowa, Venus Optics| Tagged Venus Optics Laowa 6mm f/2.0 C-Dreamer lens for MFT| 1 Comment

The latest Kickstarter/Indiegogo updates

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2022

The latest Kickstarter updates:

New – Zeus world’s smallest 270W GaN USB-C charger: $630,731 pledged of $10,000 goal by 4,139 backers with 20 days to go
New – NVOSION 3D full-color night vision camera: $31,243 pledged of $1,926 goal by 161 backers with 23 days to go
New – AMKOV affordable V-LOG camera
KURVD camera caps with hidden AirTag cavities: $23,552 pledged of $5,000 goal by 401 backers with 28 days to go

Now available on Indiegogo:

Other crowdfunded projects that are still available for purchase:

Posted in Heipi, Other| Tagged HEIPI tripod, Indiegogo, Kickstarter, What's new on Kickstarter?| 1 Comment

New: Pergear 14mm f/2.8 ultra-wide angle manual focus full-frame lens for Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Leica L mount

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2022

Pergear announced a new 14mm f/2.8 ultra-wide angle full-frame manual focus lens for Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Leica L mount. The lens is currently in stock at:

Pergear (international shipping available)
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon CA
Amazon DE
Amazon FR
Amazon ES
Amazon IT

Key features and specifications:

Multi-layer coating to suppress flare
Focal Length: 14mm
Aperture: f/2.8-f/22
Lens Format Coverage: Full-Frame
Angle of View: 114°
Optical Design:13 Elements in 9 Groups
2 Aspherical, 5 ultra-high refractive index glass, and 3 extra-low dispersion elements
Diaphragm Blades: 10
Filter Size:82mm
Dimensions (ø x L): 66*87mm
Clicked aperture design
All-metal design with lens hood
Weight: 500 g
Sample photos
Additional pictures: