New Leica and Ricoh price increases coming in January 2023



New Leica and Ricoh price increases are coming in January 2023:

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Holiday sale on Chinese lenses (Pergear, 7artisans, TTartisan, Viltrox, ZY Optics, Funleader, Meike)

Many Chinese lens manufacturers are running holidays discounts:


Pergear: up to 45% off


7artisans: up to 20% off


TTartisan: 11% off


Viltrox: up to 40% off


ZY Optics: up to 40% off


Funleader: 10% off


Meike: various discounts

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The Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF lens will be announced on December 26th


The previously rumored Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF APS-C lens will be officially announced on December 26th:

  • Price: $549
  • X-mount (no E-mount)
  • Focusing distance: 0.88m-∞
  • AF/MF switch
  • USB-C port for firmware updates

More Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF Photos and Samples Released

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

Additional pictures:

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Interview with Panasonic Executive Vice President


Phileweb recently published an interview with Yosuke Yamane (Panasonic Executive Vice President and Head of the Imaging Business Unit) – here is the recap:

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What else is new?

The Leica Super-APO-Summicron-SL 21mm f/2 ASPH lens is already showing up online

New Zenitar 75mm f/1.4 Helios Edition

Sony FE 45mm f/0.7 aka 1/2 Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM

Fujifilm X-T5, X-H2, and X-S10 Firmware Updates Released

Fujifilm to Build an Advanced Semiconductor Materials Manufacturing Facility in South Korea

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The 7Artisans 35mm f/0.95 lens is now available for Canon RF-mount


Today 7Artisans released their existing  35mm f/0.95 APS-C mirrorless lens for Canon RF-mount (the lens is already available for other mounts). Additional information:

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Venus Optics announced a new Laowa 6mm f/2 Zero-D MFT lens – the widest rectilinear lens with Zero-D for MFT


The previously rumored Laowa 6mm f/2 Zero-D MFT lens from Venus Optics is now officially announced and it is the widest rectilinear lens with Zero-D for MFT:


The price is $499 and orders are now open. Additional information:

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New 7Artisans 12mm f/2.8 II APS-C lens released (E/FX/EOS-M/R/M43/Z)


7Artisans announced a new 12mm f/2.8 II APS-C lens for E/FX/EOS-M/R/M43/Z mount – an update of the previous version that was originally announced back in 2017. The lens is currently in stock at:



Here are the details on the new model (check out also the ongoing 7Artisans end-of-year sale):

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Pentax is considering releasing a new film camera

Ricoh just announced that Pentax is starting a new “Film Project” that will most likely include the release of a new film camera:

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More discontinued Olympus and Panasonic Micro Four Thirds products


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

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