7Artisans will soon announce a new 18mm f/6.3 Mark II pancake lens for Sony E and Nikon Z mount that will replace the current version:
Update: The minimum focusing distance of the new Mark II lens is 0.3m (the old version was 1m). The new lens will still be APS-C.
7artisans lenses are sold at Adorama | B&H | Ebay | Pergear | AliExpress | Amazon US | UK | CA.
In addition to the 75mm f/4 lens (already in stock at Amazon), the Chinese lens manufacturer AstrHori is expected to release two additional medium format lenses for Fujifilm GFX-mount:
AstrHori is a new Chinese lens manufacturer (previously known as Rockstar) and their products are now available for sale on Amazon.
The previously rumored DJI Avata FPV Cinewhoop drone is now officially announced:
The new Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD lens for Sony E-mount is now officially released and available for pre-order for $1,299 (shipping will start on September 22nd). Here is the current Tamron mirrorless line lineup:
Additional information on the new lens can be found here:
Here is the leaked Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD lens brochure
Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD lens (model A067) additional information
Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD lens development announcement (model A067)
ON1 Software posted another new technology preview video on what’s ahead for the ON Photo RAW product line – this time the sneak peek is for Tack Sharp Al:
Sony will increase the price of many of its products in Japan by 8% on September 1st. I believe a similar increase will come also to the rest of the world.
Sony already had a 3% to 31% price increase in Japan just a few months ago (April 2022).
Almost all photo companies announced price increases this year (Nikon, Canon, Sony, Leica, TTartisan, Tokina, OM, and Zeiss).
The new Sony price increase will impact more than a dozen cameras and over 40 lenses – the full list of products that will be impacted by the price increase can be found here.
Gura Gear has a new Kiboko City Commuter camera backpack listed on Kickstarter (pre-sales get exclusive special pricing). The new bag will be available to ship on October 1. Additional information:
For the current Gura Gear products listed for sale on their website, you can get 10% off with coupon code rumors at checkout.
Gura Gear is sold also at Amazon.
Here are the Gura Gear Kiboko City Commuter camera backpack specifications:
Yongnuo confirmed on Chinese social media that the previously reported YN 20mm f/1.8 full-frame mirrorless lens will be announced by the end of the year (2022). The new lens will be first available for Sony E-mount. Other versions of the lens will be released later. The lens design (see above) shows a second (aperture?) ring that was not present in other models. Stay tuned for additional details.
In the US, Yongnuo lenses are sold at Adorama, B&H, and Amazon.
New Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8S DF DSM full-frame lens for Sony E-mount
