The Taiwanese company Silence Corner developed a new camera accessory called ATOLL: “ATOLL is the perfect photography accessory, specially designed for landscape photographers. The lightweight aluminum alloy with a double-layer ring structure allows users to quickly adjust the camera angle on a tripod.”
ATOLL is now listed on Kickstarter and already has $78,400 pledged (original goal: $10,000).
ATOLL is available for various camera manufacturers – see the details here.
→ New Nitecore BlowerBaby rechargeable cleaning blower for cameras & electronics: B&H Photo | Amazon.
→ Photonstophotos released their photographic dynamic range and other sensor measurements and test data for the Zeiss ZX1 (compared with the Leica Q2 in the graph above).
→ Lensbaby Universal Expansion Pack with reflectors expands the OMNI system.
The new Viltrox AF 13mm f/1.4 STM lens for Sony E and Nikon Z mount is already fully funded on Indiegogo and we now also have the first lens reviews online (sample photos can be found here):
The silver TTartisan 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount has been in stock for a while and will soon be available in black and black brass (the black version is expected next week). TTartisan is also working on a new gold version of the lens that will be a limited edition (only 500 pieces will be produced). The gold version is expected in August – a perfect fit for the new gold-plated Leica M10-P “Royal Thai”:
TTartisan lenses are also sold at Adorama, Amazon, B&H, AliExpress, and Pergear.
More pictures of the upcoming gold TTartisan 28mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M-mount from LeicaArtistCN:
ON1 officially released Photo RAW version 2022.5. This is a major update that includes several new features and enhancements including the full integration of ON1 Resize AI into Photo RAW and support for the latest R5C, GH6, OM-1, M11, X-T30 II, and Z9 cameras:
The new 2022 5DayDeal video creators bundle is now live. This year’s offering is different but the idea is the same – you get a collection of video-related products at a discounted price. A portion of the proceedings is donated to charities. Several different bundle levels are available:
Here is the price breakdown:
Product count per bundle:
Additional information can be found here.
Via NikonRumors
Leica announced a new M-A “Titan” limited edition film camera with APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens:
Leica M-A “Titan” limited edition film camera with APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens announced
Ricoh announced a new Pentax O-GPS2 GPS unit for Pentax DSLR cameras:
Ricoh announced a new Pentax O-GPS2 GPS unit for Pentax DSLR cameras
Meike has a new 12mm f/2 wide-angle manual focus lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras that replaces the previous version:
The new Viltrox AF 13mm f/1.4 STM lens for Sony E and Nikon Z-mount already reached its funding goal on Indiegogo (101% of $19,112 flexible goal). This lens already exists for Fuji X mount. See all the details on the Viltrox AF 13mm f/1.4 STM lens Indiegogo page (check also the Viltrox official website):
