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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 30, 2022

Confirmed: new Leica Q3 is coming but not soon (not this year 2022)

Sony a7IV Eye AF Still Needs a Fix

Verified Tarmon 17-70mm f/2.8 is Coming Soon

New Cambo ACTUS-MV VIEW CAM

Fujiguys Announce X Summit After Event at 2pm EST

Memorial Day Sale

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Fujifilm X-H2S camera specs leaked online

By PR admin | Published: May 30, 2022

Here are the detailed specifications of the already rumored Fujifilm X-H2S camera that just leaked on 5ch:

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New Fujifilm Fujinon XF lenses specs leaked online

By PR admin | Published: May 30, 2022

Here are the details of the previously rumored Fujifilm Fujinon XF lenses that are expected to be announced tomorrow:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fujifilm Fujinon XF 150-600mm, Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18-120mm, fujirumors| 5 Comments

AstrHori lenses now available for sale on Amazon

By PR admin | Published: May 29, 2022

AstrHori is a new Chinese lens manufacturer and their products are now available for sale on Amazon:

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New class-action lawsuit filed for aperture defects in the Pentax K-30 and K-50 DSLR cameras

By PR admin | Published: May 29, 2022

Pentax K-30

Pentax K-50

A new putative class action lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania against Ricoh USA Inc. for defects in the aperture control mechanism of the Pentax K-30 and Pentax K-50 cameras. The defect reportedly leads to consistently black or dark images:

New class-action lawsuit filed against Ricoh USA for aperture defects in the Pentax K-30 and K-50 cameras

A similar lawsuit was filed in New York in 2020 and was later dismissed.

Here is a copy of the filing:

Posted in Pentax, Ricoh| Tagged Class-action lawsuit, lawsuit, Pentax K-30, Pentax K-50| 1 Comment

Venus Optics is teasing a new lens or lens attachment

By PR admin | Published: May 29, 2022

Venus Optics is teasing a new lens or lens attachment that will be officially announced next week:

The new product will be either a new lens or a new 90° periscope attachment for the current Laowa 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe lens:

Posted in Laowa, Venus Optics| Tagged teaser, Venus Optics Laowa 0.7x Focal Reducer for 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe, Venus Optics Laowa FF 24mm T14 2x Macro Periprobe lens| 4 Comments

Memorial Day Sale

By PR admin | Published: May 28, 2022

KEH is having a weekend sale where you can get up to 20% off on overstock gear with coupon code OS20A (ends 05/31/2022).

7artisans flash sale on selected lenses.

TTartisan lens sale: up to 12% off on almost all products (ends June 3rd).

Alphagvrd camera and lens skins sale: 15% off all products with coupon code MD2022.

Adorama Memrial Day Sale.

Memorial Day specials at B&H.

Adobe Creative Cloud is on sale through May 30 in North America (up to 25% off on all apps).

The Topas Labs Gigapixel AI sale is set to expire next week (use code RUMORS15 on any Topaz Labs product for an extra 15% off).

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Sony Semiconductor Solutions CEO: “the image quality of smartphones will exceed that of single-lens reflex cameras in 2024”

By PR admin | Published: May 28, 2022

The President and CEO of Sony Semiconductor Solutions (SSS) Terushi Shimizu gave this outlook for smartphone-equipped cameras:

The image quality of smartphones will exceed that of single-lens reflex cameras in 2024, and Sony G will show the prospect
“We expect that still images will exceed the image quality of single-lens reflex cameras within the next few years.”

How is what possible? I had the same question, but the CEO did not provide any details. This is the only relevant text I found in the Nikkei article:

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