Sony Q3 financial results: sales down, operating income “significant decrease”

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2022


Sony released their Q3 financial results – sales in the Electronics Products & Solutions Segment (EP&S Segment) that includes also cameras are down and operating income has a “significant decrease”:

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Sigma new product announcement on February 9th

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2022


Sigma will have a new product(s) announcement scheduled for February 9th. This is what we should expect based on previously reported rumors:

Reminder: Sigma rumored to start making mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Fujifilm X mounts in 2021

Most photo companies will have press events in February before and during the CP+ show in Japan (February 22-27).

The Sigma live event will be broadcast on YouTube:

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Canon USA lens price increase

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2022


Canon USA has increased the price of the following RF and EF lenses (this is the second Canon price increase in five months):

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2022


→ Viltrox announced a new DG-L extension tube designed for Panasonic/Sigma/Leica L-mount camera models.


→ Monster Adapter announced a new LA-NE1 Contax N lenses to Sony E-mount camera autofocus adapter: Adorama | B&H.


→ The latest Panasonic USA lens and camera savings.

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That OM Digital high-end flagship mirrorless camera “teaser” is a few months old

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2022




That OM Digital high-end flagship mirrorless  camera “teaser” that is making the rounds on the Internet today is a few months old – I first reported it here on Photo Rumors back in October last year:

First glimpse of the upcoming OM System (Olympus) high-end flagship mirrorless camera

and then again a few days ago:

OM Digital is rumored to introduce their new top of the line high-end flagship mirrorless camera in February at the CP+ show

So nothing new and groundbreaking really… here are a few more “teasers” of the upcoming OM camera from last year:

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for January 2022

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2022

  
  
  
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More pictures of the upcoming Light Lens Lab lenses for Leica M-mount

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2022

Here are a few more pictures of the upcoming Light Lens Lab 35mm f/2 eight-elements collapsible lens for Leica M-mount:

The new lens will be available in silver chrome, black paint, or chrome with nickel plating. The lens is expected to start shipping later this year. Pricing will be similar to the “regular” Light Lens Lab 35mm f/2 eight-element lens that was introduced last year (starting from around $1,600 depending on the finish).

Update: PopFlash is now the official distributor of LLL (Light Lens Lab) lenses in the US – check out the LLL lenses listed at their eBay store.

The Light Lens Lab ELCAN 50mm f/2 replica lens for Leica M-mount is currently shipping in limited quantities to existing pre-orders:

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Here is the Epson R-D1s digital rangefinder camera successor that was never released

By PR admin | Published: January 30, 2022



At a recent company event in Japan, related to the recently found thirty brand new R-D1s digital rangefinder cameras, Epson revealed for the first time to the public their original design for an R-D1s camera replacement that was never officially announced (the rendering also include a new zoom lens):

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New Rockstar lenses for Leica M-mount

By PR admin | Published: January 30, 2022






In addition to what I have already reported, the Chinese company Rockstar is working on several new lenses for Leica M-mount. It seems that the previously rumored lens will be a new Rockstar 24mm f/6.3 ASPH for Leica M-mount. Here is a list of all new/upcoming Rockstar lenses:

Rockstar lenses are available for sale on eBay.

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Canon’s financial results for FY 2021 are out

By PR admin | Published: January 29, 2022


Canon released their financial results for FY 2021 – here is a brief recap

As for the Imaging Business Unit, unit sales of interchangeable-lens digital cameras were the same level as the previous year due to the shortage of semiconductor chips, despite strong sales of the EOS R5 and EOS R6 full- frame mirrorless cameras. In addition, sales of RF-series interchangeable lenses increased significantly due to the expansion of the lens product lineup. As for network cameras, despite the continued impact of COVID-19, sales increased mainly as a result of strengthening sales activities for such diversified applications as monitoring of congested and confined spaces as well as conventional market needs including crime prevention and disaster monitoring tools. These factors resulted in total sales for the business unit of ¥653.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 20.7%, while income before income taxes increased by 1,484.5% year-on-year to ¥78.5 billion.

Next is the more detailed report:

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