Photo Rumors

Panasonic, make this camera please (Leica Q inspired interchangeable lens camera)

By PR admin | Published: June 27, 2025

Here is a mockup of a Panasonic camera with interchangeable lenses inspired by the Leica Q design. Panasonic, please make this camera with an L-mount!

Posted in Panasonic| Tagged camera concepts, L-mount, Panasonic Compact Cinema Camera, Panasonic concept camera| 5 Comments

The latest Fujifilm X Half camera is now in stock

By PR admin | Published: June 26, 2025

The new Fujifilm X Half camera is now in stock at:

US: B&H new | B&H used | Amazon | Adorama
UK: WEX Photo
CA: Camera Canada

Fujifilm X-Half frame digital compact camera additional coverage

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New Leica Centennial Limited Edition products announced

By PR admin | Published: June 26, 2025

Leica announced several new products for the centenary celebration of the Leica I model:

M11-D 100 years of Leica in a special set with Leitz Anastigmat-M 50 f/3.5, Leica Summilux-M 50 f/1.4 ASPH, and accessories
D-Lux 8 100 years of Leica
Sofort 2 100 years of Leica
Trinovid 10×40 100 years of Leica
100 Leica Stories Book

Orders are now open at B&H Photo and WEX Photo. The special edition M11-D is scheduled for release in 2026.

Additional information is available here:

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Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Lite Zero-D FF autofocus full-frame ultra wide lens is now officially announced

By PR admin | Published: June 26, 2025

The previously reported Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Lite Zero-D FF autofocus full-frame ultra wide lens is now officially announced:

US: B&H Photo
International: Laowa online store

Mount options: Canon RF / Sony E / Nikon Z / L mount:

The 5-blade version is available for: AF Sony E, AF Nikon Z, MF Canon RF, and MF L mounts
The 14-blade version is available for: MF Sony E, MF Canon RF, MF Nikon Z, and MF L mounts

Additional information is available here:

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Pergear announced new affordable CFexpress 4.0 Type B memory cards (512GB/1TB)

By PR admin | Published: June 25, 2025

Pergear announced new affordable 512GB/1TB CFexpress 4.0 Type B memory cards that can deliver lab-certified speeds of up to 3,500 MB/s read and 3,400 MB/s write speed.

Pegear memory cards are also sold at Amazon (check their Amazon store for other products).

Additional informtion on the new memory cards:

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ArtraLab announced a new WCL+ Macro 25mm wide conversion lens for Fujifilm X100 cameras

By PR admin | Published: June 25, 2025

In addition to the FunkyFrame WCL 16mm wide and TCL 60mm tele conversion lenses, ArtraLab announced a new WCL+ Macro 25mm wide conversion lens for Fujifilm X100 cameras:

Artralab products are sold at B&H Photo – see previous coverage here.

ArtraLab announced two new lens adapters for Fujifilm X100 cameras

Additional information on the ArtraLab WCL+ Marco 25mm wide conversion lens:

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Megadap to announce a new ETZ21 Pro+ lens adapter with support for the Sony LA-EA5

By PR admin | Published: June 25, 2025

Megadap will soon announce a new ETZ21 Pro+ lens adapter with added support for the Sony LA-EA5 A-mount to E-mount adapter.

So far, the electronic adapters have not been very successful at nesting. One theory is that they don’t distribute the voltage correctly. But apparently, the makers of the ETZ optimized it specifically for the LA-EA5. In short, it is possible to finally use Minolta AF, Sony SAL lenses from 1985 on Nikon Z-mount cameras.

Megadap isn’t the first brand to do this. Boroyoza (or Boryoza) is said to have implemented LA-EA5 support in a previous firmware update (they first made the FujiX-Z adapter), but they don’t seem to have an official website or officially sell outside of China (you can find them on eBay).

Megadap adapters are sold at B&H Photo.

Additional information:

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Think Tank Photo announced a new camera bag designed to carry big lenses

By PR admin | Published: June 25, 2025

Think Tank Photo announced a new camera bag specially designed for carrying big lenses: the BackLight Long Lens backpack is created to hold a 600mm f/4 lens attached to a gripped body with an adapter, tripod foot, and L-bracket. The new bag is available for sale at B&H Photo.