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DJI Mini 3 drone rumors

By PR admin | Published: March 7, 2022

Here are the first DJI Mini 3 drone rumors:

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Tokina and Zeiss lenses price increases in Japan

By PR admin | Published: March 7, 2022

Kenko Tokina announced new price increases on Tokina and Zeiss lenses in Japan (Kenko Tokina is a Zeiss distributor for Japan). My assumption is that similar price increases will be implemented also in other countries.

The list of Tokina lenses with a price increase can be found here and the Zeiss price increase is available here.

Leica also recently announced in the US:

Not an April Fools’ Day joke: Leica price increase coming to the US on April 1, 2022

Tokina Price Increase Coming April 8, 2022

Nikon will also have a price increase coming to Northern Europe on April 1st

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Canon expected to release 32 more RF lenses by 2026

By PR admin | Published: March 7, 2022

Canon released its annual business outlook and the company’s CEO confirmed that they will continue to release eight new RF lenses every year for the next four years.
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2022 Capture One roadmap and development outlook

By PR admin | Published: March 7, 2022

Here is the Capture One roadmap and development outlook for, this year (2022):

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: March 7, 2022

New Leica Q2 limited edition camera announced in Japan

Almost sold out: Kamerakraft LMGRIP v3.0 grip for Leica M film cameras

Custom Leica Visoflex (Typ 020) mod with an additional flash sync plug

Fujian 35mm f/1.7 CCTV Movie Lens – Inexpensive Swirly Bokeh

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Panasonic Lumix GH6 camera is already in stock

By PR admin | Published: March 5, 2022

The new Panasonic Lumix GH6 camera is already in stock in the UK. This is pretty impressive since the camera was announced just 2 weeks ago. I expect the GH6 to be in stock in the US next week at Adorama and B&H Photo. Amazon is listing the camera to be available on March 25:

Panasonic Lumix GH6 camera announced with 25MP sensor

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: March 4, 2022

New Pentax K-1, K-1 II, and K-3 III firmware updates released

If you register your Leica product online, you will get a 12-month extended warranty and three complimentary digital issues of LFI Magazine

Not an April Fools’ Day joke: Leica price increase coming to the US on April 1, 2022

Scanned older issues of LFI magazine now available in the LFI app (from 1949-2022)

Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 Firmware 1.0.1 Released

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Starting today, PhotoRumors will no longer be accessible in Russia

By PR admin | Published: March 4, 2022

Starting today, PhotoRumors will no longer be accessible for IP addresses coming from Russia.

I strongly encourage other website owners to do the same.

СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ!

Update – here is the statement from Louis who runs FujiAddict:

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Officially released: Leica Q2 Monochrom “Reporter” camera with Kevlar armoring

By PR admin | Published: March 3, 2022

As previously reported, the Leica Q2 Monochrom “Reporter” camera with Kevlar armoring is now officially released. The price is $6,295 and pre-orders are now open at B&H Photo. For comparison, the regular Q2 model is $5,695. The press release can be found here:

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The latest Topaz Labs Sharpen AI version is now on sale

By PR admin | Published: March 2, 2022

A few days ago Topaz Labs released Sharpen AI version 4.0.2 with native Apple M1 support, a new sharpening model, and performance improvements (see this post for more info). The latest Sharpen AI software is now $20 off until March 18th: