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By PR admin | Published: May 14, 2021

Please support this Leica M camera model project on Lego Ideas

Why I’m not (too) worried about Pentax’s future (video)

Nitecore NP-W235 and NP-W126S Batteries Announced

New Arca-Swiss rotaFoot

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Officially released: Zenitar 2/35, Zenitar 1.5/50, Zenitar 2.8/60 Macro, and Selena 1.9/58 lenses

By PR admin | Published: May 13, 2021



Zenit officially released the four new lenses they introduced last year:

The lenses are currently available for sale at the official Zenit online store. In the US Zenit lenses are sold at the official Zenit US website and at B&H (see all listings here).

Zenit also announced new lenses for astrophotography that will be produced at the Lytkarino Optical Glass Plant (LZOS). The first set of new lenses is the modernized Rubinar with focal lengths of 300mm, 500mm, and 1000mm:

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Deal of the day: 30% off on all DxO products (except Nik Collection)

By PR admin | Published: May 12, 2021


DxO has a new sale – up to 30% off on all DxO software products except Nik Collection:

Free trials are available for all DxO products – follow the links above to download a free trial. This sale is valid until May 31st.

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New Yongnuo YN 85mm f/1.8R DF DSM AF mirrorless lens for Canon RF mount announced

By PR admin | Published: May 12, 2021


Yongnuo released a new YN 85mm f/1.8R DF DSM AF mirrorless lens for Canon RF mount. The new lens is the same as the Yongnuo 85mm f/1.8S DF DS for Sony E-mount with some minor differences (rubber gasket, new focus/control/switch, etc.):



Additional information on the new Yongnuo YN 85mm f/1.8R DF DSM AF mirrorless lens for Canon RF mount:

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Fujifilm released their FY 2020 earnings report

By PR admin | Published: May 12, 2021

   
Fujifilm released their FY 2020 earnings report – here are a few quotes from the Imaging Solutions presentation:

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Announced: new TTartisan 90mm f/1.25 lens for Leica M-mount, available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2021


The previously leaked TTartisan 90mm f/1.25 lens for Leica M-mount is now officially announced and available for pre-order at the Photo Rumors Online Store with free international shipping. Here are the lens specifications, MTF chart, sample photos, and more (limited shipping will start next week:

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The Sony a6500 camera is now discontinued

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2021


The Sony a6500 camera is now discontinued (it was announced back in October 2016):

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2021

New Ricoh Theta Z1 51GB camera officially announced

Pentax Q mirrorless camera: “hope is almost completely gone, unless a miracle happens, it will never be revived”

Is the new Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 ASPH lens for L-mount produced by Sigma?

Rumors: Sharp to announce a new AQUOS R6 smartphone with Leica cameras

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There is no Panasonic GH6 coming soon, just an updated GH5 Mark II with the same old sensor *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: May 10, 2021


The previously rumored Panasonic GH6 camera will actually be an updated version of the current GH5 model (Panasonic LUMIX DC-GH5 Mark II) – this of course means that Panasonic will use the same old 20MP sensor:

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Crazy story: a few years ago somebody stole Samyang’s trade secrets and established a new lens company…

By PR admin | Published: May 9, 2021

 

This is an update on my blog post “Is Samyang behind the Irix lens brand?” based on a recent comment by a reader:

“In 2015, six employees of Samyang bribed into handing over secret information and production technic to a Polish man for 33 million dollars. The police said there were tens of thousands of confidential data stolen. Many interchangeable lens manufacturing drawings, new product development, customer and manufacturing factory information etc. These six employees were placed under arrest, but the Polish man who established a company named T…. has vanished from Korea.”

Here is a quote from a 2015 Korean news article on this topic (translated):

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