But of course the new Fuji GFX 100S is delayed because of high demand


The title says it all – the latest Fujifilm GFX 100s medium format mirrorless camera is just another entry for our photo gear wall of shame that has “greatly exceeded” expectations. Here is the translated press release:

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Panasonic to announce a new Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 OIS mirrorless lens for L-mount


Panasonic is rumored announce a new Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 OIS mirrorless lens for L-mount. The new lens was spotted in the product listing of an online US retailer with a price of $1,247. The lens has been on the Panasonic L-mount roadmap for a while (see all current Panasonic L-mount lenses):

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for January 2021


  
 
The top 10 PhotoRumors posts for January 2021 are: Read More »

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Canon 2020 fiscal year financial results

Canon released their 2020 fiscal year financial results. Here are the numbers for the Imaging Business – most reported numbers are better than previous projections, but still a significant drop when compared YoY:


Nikon also recently revised upward their financial forecast as they see Q2 recovery trend of business activities mainly in the Imaging Products Business.

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Lomography is teasing a new lens


Lomography is teasing a new lens that will be officially announced on February 3, 2021, at 11:00 am CET:

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BCN Ranking published their latest full-frame cameras market share report for Japan

BCN Ranking published their latest full-frame cameras market share report for Japan (translation):


BCN Ranking collects real sales data from approximately 40% of the Japanese retailers – this is not a worldwide market share report. Previous BCN reports can be found here.

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What else is new?

The Ricoh GR III camera is now $100 off (coupon code included)

New Leica 35mm APO Summicron lens reference spotted in a firmware update

Fujifilm Introducing the GFX100S and GF80mm Plus 3 Things You Might Have Missed

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The 2020 Worst Camera of the Year Award goes to…


Here are the results of the 2020 Worst Camera of the Year Award poll – the winner is the $6,000 Zeiss ZX1 fixed lens camera with integrated Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (see previous ZX1 coverage):

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OM Digital Solution: the Micro Four Thirds mount still has the #1 market share in Japan with 21.7%


Similar to last year, OM Digital Solution issued a press release today confirming that Micro Four Thirds still has the #1 market share by lens mount in Japan with 21.7% (based on the number of digital interchangeable lens cameras sold in Japan by lens mount):

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The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO lens is delayed again

The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25X IS PRO lens is delayed again… the second time around… because of a large number of customers who ordered the lens… Just another entry for the photo gear wall of shame that has “greatly exceeded” expectations. Here is the translated press release:

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