Photo Rumors

The upcoming Venus Optics Laowa Argus f/0.95 lenses

By PR admin | Published: January 9, 2021

Here is the list of the upcoming Laowa Argus f/0.95 mirrorless lenses from Venus Optics I already reported last year:

2020 Worst Camera of the Year Award: vote now!

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2021

This year we are continuing with our not so popular Worst Camera of the Year Award – here are the nominees, please vote and share this poll:

https://poll.fm/10707976

Previous winners can be found here.

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The NiSi 15mm f/4 lens is now officially announced

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2021

The previously rumored NiSi 15mm f/4 wide-angle manual focus full-frame mirrorless lens is now officially announced and available for pre-order (NiSi products are also sold at Amazon, and B&H):

NiSi 15mm f/4 lens specifications:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: January 7, 2021

New: MS Optics Hipolion 19mm f/8 lens for Leica M-mount

Coming soon: Skyllaney & 35MMC collaboration pancake lens for Leica M-mount

Pentax K-3 Mark III additional information

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Capture One price increase coming on January 11, 2021

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2021

Capture One will increase their prices on January 11, 2021:

“At Capture One, we’re dedicated to shaping the future of photography. After reviewing our products and plans for future innovation, we’ll soon be updating the price of select products. For example, we’ll be updating the price of Capture One for Fujifilm, Capture One (for Sony) and Capture One for Nikon to bring them in line with Capture One Pro. This is to better reflect that these products equally offer the same set of professional tools and features. We’ll also increase activations to 2 per license for these products.
The price updates take effect on January 11, 2021. Existing subscription plans will not be affected by these changes. New customers – and customers seeking to upgrade their license – can still purchase their preferred product or upgrade at the 2020 price before January 11.”

Here are the new prices:

Product	Payment type	USD	EUR	GBP
Capture One for Fujifilm Nikon Sony	New perpetual license	USD 199	EUR 229	GBP 199
	Perpetual upgrade from version 20	USD 149	EUR 169	GBP 149
	Perpetual upgrade from older version	USD 149	EUR 169	GBP 149
	Annual prepaid subscription	USD 149	EUR 169	GBP 149
	Monthly (month to month) subscription	USD 19	EUR 23	GBP 19
	Annual monthly subscription	USD 14	EUR 18	GBP 14
Capture One Pro	Capture One Pro Perpetual upgrade from version 20	USD 199	EUR 209	GBP 199

For reference, here are the current Capture One prices (click for larger view):

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November CIPA numbers are out

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2021

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their camera production data for November 2020 (orange: 2020, black: 2019, blue: 2018, click for larger view):

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The 2021 CES show starts on Monday (Panasonic, Sony, Canon)

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2021

The 2021 CES show will start on Monday, January 11, and several press events are already scheduled online:

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What to expect from Canon in 2021

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2021

Here is the list of rumored Canon cameras for 2021:

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The NiSi 15mm f/4 wide-angle manual focus full-frame mirrorless lens will be announced on January 8th

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2021

The previously rumored NiSi 15mm f/4 wide-angle manual focus full-frame mirrorless lens for Nikon Z, Canon R, Sony E, and Fuji X mounts will be announced on January 8th. The price will be $539/£419/€459. Stay tuned for additional information.