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Godox announced a new ultra-portable AD100Pro pocket flash (Flashpoint XPLOR100 PRO R2)

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2021

Godox announced a new ultra-portable AD100Pro pocket flash (available at Adorama under the Flashpoint):

Portable size, just larger than a soda can
A compact 18.5 ounces
Full wireless R2 Radio performance response
100 watt-seconds of power
Recycle time of 0.01 to 1.5 seconds
Auto-sensing radio slave modes for Canon, Sony, Nikon, Fuji, Pentax, Panasonic, and Olympus
R2 signal reception range of 328 feet
Magnetic round flash head rim for light modifiers
Manual flash range of over nine stops (1/256 to 1/1)
Flash modes include TTL, M, and Multi
32 channels to protect signal isolation
Last shot auto memory function
LED modeling light with user-directed intensity
Balanced professional color temperature at 5600°K ± 200°K
Pre-order: Adorama | B&H
Product video:

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Fujifilm GFX 100s camera rumors

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2021

There are new Fujifilm GFX 100s camera rumors:

102MP 43.8 x 32.9mm medium format BSI CMOS Sensor
Smaller body compared to the Fujifilm GFX 100
Phase detection
IBIS (5-axis sensor-shift image stabilization)
US price: $5,999
To be announced at the end of this month.

Here is an updated list of upcoming/rumored Fuji products:

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The new OM Digital Solutions website is now live, does not provide much information

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2021

The new OM Digital Solutions website is now online, but don’t expect to find much information on it – most of the links just redirect to existing Olympus pages. I guess it will take a while until they move everything over. Here is the OM Digital Solutions company profile:

Company Name	OM Digital Solutions Corporation
Established	October 9, 2020
Representative Director and President	Shigemi Sugimoto
Head Office	49-3, Takakura-machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0033, Japan
Business Lines	Operations involving the manufacture, sales, repair and rental of digital cameras (primarily mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras), interchangeable lenses, audio products including IC recorders and binoculars
Share Capital	Approx. 37 billion yen (as of January 1, 2021)
Consolidated Headcount	Approx. 2,000 (as of January 1, 2021)

And here is the message from the OM Digital Solutions Corporation president Shigemi Sugimoto:

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Sirui 24mm f/2.8 1.33x anamorphic APS-C lens now available on Indiegogo

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2021

The Sirui 24mm f/2.8 1.33x anamorphic APS-C lens is now available on Indiegogo for Micro Four Thirds, Sony E, Canon EF-M, Fuji X, and Nikon Z mounts. Here are the technical specifications:

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Olympus has completed the transfer to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP)

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2021

Olympus has completed the camera division transfer to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP). The new website will be located at om-digitalsolutions.com and will be live tomorrow (notice they no longer use the Olympus name):

“Olympus Corporation (“Olympus”) concluded the transfer of its Imaging business to Japan Industrial Partners Inc. (“JIP”) on January 1, 2021. The final transfer was based on the definitive agreement both parties signed on September 30, 2020, which included details of the arrangement. With completion of the transfer, OM Digital Solutions Corporation takes over the Imaging business from Olympus.”

Here is the full press release:

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NiSi to announce their first manual focus full-frame mirrorless lens (15mm f/4?)

By PR admin | Published: January 3, 2021

Here is the first rumor for 2021 – the Chinese optics manufacturer NiSi is going to announce their first mirrorless lens (for Nikon Z, Sony E, Fuji X, and other mirrorless mounts. NikonRumors already posted the first leaked pictures of what appears to be a (15mm?) f/4 wide-angle manual focus full-frame mirrorless lens:

Here is a close up of the lens:

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What else is new? (Fujifilm eddition)

By PR admin | Published: January 3, 2021

The latest Fujifilm news stories and coverage:

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Happy New Year and the top 10 most popular blog posts for 2020

By PR admin | Published: January 1, 2021

Happy New Year to all PhotoRumors readers! Here are the top 10 most popular blog posts for 2020 (see previous top 10 posts):

Here are the top 10 PhotoRumors posts for December 2020:

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How to download Adobe Lightroom 6 (hidden link)

By PR admin | Published: December 31, 2020

A reader sent me this email on how to download Lightroom 6 – apparently Adobe has removed all download links, except one – if you need LR6, you better download it right away because I am sure Adobe will remove the link after this post goes live: