Yongnuo announced new YN685 II N TTL Speedlite for Nikon and Canon camera

Yongnuo announced new YN685 II N TTL Speedlite for Nikon and Canon camera (price: $130):

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Canon PowerShot Pick camera officially launched for crowdfunding in Japan


The Canon PowerShot Pick camera is now officially launched for crowdfunding in Japan. Here are the technical specifications:

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Canon celebrates production of 150 million interchangeable RF and EF lenses



Canon has produced 150 million interchangeable RF and EF lenses:

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Now available: ON1 Professional Plugin Series for Capture One


ON1 Software released their new Professional Plugin Series for Capture One (previously reported here). For additional information on each of the plugins, click on the links below:

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Leica to announce a new APO-Summicron-SL 28mm f/2 ASPH mirrorless lens for L-mount: leaked pictures

Leica will soon announce a new APO-Summicron-SL 28mm f/2 ASPH mirrorless lens for L-mount (see the latest Leica SL roadmap):


This will be the 6th prime L-mount lens from Leica:

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Panasonic Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 OIS mirrorless L-mount lens specifications leaked online


Here are the leaked specifications of the upcoming Panasonic Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 OIS mirrorless lens for Leica L-mount:

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What else is new?

Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 50mm f/2 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount now shipping

Ricoh WG-6 firmware update version 1.04 released

Fringer NF-FX Firmware 1.20 Released

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Dpreview: could the new Sony a1 use computational photography like a smartphone to create even better photos? (Leica is already using computational imaging)


Dpreview posted an interesting video on whether the new Sony a1 camera could use computational photography like a smartphone to create even better photos:

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New Lomography Atoll ultra-wide 2.8/17 Art lens launched on Kickstarter (for Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E, Leica M)



The teaser I posted online a few days ago was for the new Lomography Atoll Ultra-Wide 2.8/17 Art lens that launched on Kickstarter today. Here are the details:

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Sony Q3/FY2020 financial results: “significant decrease” for Imaging Business sales and income, forecast revised upward


Sony released their Q3/FY2020 financial results – here are the Imaging Business data:

  • Sales: 31.1 bln yen (10%) significant decrease
  • Operating income: 24.8 bln yen significant decrease (quoted from the presentation materials)

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