Several major Fuji announcements


Fuji had several major announcements last night. The previously rumored Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 R WR lens is now officially announced (press release). Pre-orders are open at Adorama and B&H.


Hands-on review: Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 R WR lens.


Testing the new Fujinon GF 30mm f/3.5 R WR wide-angle lens.


Fujifilm announces major firmware updates for GFX systems.

The biggest firmware upgrade in the history of the GFX system.

Additional information:

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Released: Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL ultra-wide-angle rectilinear lens for Nikon Z, Leica M/L and Sony FE mounts




Venus Optics officially released their new Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL ultra-wide-angle rectilinear lens for Nikon Z, Leica M/L, and Sony FE mounts. Pre-orders are now open (Adorama and B&H will start accepting pre-orders later – the fastest way to get the lens is to pre-order it directly from Venus Optics). Sample photos from the new lens are available here. Venus Optics will release two other wide-angle lenses in Q3 this year:

  • Venus Optics Laowa 11mm f/4.5 lens for Sony E, Nikon Z, Leica M/L mounts
  • Venus Optics Laowa 14mm f/4 lens for Sony E, Nikon Z, Leica M/L mounts

Additional information on the new Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL lens:

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New Gitzo, Capture One, Lexar discounts and more


Gitzo has new rebates in the US with some very good deals (see this and this listing for example).


Capture One Pro 20 is now $100 off.


The new Nik Collection 3 by DxO promo offer is ending tomorrow.


Topaz Labs sale: Gigapixel AI for $79.99, The Utility Bundle (includes JPEG to RAW AI, DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, & Gigapixel AI) for $195. Use coupon code RUMORS15 for an additional 15% off.


New Lexar savings (on two packs). SanDisk and Sony  CFExpress memory cards are also on sale.

Via NikonRumors

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New ON1 Photo RAW 2020.5 with ON1 360 now available


The new ON1 Photo RAW 2020.5 with ON1 360 is now available – here is the full press release with some additional information (get 20% off with code NIKONRUMORS):

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Sony a7SIII confirmed “later this summer” with 4k/60P, 10-bit 4:2:2 and RAW video


The Sony a7SIII camera has been “rumored” for years and was “supposed” to be announced on June 26. Obviously this didn’t happen, but in a recent interview with DPR, Kenji Tanaka from Sony confirmed that the a7SIII is coming “later this summer”. Here is a recap of the interview by SonyAddict:

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More leaked pictures of the upcoming Fujifilm Fujinon GF 30mm f/3.5 R WR lens


More leaked pictures of the upcoming Fujifilm Fujinon GF 30mm f/3.5 R WR lens:

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What else is new?

Nikon D6 sensor measurements published at PhotonsToPhotos

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens now shipping, first impressions and sample photos

TTartisan 50mm f/0.95 lens for Leica M-mount unboxing and sample photos

Buried Leica story

Fujifilm X-A7 and X-T200 Get Webcam Support and FUJIFILM X Webcam Mac Support Coming Mid-July 2020

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More Leica M10-R camera rumors


More Leica M10-R camera rumors:

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Updated Pentax K-mount lens roadmap (June 2020)


Ricoh released a new and updated Pentax K-mount lens roadmap – basically a nice way of saying that they will not be next to go after Olympus (click for larger view):

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More leaked pictures of the upcoming Leica M10-R camera


More leaked pictures of the upcoming Leica M10-R camera that is rumored to have the same 47MP sensor from the Leica Q2 and SL2:

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