The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25X IS PRO lens will be priced at $7,500

By PR admin | Published: November 16, 2020


The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25X IS PRO lens will be priced at $7,500 according to the B&H Photo product listing:

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This is the new Voigtlander SUPER NOKTON 29mm f/0.8 Aspherical lens for Micro Four Thirds (announcement tomorrow)

By PR admin | Published: November 16, 2020


The Voigtlander SUPER NOKTON 29mm f/0.8 Aspherical lens for Micro Four Thirds will be announced tomorrow and the first picture already leaked online. The price in Japan will be 228,000 yen including tax (around $2,200). The planned shipping date is December 10, 2020.

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Olympus Imaging’s cumulative operating losses significantly bigger than originally reported

By PR admin | Published: November 15, 2020



We already knew that Olympus Imaging’s cumulative operating losses during the last twelve years totaled ¥103bn. That’s $1.2bn. Last week Olympus published their consolidated financial results for the second quarter of FY2021 (July – September 2020). Included in this reporting is the forecast of the FY2021 loss from the soon to be divested Imaging Business, now considered as ‘discontinued operation‘: ¥53bn. That’s an additional $500m.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: November 15, 2020

Leica Q2 Monochrom camera additional coverage (hands-on reports, reviews, and more)

macOS Big Sur Warning! UPDATED

Iridient Developer 3.5 Now With Support For Apple Silicon

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Venus Optics released Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO lens for Pentax K and Canon EF-mounts

By PR admin | Published: November 13, 2020



Venus Optics released new variants of their Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO lens for Pentax K-mount (previously reported here) and Canon EF-mount (with manual aperture). Pre-orders are now open at the Laowa official online store (with international shipping). US retailers (Adorama, B&H) will open their pre-orders in a week or two. Additional information, including technical specifications, MTF charts, sample photos, and press releases can be found here, here, and here:

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New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

By PR admin | Published: November 13, 2020



New pictures of the upcoming Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera have been published online by a certification agency:

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Updated 2021 Canon RF lens roadmap

By PR admin | Published: November 13, 2020


Here is an updated 2021 Canon RF lens roadmap:

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The new Voigtlander SUPER NOKTON 29mm f/0.8 Aspherical lens for Micro Four Thirds will be announced next week

By PR admin | Published: November 13, 2020

The rumored Voigtlander SUPER NOKTON 29mm f/0.8 Aspherical lens for Micro Four Thirds will be announced next week. The price in Japan will be 228,000 yen including tax (around $2,200). The planned release date is December 10, 2020. (via Nokishita)

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Topaz Labs Sharpen AI 2.2 released, new Luminar AI tool: Composition AI, getting started with Exposure software

By PR admin | Published: November 12, 2020


Topaz Labs released a new version 2.2 of Sharpen AI that includes (download here):

  • New comparison view to compare all three processing modes at once
  • New “Extra Noise Suppression” toggle for new noise reduction models
  • New option in “Preferences” to move controls to the left side
  • New tutorials and demos to help you get the most out of Sharpen AI
  • You can read the release notes here


Luminar AI is coming soon and today Skylum introduced a new AI-powered smart cropping and composition tool called CompositionAI that can change the perspective of your photos.

New video: getting started with Exposure software.

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Fuji X100F camera to be discontinued soon

By PR admin | Published: November 12, 2020


The Fuji X100F camera is now listed as “CLOSEOUT” at Adorama which could indicate that this model will be discontinued soon. The Fujifilm X100F was announced in January 2017 and was replaced by the Fujifilm X100V a few months ago:

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