Multiple announcements tomorrow

By PR admin | Published: November 16, 2020

   

Several new products will be announced tomorrow:

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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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