Photo Rumors

Canon released EOS R5/R6 improvements list and “media alert” on the R6 overheating issue

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2020

Canon released a very detailed EOS R5 and R6 improvements list and a new “media alert” on the R6 overheating issue:

Posted in Canon| Tagged Canon EOS R5 camera, Canon EOS R5 full-frame mirrorless camera, Canon EOS R5 overheating, Canon EOS R6 camera| 19 Comments

Reminder: Japan Industrial Partners will not use the Olympus brand once they take over

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2020

In case you have missed my blog posts from two weeks ago where I reported that Japan Industrial Partners will not use the Olympus brand after they take over the Olympus camera business at the end of the year. This means that if JIP decides to produce any new cameras and lenses, they will not be under the Olympus brand – similar to what JIP did with the Sony VAIO laptops (currently sold only as “VAIO”).

Posted in Olympus| Tagged Japan Industrial Partners and Olympus, Micro Four Thirds is dead, Olympus to exit camera market rumor| 11 Comments

New deal (four days only): 25% off Adobe Creative Cloud

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2020

The Adobe Creative Cloud is now on sale (up to 25% off) through July 17th:

Creative Cloud for Individuals – All apps
Creative Cloud for Teams – All apps
Creative Cloud for Teams – Single app
Valid in US, Canada, and Mexico

Capture One is also offering a new 25% discount on perpetual licenses and subscriptions with coupon code TAKE25OFF. Other deals on photo editing software:

Get $10 off Luminar with code PHOTORUMORS
Get 33% off Topaz Labs Video Enhance AI
Get 15% off Topaz Labs products with code RUMORS15
Get 75% off Franzis Photographer Collection 2
Get 35% off Franzis products with code PHOTORUMORS-35
Get 20% off ON1 software with code NIKONRUMORS

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Of course the new Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 cameras have “exceeded expectations” and will be delayed

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2020

Of course, there is a strong demand for the new Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 mirrorless cameras and of course, Canon proudly issued a statement about it while warning of product delays. Of course, every other company has issued a similar warning for pretty much every major product release in the past few years. If you choose to believe the camera companies, everything is just peachy; customers cannot wait to spend thousands of dollars on the latest gear in the middle of a pandemic, while the camera industry is hardly surviving, every single measure is in the red, companies are exiting the camera business, and financial results are bad.

More scary graphs of the state of the camera industry

May 2020 CIPA numbers: everything is 40% to 50% down compared to last year

The latest BCN Ranking report from Japan: May mirrorless sales down over 60% compared to last year

Here is the warning Canon Japan posted online today:

Posted in Canon| Tagged Canon EOS R5 camera, Canon EOS R5 full-frame mirrorless camera, Canon EOS R6 camera, delay because of high demand, delayed| 12 Comments

Kodak Alaris apparently sold their paper and chemicals business to a Chinese corporation

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2020

Last year I posted a report that Kodak Alaris was up for sale. Now reports indicate that on July 7 Kodak Alaris apparently sold their paper, photochemicals, display, and software business unit to their Chinese distributor Sino Promise Holdings. The Kodak film business was not part of the acquisition.

Posted in Kodak| Tagged Kodak Alaris, Kodak for sale| 8 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2020

Leica M10-R camera specifications

TTartisan 50mm f/0.95 vs. Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 lens comparison (part 2)

Nikon Z vs. Nikon F comparisons

LEE85 System – Available 1st August 2020!

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Topaz Labs Video Enhance AI version 1.3.8 announced, currently on sale (discount code included)

By PR admin | Published: July 11, 2020

Topaz Labs released a new version 1.3.8 of their Video Enhance AI software that can upscale videos up to 8k. The latest update improves stability and hardware support and has improved speed and stability. Here are the latest features and software updates (the full changelog and additional information can be found here):

Upscale up to 600%
GPU processing on Mac and Windows (New)
Improved speed (New)
Increased hardware support (New)
New AI Models with improved motion stability (New)
Custom processing refinements (New)
DeNoise/Deblock processing
Custom output settings
Keyboard shortcuts, zoom, and panning (New)
Batch processing with sync settings option

The new Topaz Labs Video Enhance AI software is now discounted to $199.99 ($100 off). You can use coupon code RUMORS15 for an additional 15% off (final price: $169.99).

Here is a sample video enhanced with the latest Topaz Labs Video Enhance AI version 1.3.8:

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Tamron presentation: there will be no Tamron lenses for Fuji due to low demand

By PR admin | Published: July 11, 2020

Here is a quick recap from a recent Tamron presentation:

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Canon EOS R5 overheating when shooting 4k/8k video?

By PR admin | Published: July 10, 2020

Concerns about new Canon EOS R5 mirrorless camera overheating when shooting 4k/8k video started to surface online:

Posted in Canon| Tagged 8k, 8k video, Canon EOS R 8k video camera, Canon EOS R5 camera, Canon EOS R5 full-frame mirrorless camera, Canon EOS R5 overheating| 43 Comments

Leica M10-R camera specifications leaked, announcement coming on July 16

By PR admin | Published: July 10, 2020

Next week Leica will announce a new Leica M10-R rangefinder camera that will be available in black and silver:

Here are the detailed M10-R specifications confirming the new 40MP sensor and an $8,295? price tag (click for larger view, PDF version of the specs available here):