TTartisan officially released the previously rumored 50mm f/1.4 lens for Leica M-mount. Additional information on the new TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 lens for Leica M-mount:
Update: TTartisan and 7Artisans lenses can be purchased directly from the PhotoRumors Online Store with free international shipping.
The new Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 XF lens fo Fuji Z cameras will be released on September 20th and is now already available for pre-order at B&H:
More GoPro Hero 9 Black camera leaks, including the product packaging and the new (bigger) battery:
Image Resources published a new interview with Mr. Udono, Mr. Iida, and Mr. Toshi Iida from Fujifilm. Here is a recap of the lengthy interview from FujiAddict:
7artisans will announce a new 35mm f/5.6 pancake lens for Leica M-mount (can be used also as an M-mount lens cap). The lens will be soon available for pre-order in the PR online store. Some technical information on the new lens can be found here.
Both TTartisan and 7artisans have released several new lenses for Leica M-mount in the past few weeks. The latest two models are:
TTartisan and 7Artisans lenses can be purchased directly from the PhotoRumors Online Store with free international shipping.
Via LeicaRumors
CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their camera production data for July, 2020 (orange: 2020, black: 2019, blue: 2018, click for larger view):
Adding the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens to my collection of photo gear that has “greatly exceeded expectations” and got so many pre-orders that was of course delayed. If one is to believe all those press releases, the photo industry must be doing great and I wonder why Olympus is selling their camera business.
Olympus financial losses over the years (thanks Eamon!)
Adorama and B&H still show a shipping date of September 8th, 2020.
Here is the translation of the Olympus press release for the believers:
Skylum announces Luminar AI with a new early bird pricing for the first 30,000 worldwide preorders:
What is LuminarAI: “The all-new LuminarAI is the world’s first image editor fully powered by Artificial Intelligence. It automates the most common manual tasks and simplifies complexity. This is not just another upgrade to Luminar 4. It’s a brand-new and totally different product that’s never been seen before. While working on LuminarAI, our team will also continue to work on Luminar 4, bringing more updates to our customers in the future.”
The new DxO Nik Collection 3 is now 30% off (from September 3rd – 20th).
Limited time offer: 30% off Capture One products with coupon code LABORDAY30 (4 days only: September 3rd – 7th) on the below-listed products:
