Photo Rumors

RED Hydrogen One phone was a flop, Hydrogen Two and a camera module are coming next

By PR admin | Published: July 24, 2019

The CEO of RED Jim Jannard blamed the failure of the Hydrogen One phone to a Chinese manufacturer. A new Hydrogen Two phone is coming next as well as a camera module that will work with both phones models:

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Kipon Iberit 75mm f/2.4 lens for Fujifilm GFX now shipping

By PR admin | Published: July 24, 2019

The new Kipon Iberit 75mm f/2.4 lens for Fujifilm GFX is now shipping. The lens is available for sale on Amazon for $685.

Update: the lens is now listed for pre-order also at B&H.

Additional information:

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Sony RX100 VII camera to be announced next with “AF performance equivalent to the Sony α9”

By PR admin | Published: July 24, 2019

A new Sony RX camera was supposed to be already announced multiple times according to sketchy online sources. Nokishita finally reported some reliable info on what’s next from Sony – a new RX100 VII (not a new Rx1 or RX10 as already reported online). Here are the rumored Sony RX100 VII specs:

Blackout-free continuous shooting at up to about 20 fps with AF performance equivalent to the Sony α9
1.0″ stacked CMOS sensor
The world’s fastest AF for a camera with 1″ sensor
BIONZ X
24-200mm f/2.8-4.5 lens
Tiltable touchscreen (180 degrees up and 90 degrees down)
4K HDR video
Price: £1,199 (around $1,500)

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 24, 2019

The Viltrox 20mm f/1.8 mirrorless lens is coming also for Nikon Z-mount

Western Digital to also launch a CFExpress Card

Leica is back in Russia

Fujifilm X-Pro2 Firmware 5.01 Released

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Skylum Luminar 4 announced with “AI Sky Replacement”

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2019

Skylum just officially announced “AI Sky Replacement” – the first new feature of Luminar 4 that is expected to be released in late fall (see sample photos at the bottom of this post). More new Luminar 4 features will be revealed in the upcoming months.

The official Luminar 4 early offer is now also available:

Luminar 4 + Signature Looks bundle for $59 instead of $138
Luminar 4 + Signature Looks + Luminar 3 bundle for $99 instead of $207

AI Sky Replacemen sample photos:

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The latest photo gear deals

By PR admin | Published: July 22, 2019

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7Artisans has a new 28mm f/1.4 ASPH E+ lens optimized for Sony E-mount

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2019

7Artisans has a new 28mm f/1.4 ASPH E+ lens optimized for Sony E-mount. The price of the lens is $449.10 (the “regular” M-mount lens version is $437.40). The E+ version is optimized for use with an adapter on a Sony E-mount camera (Google translation):