Adobe updates Photoshop for its 30th birthday


In case you missed my posts on social media yesterday, Photoshop is celebrating their 30th birthday and Adobe released several updates to their existing Photoshop products:

Photoshop on the desktop:

  • Content-Aware Fill Workspace Improvements
  • Lens Blur improvements
  • Mac OS Dark UI support
  • Performance improvements

Photoshop on the iPad:

  • Object Selection tool
  • Type settings

The latest Adobe CC subscription plan rates can be found here (see also this page). The different Adobe Creative Cloud options are described here.

For Adobe alternatives check the latest products from Topaz Labs, Skylum and ON1.

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The Canon EOS R5 is coming before the 2020 Summer Olympics


According to the Japanese website Newswitch, the new Canon EOS R5 professional full-frame mirrorless camera (pictured above) will be officially announced before the 2020 Summer Olympics that start on July 24.

Here is what we know so far about the Canon EOS R5:

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Yongnuo, Mediaedge and Venus Optics join the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group


Three new companies (Yongnuo, Mediaedge and Venus Optics) joined the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group:

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First leaked pictures of the new Fuji Instax 11 Mini camera


Here are the first leaked pictures of the new Fuji Instax 11 Mini camera that will be announced together with the Fuji X-T4 on February 26:

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Announced: Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical III VM and Voigtlander NOKTON 60mm f/0.95 MFT lenses


Today Cosina announced the previously rumored Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical III VM and NOKTON 60mm f/0.95 MFT lenses.

The full details of the NOKTON 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical III VM lens can be found here. The NOKTON 60mm f/0.95 MFT lens information is next:

  • Extremely solid and durable all-metal barrel
  • 10-blade aperture diaphragm for beautiful bokeh
  • Manual focus for precise focusing
  • Installed with aperture click stop switching mechanism for video
  • Minimum focus distance of 34cm
  • Focal Length: 60mm
  • Maximum Aperture: 1:0.95
  • Minimum Aperture: F16
  • Lens Construction: 8 Groups 11 Elements
  • Angle of View: 21.5°
  • Aperture Blades: 10
  • Minimum Focus: 0.34m
  • Magnification Ratio: 1:4
  • Maximum Diameter x Length: Φ82.5×57.7mm
  • Filter Size: Φ77mm
  • Weight: 860g
  • Suggested retail price (excluding tax): ¥ 145,000 JAN 4530076 233126
  • Scheduled to be released in April 2020
  • Sample photos
  • Check pricing

Additional information:

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Sony canceled plans for a new mirrorless camera due to constrained DRAM supply, the company is instead concentrating on the PS5


According to a new report from Bloomberg, Sony has canceled plans for a new mirrorless camera due to constrained DRAM supply. The company is instead concentrating on the launch of the PS5:

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Canon has 5 upcoming new lenses registered in Russia


Canon has 5 new upcoming lenses already registered in Russia under different codes/SKUs:

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The latest Sony, Olympus, Sigma and Fuji savings in the US

The current Sony, Olympus, Sigma and Fuji savings in the US:


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