New patents for Tamron 85mm f/1.4 and Tamron 24-120mm f/4 lenses

By PR admin | Published: July 28, 2019


Tamron has filed new patents for three full-frame DSLR lenses:

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New teaser from RED for a compact Komodo camera

By PR admin | Published: July 28, 2019


A few days ago I reported about the new RED Komodo camera module. Here is what RED’s founder James Jannard said about the upcoming Komodo (or rather what it’s not going to be):

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The new 7artisans 75mm f/1.25 lens to be released on August 10th (price: $449)

By PR admin | Published: July 27, 2019




The new 7artisans 75mm f/1.25 lens for Leica M-mount will be officially released on August 10th with a US price tag of $449 (£450 in the UK) – pre-orders are already open at B&H Photo (coming soon to Amazon and Adorama).

For comparison, the Leica 75mm f/1.25 Noctilux lens is $12,795 and the new Voigtlander Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Asph lens is $999.

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Nikon Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.8 S mirrorless lens announcement rumored for next week

By PR admin | Published: July 27, 2019


Nikon Rumors reports that Nikon will soon announce their new Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.8 S mirrorless lens (could be as soon as next week).

Here is the latest Nikkor Z mirrorless lens roadmap:


More Nikon rumors can be found here.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 27, 2019

Fotopro Eagle E6 and E9 Tripod / Gimbal-Head / Leveling Base Review

Colored anodized metal rear lens caps for M-mount lenses now available in 5 different colors

Ricoh TM-2 and TM-3 selfie sticks announced

Notification Regarding Potential Loosening of FUJIFILM GFX100 Side Shutter Release “Lock” Function （Vertical grip control lock）

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Canon’s Q2 financial results are out and they are not good

By PR admin | Published: July 27, 2019

Canon released their 2019 Q2 financial results and they are not good – net sales are down 18.5%, profit is down 64.05% compared to Q2/2018:


The projections for the entire financial year are also grim:

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Kipon announced declicked mirrorless lenses for L-mount

By PR admin | Published: July 26, 2019


Kipon announced declicked full-frame mirrorless lenses for L-mount especially designed for shooting video with the Panasonic S1/S1R/S1H cameras. Five different focal lengths will be available: 24mm/35mm/50mm/75mm/90mm with constant f/2.4 aperture:


The new lenses are now available at B&H and Amazon:


Via Kipon

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Ends tomorrow: Topaz Studio 2 released with $20 off discount

By PR admin | Published: July 25, 2019


Topaz Studio 2 is now released and is $20 off for a limited time.

Differences between Studio 1 versus Studio 2 nd additional information:

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Sony RX100 VII camera officially announced with a9 level speed performance (there is no new RX100 V model)

By PR admin | Published: July 25, 2019




The Sony RX100 VII camera is now officially announced as Nokishita already predicted yesterday (there is no new RX10 V model of course). The US price is $1,198 (pre-orders will open soon). Here are the basic specifications:

  • Newly developed 1.0-type stacked 20.1 MP Exmor RS™ CMOS image sensor with DRAM chip and latest generation BIONZ X™image processor
  • Alpha 9-level speed performance with up to 60 AF/AE tracking calculations per second and 20fps blackout-free shooting with AF/AE tracking
  • World leading 357-point focal-plane phase-detection AF + 425-point contrast-detection AF with world’s fastest 0.02 sec high AF speed
  • Real-time Tracking and Real-time Eye AF for humans and animals
  • ZEISS® Vario-Sonnar T* 24-200mm F2.8 – F4.5 Large Aperture High Magnification Zoom Lens
  • New ‘Single Burst Shooting’ Drive Mode at up to 90fps speed
  • Pro-level movie functionality including 4K HDR (HLG), Real-time Tracking and Real-time Eye AF for movie shooting, 4K Active SteadyShot™,Vertical-position data recording for movies and integrated microphone jack

Additional information:

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New Fujifilm GFX lens teaser (Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D lens for GFX?)

By PR admin | Published: July 24, 2019


Fujiaddict posted a new teaser on Instagram about an upcoming Fujifilm GFX lens. As some of the comments on FujiAddict already suggested, this could be the previously leaked Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D lens for GFX from Venus Optics:


There is also a sample photo (see full resolution on 500px):

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