Sony is no longer holding any Olympus shares (Sony purchased approx. 12% share fro, Olympus back in 2012). Reuters reports that Sony sold their $760 million strake in Olympus after investor Loeb's suggested:
"Sony Corp is selling its 5% stake in Olympus Corp back to the Japanese medical equipment maker for 80.4 billion yen ($762.88 million), a move that Daniel Loeb’s activist hedge fund Third Point LLC had called for.:
Daniel Loeb also called for Sony to spin off their sensor business:
Topaz Labs recently introduced a new automatic face refinement feature in Gigapixel AI and the Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI intro sale will end tomorrow.
If you already own Gigapixel AI, you'll get the latest upgrade for free. If you don't, you can get it on sale for $79.99 (originally $99.99) through August 30:
You can take an extra 15% off the sale price during checkout using the code GIGAPIXEL15.
The previously rumored Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount is now officially announced. Pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H. Sample photos can be found here. Additional information:
Atomos and Panasonic announced the co-development of RAW over HDMI from the brand new Lumix S1H camera to the Atomos Ninja V 4K HDR monitor-recorder. The RAW update will be available free on the Ninja V when released by Panasonic.
Here are the first leaked pictures of the previously rumored Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount:
The previously leaked Insta360 GO wearable video camera is now officially announced and it is the world's smallest stabilized camera available today. Additional information is available at insta360.com. Pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H Photo. Here are the Insta360 GO camera key features:
After years of wild guessing, "reliable" rumors and promises, Sony finally announced new a6600 and a6100 cameras, 16-55mm f/2.8 and 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3 lenses (all APS-C - see all the main features here).
Pre-order links: Adorama, B&H Photo.
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