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Nikon mirrorless camera rumors recap





Here is the recap of all Nikon mirrorless camera rumors courtesy of NikonRumors:

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ON1 Photo RAW 2018.5.2 released (free update)

ON1 released Photo RAW 2018.5.2 – this is a free update for all ON1 Photo RAW 2018 owners.

You can try PhotoRAW 2018.5 for free for 30 days.

ON1 Photo RAW 2018 version 2018.5.2 (12.5.2.5686) release notes:

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New Nikon mirrorless camera teasers


Nikon has a new video teaser for their upcoming full frame mirrorless camera as well as a new partial picture of the new mirrorless mount. Here are the previous leaks and teasers in case some have missed them:

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2018 Canon, Nikon and Sony market share (latest Nikkei, BCN and CIPA reports)


Nikkei published their 2018 interchangeable lens camera worldwide market share report:

  1. Canon: 49.1%
  2. Nikon: 24.9%
  3. Sony: 13.3%

All other companies (Fuji, Olympus, Panasonic, Ricoh) combined have less than a 13% market share (the top 3 camera manufacturers gained 6.2% in 2018 to a total of 87.3%). The compact (fixed lens) digital camera market share shows similar numbers.

The latest Canon’s financial report confirms that Canon is #1 in the mirrorless market in Japan for 2018:

  • Fixed-lens cameras: #1 is Nikon with 31%
  • DSLR camera: #1 is Canon with 58.9%
  • Mirrorless camera: #1 is Canon with 30.1%
  • Video cameras: #1 is Panasonic with 44.1%
  • Action cameras: #1 is GoPro with 72.9%

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The latest recap on what’s new:

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Laowa 24mm f/14 Relay 2x macro lens now on Kickstarter


The Laowa 24mm f/14 Relay 2x macro lens by Venus Optics is now listed for funding on Kickstarter (currently at over $100k with a goal of $10k). I have already reported all the details on that unusual lens in previous posts:

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for July 2018

  
  
   

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New Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di OSD lens (model A037) to be announced soon

Tamron will soon announce a new 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di OSD lens for DSLR cameras (model A037). Here are the basic specifications:

  • Available for both Nikon and Canon mounts
  • Lens construction: 15 elements in 10 groups
  • Shortest shooting distance: 0.28 m
  • Maximum magnification: 1: 4.9
  • Filter diameter: 77 mm
  • Size: φ83.6 mm × 92.5 mm (for Canon)
  • Weight: 460 g

Tamron already has a 15-30mm f/2.8 DSLR lens.

Additional information:

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Samyang developing 50mm anamorphic cinematographic lens


 
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) published a press release confirming the development of a Samyang anamorphic cinematographic lens (originally reported on July 1st here and on Facebook). From the press release: “Anamorphic lens is an optical lens that compresses and converts wide-angle and wide-angle scenes into a standard-sized film area“.

Samyang already has the XEEN line of cinema lenses.

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