Irix Cine 150mm T3.0 Macro 1:1 lens officially announced

By PR admin | Published: July 8, 2019



The previoulsy rumored Irix Cine 150mm T3.0 Macro 1:1 lens is now officially announced (the official website will be updated soon):

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Ricoh to announce a new HD Pentax-DA Fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED lens

By PR admin | Published: July 8, 2019


Ricoh is rumored to announce a new HD Pentax-DA Fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED lens (pictured above) on July 26th. The Japanese price will be ¥ 67,500 including tax (or around $600). For comparisons, here is the current Pentax Fisheye SMCP-DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED (IF) model (priced at $446.95):

Update - the lens is now officially announced:

HD Pentax-DA Fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED lens officially announced

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The latest camera global market share: Canon 40.5 %, Nikon 19.1 %, Sony 17.7 %

By PR admin | Published: July 8, 2019

Here is the latest global market share:

  • Canon 40.5 % (+ 3.9)
  • Nikon 19.1 % (- 2.7)
  • Sony 17.7 % (- 0.7)
  • Fujifilm: 5.1 % (+ 1.3)
  • Olympus: 2.8 % (+ 0.1)

The digital camera market was down 22% in 2018. The top five companies hold 85.2% market share with a total of 20,290,000 units (-22.2%).

Other recent stats:

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The Topaz Labs sale ends on July 8th

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2019


For the first time, you can now get all five Topaz AI applications for over 40% off on each product: DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, Gigapixel AI, JPEG to RAW AI and the brand new Adjust AI are all on sale for $249.99:


The new Adjust AI is also on sale for $59.99 ($20 off the regular price):


This sale ends on July 8th.

If you already own some of the products in the AI Bundle, you only pay for what you don't own. The discount is automatically applied in your cart when you are logged in to your Topaz account.

The Skylum Luminar July 4th pricing is also ending next week.

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More IRIX CINE teasers

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2019




Irix posted more teasers for their upcoming cinema lens:

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Fujifilm issued an official warning about fake color negative film

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2019


Fujifilm issued an official warning about fake color negative film being sold:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2019

New smc Pentax-DA Fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5ED lens?

Ricoh GR III firmware update version 1.20 released

Hands-on pictures of the new Leica M-E Typ 240 camera

Another set of rumored Nikon D6 specifications

Rumored list of Nikon DSLR cameras that will not be replaced (with a new DSLR model)

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Additional pictures of the Canon RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS USM lens

By PR admin | Published: July 5, 2019


Some additional pictures of the upcoming Canon RF 24-240mm lens that will be officially announced next week with the Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III and Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II cameras:

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