The new Z CAM E2 Cinematic Micro Four Thirds camera leaked online prior to announcement

By PR admin | Published: April 5, 2018


The new Z CAM E2 Cinematic Micro Four Thirds camera (replacement of the Z CAM E1 model) leaked online prior to the official announcement at the 2018 NAB show next week. The website is no longer available, but you can still access it with Google cache here. The camera specifications are:

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Dpreview: “successor to the LX100 is probably on the way” (Panasonic LX200?)

By PR admin | Published: April 4, 2018

In the latest Dpreview interview with Panasonic (see recap) the LX100 camera replacement came in one of the questions:

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The new Tokina FíRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF full-frame lens for Sony E-mount rumored to be released on April 6th

By PR admin | Published: April 4, 2018



The sale of the new Tokina FíRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF lens for full-frame Sony E-mount is expected to start on April 6th according to Nokishita. Look for the US pricing of the lens at B&H (not available at the time of this post).

Here are the Tokina FíRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF lens specifications (this new lens is the second version and comes with AF, the previous $699 model was only MF):

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Adobe releases a major Lightroom update with new “Profiles” feature

By PR admin | Published: April 3, 2018


Today Adobe released a major Lightroom update with a new feature called “Profiles”. Additional information can be found here and here.

Related videos – the new profiles in Lightroom CC, Lightroom Classic and Adobe Camera RAW:

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Interesting: new Sony a7s III book coming on July 2nd, 2018

By PR admin | Published: April 3, 2018


A new Sony a7 III / a7s III book is listed for pre-order on Amazon Germany website. This is the first hint that a new Sony a7s III mirrorless camera could be announced soon. The book is expected to start shipping on July 2nd – this indicates that the Sony a7s III could be announced before that date:

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New YI Pixie drone coming soon

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2018


YI Technology (check their Leica-clone mirrorless camera) will announce a new YI Pixie drone that will feature a 15MP camera with 4k video capabilities. The manual can be downloaded here. Here are the drone specifications and some additional information:

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The latest camera and lens rebates for April

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2018


Some of the March rebates for photo gear were extended and some new deals were added for the month of April. Here are the details:

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February CIPA report: DSLR cameras production has better numbers than mirrorless

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2018


CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their February report. The downturn continues – the total number of shipped digital cameras is lower compared to the same month in previous years (orange: 2018, black: 2017, blue: 2016, click for larger view). The table with the actual numbers can be found here (click for larger view).

DSLR camera production (marked with red) saw a significant increase:

  • compared to previous month (number of units/yen value): 135.4% / 116.6% (2* column)
  • compared to same month last year (number of units/yen value): 104% / 103%  (3* column)

For the same period, the mirrorless numbers (marked with blue) were not so good:

  • compared to previous month (number of units/yen value):  105.4% / 89.5% (2* column)
  • compared to same month last year (number of units/yen value): 88.7% / 97.8%  (3* column)

Here are the other two graphs:

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for March 2018

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2018

  
  
  
The top 10 PhotoRumors posts for March 2018 are:

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What’s next?

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2018


After all the new products announced for the CP+ show, here is an updated list of all upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses (the NAB show is next – it starts on April 7th):

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