What’s next?

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2017


Here is an updated list of all upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses:

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Adobe announced the December update to Lightroom

By PR admin | Published: December 12, 2017


Today Adobe announced the December update to Lightroom with added support for:

  • Sony A7R III
  • Leica CL
  • Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III
  • Hasselblad A6D-100c
  • Panasonic LUMIX DC-G9

Lightroom Classic CC now supports tethered capture with the Nikon D850 DSLR camera (additional information available here). A new version of Camera Raw was also released.

An update to Lightroom 6 for perpetual licensed customers for new camera support will be available on December 19th. This will probably be the final LR standalone release. At that point, it is probably a good idea to download a copy of the latest Lightroom standalone version from this page and keep it for your records as a backup because I am pretty sure that Adobe will remove the download from their website at some point. They have already been trying to “hide” the download link for a while now.

The current Adobe CC plan rates can be found here. You can get a free Lightroom CC trial on this page (no credit card required).

Via NikonRumors

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Lytro could open source their light-field photo sharing platform

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2017


A quick update on my post from last week – Lytro is now considering to open source their light-field photo sharing platform:

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Cosina officially discontinues the Zeiss SLR Classic series of lenses

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2017


Cosina Japan officially announced that the following Zeiss SLR Classic series lenses have been discontinued: 2.8/15, 3.5/18, 2/25, 2/28, 1.4/35, 2/135. Several of the Zeiss Classic lenses are still available for sale in the US, some with a big discount – for example: the Zeiss 135mm f/2 Apo Sonnar T* lens is now $923 off, while the Zeiss Distagon T* 15mm f/2.8 lens is $1,151 off.


Back in 2015 Zeiss replaced their SLR classic lens series with the new Milvus line of lenses specifically designed for digital cameras (DSLRs). Currently, a total of 11 Zeiss Milvus lenses have already been announced.

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Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 OS Sport and Sigma 70-200 f/4 OS Contemporary lenses rumored for 2018

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2017


Canonrumors reports that new Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 OS Sport and Sigma 70-200mm f/4 OS Contemporary lenses are rumored to be announced in early 2018.

Sigma has been rumored for a while to introduce a new 70-200mm f/2.8 lens that will replace their current 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM version (see also this related patent).

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: December 10, 2017

CononMark adds studio flash support for Pentax cameras

Leica M-P Typ 240 “Canada Edition” now in stock

The new Leica Q “Leica Store SF” limited edition camera is now in stock

Iridient Developer 3.2.1 Released And On Sale December 14-28

The Fujifilm GFX is Incredibly Durable

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Panasonic will talk about their 8k 60fps organic CMOS sensor with global shutter at ISSCC

By PR admin | Published: December 10, 2017


At the 2018 ISSCC conference Panasonic will present a paper on their new 8K 60fps organic CMOS sensor with global shutter:

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Is the best camera really the one you have with you? Shooting Hawaii with a mediocre cell phone

By PR admin | Published: December 10, 2017

Is the best camera really the one you have with you? Shooting Hawaii with a mediocre cell phone

I first visited Hawaii in 2008, and I brought every piece of photo gear I had: D300, 17-55DX, 80-200AFS, 30mm 1.4, D40 with kit lens, and a cheap palm-sized 720p video camera. I used it all.  Hawai’i is a great place for a photo enthusiast, and I’ve been lucky enough to go back a few times since.  My next trip was with one body and two lenses.  After that, only a Coolpix A.  Finally, being completely seduced by the Dark Side and its flexible panoramas, built-in HDR capabilities, and pocket-size convenience, I decided to try a trip using only a cell phone camera.  Besides, Steve Jobs once tried to convince us the iPhone was reminiscent of an old Leica, so this must be worth a shot.  Truth be told, the only reason I tried this is because I had already amassed a ton of DSLR shots by this point, so I thought I was in a position to test that pithy aphorism “the best camera is the one you have with you.”


Let me spoil the ending for you:  No. No, it’s not.

But not for the reasons I expected.  It wasn’t because of the lens, frame rate, low-light performance, or resolution.  The problem was that the process of using it was cumbersome in ways I never considered.  Here’s a list of the major ways it went wrong (plus a shot or two that I thought went right. It wasn’t a complete failure.)

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Apple names Aurora HDR and Affinity Photo best apps of 2017

By PR admin | Published: December 8, 2017


Apple named Aurora HDR 2018 as their Best Mac App of 2017. To celebrate this milestone, Aurora HDR 2018 for both Mac & Windows will be $20 off for the rest of December (with a pack of extra bonuses included). Current users of Aurora HDR may upgrade for $39, new users can purchase the software for $79.

Affinity Photo for iPad won app of the Year 2017 and is currently 50% off.

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The rumored Panasonic GH5s camera was not supposed to be announced today

By PR admin | Published: December 8, 2017


Today several readers were confused and asked me about the Panasonic GH5s announcement. When I broke the GH5s news, I reported that the launch date is expected to be either in January or February 2018. My personal guess is that the new camera will be announced either for the CES show in Las Vegas (January 9-12) or for the CP+ show in Japan (March 1-4). I am not sure who made up the December 8th announcement date, but it is obviously not correct. Here is a recap of what to expect in the new GH5s:

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