Olympus PEN-F camera now discontinued in Japan


The Olympus PEN-F camera is listed as discontinued in Japan (confirmed also by several Japanese retailers). I have been reporting for a while that Olympus is rumored to announce a new, small and light Olympus MFT camera (confirmed also by Olympus).

The Olympus PEN-F camera is now $999 in the US (was $1,199 when announced).


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The new Ricoh GR III camera will be announced this week



The new Ricoh GR III camera will be announced this week. There are two separate events in China - one on Friday and one on Sunday. Several websites already published their hands-on reports with the new GRIII. The price is expected to be around €900 (the current GR II model is currently selling for $500). See also this Ricoh GR II vs. GR III camera comparison. Additional pictures of the GR III can be found here.

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New Skylum Luminar version 3.0.2 released today


Skylum released new Luminar version 3.0.2 today. Here is what's new:

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Tamron is rumored to announce two DSLR lenses: 35-150mm f/2.8-4 VC USD and SP 35mm f/1.4 USD


Tamron is rumored to announce two new DSLR lenses for the CP+ show that will start on February 28th in Japan:

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Additional Leica Q2 camera pictures leaked online




New pictures of the upcoming Leica Q2 camera leaked online (see rumored specs, the official announcement is expected on or around March 6th):

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William Optics Redcat 51 APO 250mm f/4.9 telephoto full-frame lens on Kickstarter


There is a new crowdfunding project for a Redcat 250mm f/4.9 telephoto full-frame lens by William Optics on Kickstarter that already reached its financial goal (currently at $45,459 from the original $30,000 goal). The lens is described as "The world's sharpest 250mm telephoto lens ever made for full frame cameras, at Apochromatic specification." The company behind the project is William Optics, a 1996-founded manufacturer of refractor telescopes, binoculars, digital camera adapter lenses for telescopes, eyepieces, diagonals and other accessories.

See also the related posts in the Nikon D850 Facebook group.

Additional information:

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Confirmed: IBIS coming to future Canon EOS R mirrorless cameras


In a recent presentation, Canon confirmed the previous rumors that IBIS (in-body image stabilization) is coming to future Canon EOS R mirrorless cameras. Canon did not add IBIS in the current models because of the associated costs, heating and size issues.

Canon already has a patent (JP-A-2018-165756) for a sensor stabilization system:

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More pictures of the Fujifilm GFX XΩ modular medium format mirrorless camera prototype


 

Some additional pictures of the Fujifilm GFX XΩ modular medium format mirrorless camera prototype that was presented during the recent X Summit. This specific design never reached production because the shutter mechanism was too large:

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