New Sony and Leica camera models registered online

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2018



New Sony and Leica (Leica Q2?) camera models were registered online in Asia - my guess is that those are the cameras that will be announced for the 2018 Photokina show in September. Here is the full list of all registered but not yet officially announced cameras (1 x Canon, 3 x Nikon, 1 x Sony, 1 x Fuji, 1 x Leica):

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Report: Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II camera discontinued, a replacement could come in 2018

By PR admin | Published: April 25, 2018

 
 
 
The Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II camera (pictured above) is already listed as discontinued several stores and at least one new G series PowerShot model is expected to be announced later in 2018.

The Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II camera was announced in February 2017 and is currently $20 off ($679).

Via CanonRumors

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 25, 2018

Nikon is developing a new mirrorless camera at a “rapid pace”, getting close to the official announcement

At least two high-end Nikon cameras and at least two lenses expected by the end of 2018

Leica M-D Typ 262 camera approaching end of life, no longer in production

Leica M-D Typ 262 camera approaching end of life, no longer in production

7Artisans 35mm f/2 lens for Leica M-mount reviews

Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Samyang 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II First Look

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Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 7.3.1 released with bug fixes (April 2018 release)

By PR admin | Published: April 24, 2018


Adobe released Lightroom Classic CC 7.3.1 in order to fix bugs introduced with the latest Lightroom update.

Here is the list of issues fixed in Lightroom Classic CC 7.3.1 (April 2018 release):

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Casio to exit the compact camera business

By PR admin | Published: April 24, 2018


Nikkei reports that Casio will exit the compact camera business:

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The new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount to be released on April 27th

By PR admin | Published: April 24, 2018


The pricing and shipping information for the new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount will be announced on April 27th. The lens was recently listed in China for ¥5300 which comes to around $850 (for comparison the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens costs $2,198.

Additional information on the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount:

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LEX is the first E-mount film camera

By PR admin | Published: April 24, 2018


There is a project online for an E-mount based film camera called LEX. See the details at lexoptical.com:

LEX is the first camera which lets you use your E-Mount lenses with your favorite film emulsions. So far it has taken us more than a year to get this design right. When we are done LEX will be an open source project but we may crowd fund a small batch of devices before opening the design files up.

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The latest patents from Sony, Olympus, Tamron, Panasonic and Canon

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2018


→ Sony patent for PDAF usable up to the array edges.


→ Olympus has a patent (201821951A) for a 12mm f/1.2 lens - this will be a nice addition to the other three Olympus f/1.2 Pro MFT lenses.


→ The next patent (2018-45184A) is for the Hasselblad XCD 30mm f/3.5 medium format lens and it was filed by the Japanese company Nittoh (via hi-lows-note).


→ Tamron has a patent (201854708A) for a star-shaped lens iris/aperture.

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