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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: March 6, 2018

US price of the new Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 Art lens: $1,299

Red anodized Handevision IBERIT lenses for Leica M-mount

New world record: a 1923 Leica 0-series camera sold for $2.95 million

CP+ 2018 Pentax interview

CP+ Fujifilm Kipon Adapters, First Look LAOWA Magic Format Converter, 9mm f/2 Zero-D and Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 for G Mount

The EU Import Duty isn’t The Reason The Fujifilm X-H1 is Limited to 30-minutes

Sony a7III PDAF Artifacting, Auto Focus Performance, Canon Lenses, Reviews, And More

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New lens: Kinoshita Kistar 85mm f/1.4

By PR admin | Published: March 5, 2018

After the Kistar 35mm f/1.4 and Kistar 55mm f/1.2 lenses, the Japanese company Kinoshita Optical Research Institute Co. Ltd announced their third Kistar 85mm f/1.4 manual focus full frame lens. The price in Japan is ¥133,400 excluding VAT (around $1,250).

Kinoshita Kistar lenses can be purchased on eBay.

Here are the lens details:

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Zhong Yi Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 lens for Canon EF mount

By PR admin | Published: March 5, 2018

DC.Watch posted two new pictures of the new Zhong Yi Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 lens for Canon EF mount I reported about a week ago:

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New: ON1 Photo RAW version 2018.1 and Topaz Labs AI ReMix

By PR admin | Published: March 5, 2018

ON1 Photo RAW version 2018.1 released (free trial download available). New Improvements include improved debayering, improved HDR alignment and deghosting, faster thumbnail generation in browse, faster searching, improved noise reduction & sharpening, and better preview quality. • New features include Import module, Tethered Shooting, Soft Proofing, Metadata Templates, Video Browsing & Organizing, Custom Sorting, Additional Cameras and Lens Support, and more. Introductory special: $79.99 for new users.

Topaz Labs announced AI ReMix – the first AI style program available on desktop:

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Nikkei: “Canon shifts focus from SLR to mirrorless cameras”

By PR admin | Published: March 4, 2018

A new report from Nikkei – “Canon shifts focus from SLR to mirrorless cameras“:

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Latest CIPA report: a significant drop in camera shipments for January

By PR admin | Published: March 4, 2018

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

Here are the other two graphs:

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New Irix ND32000 15-stop neutral density filter announced

By PR admin | Published: March 4, 2018

Irix announced a new ND32000 15-stop neutral density filter. Here is the official press release:

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Medium format cameras on sale: 24 hours left on the WPPI deals

By PR admin | Published: March 3, 2018

The following three medium format camera deals are ending tomorrow (all come with free shipping):

Fuji GFX + 110mm lens + $200 GC for $8,299 (instant savings: $1,000)
Pentax 645Z camera for $4,996.95 (instant savings: $2,000)
Hasselblad X1D-50c camera for $6,495 (instant savings: $2,500)

All WPPI deals/specials are set to expire tomorrow, March 3rd, at 11:59PM EST.

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Olympus Mad Max and Fallout edition cameras

By PR admin | Published: March 3, 2018

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In addition to the special edition cameras I covered a few days ago, Olympus also had these Mad Max and Fallout edition cameras on display at the 2018 CP+ show: