Adobe released Lightroom CC 2015.12/6.11 and Camera Raw 9.12. Here are the direct download links:
In addition to several bug fixes, here is the list of new cameras and lenses that are now supported:
Last week I reported about a new “Petzval-like” portrait from a German company. Today the Emil Busch Glaukar 3.1 is officially launched on Kickstarter:
In 1910, Emil Busch introduced the Glaukar, a fully corrected photographic lens, which besides solving spherical aberration, corrected coma and astigmatism was a “usable” lens. Unlike Rudolph’s Protar, which did not work properly at the time of invention because its construction required glass coatings not available at the time, the Emil Busch Glaukar lens was the first anastigmatic lens for daily portrait photography. By creating his anastigmatic lenses, Busch corrected the above mentioned faults by careful combination of the lens elements. Sharpness and artistic images were possible for the first time.
The modern Glaukar will come in the following mounts:
Lens technical specifications:
Press release:
Fujifilm Japan now lists the Fujifilm X-T1 and X-T10 mirrorless cameras as discontinued.
The X-T1 was announced in January 2014, the X-T10 camera was announced in May 2015.
Both X-T1 and X-T10 models are still available for sale for $1,299 and $799 (no significants discounts yet).
Here is the full list of discontinued Fuji cameras and lenses (updated from last year):
Here is some additional information on the 7Artisans / DJ-Optical mirrorless lenses I mentioned here on the blog two weeks ago:
→ Sigma announced pricing and availability of their new 14mm T2 FF and 135mm T2 FF cine prime lenses: $4,999.00 USD each, shipping will begin late July.
→ New ALPA Macro Switar 5.6/105mm lens announced: this is a high-performance lens for image scales of 1:4 to 4:1 where you can optimize the specific image scale via a ring-operated floating element. The lens can be mounted on the ALPA bellows system or fixed mounts for exact reproduction. See what the lens is capable of in this post.
→ The Light L16 camera is now shipping.
→ New interview with Sigma’s CEO Kazuto Yamaki (he likes to read rumors websites 🙂
This week’s recap from the rumors and addicts blogs:
It seems that another brand is going under – Bowens, the manufacturer of photography and video accessories (mainly lighting), reportedly has now gone into liquidation:
Here is a list of the upcoming/rumored new products from Canon that will be announced at the end of August:
Here is an updated list of upcoming cameras from Canon, Nikon, Sony and Olympus that have already been registered with various government agencies but are not yet announced:
I received this partial image of a new portrait lens that will be officially announced next week. The lens does have some similarities with the Lomography Petzval lens, but I was told that it will be produced by a new German company. The lens body is styled after a vintage brass lens but is actually going to be high-end aluminum with a brass-like oxidization. Inside the lens will have a new modern design and will be available in different mounts, including Nikon F and Leica M. The lens will probably be produced in Wetzlar, Germany.
Stay tuned for additional info. The official announcement should be on Tuesday next week.
Update: the lens is now officially announced.
The Luminar for Windows Beta is now available for download. Luminar is a new, all-in-one photo editor currently available only for Mac. Key features of the Luminar for Windows public beta version:
UI screenshots:
Press release:
