Photo Rumors

Adobe Photoshop & Premiere Elements 2019 announced

By PR admin | Published: October 4, 2018

Today Adobe announced Photoshop & Premiere Elements 2019. Additional information can be found on Adobe's website:

You can purchase Adobe Photoshop & Premiere Elements 2019 at Adorama, B&H and Amazon.

The L-mount is not an open standard (at least for now, future additional members are possible)

By PR admin | Published: October 3, 2018

As some readers have already reported, the new L-Alliance was formed by invitation only (Olympus decided not to join) and the L-mount is not an open standard (Leica Camera AG is the licensor). Here are some quotes:

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Olympus further revised downwards their future sales

By PR admin | Published: October 3, 2018

Olympus published several financial presentations for their Olympus Investor Day 2018 and it seems that they have further revised their future sales downwards (their Q1 revenue from mirrorless cameras was already down 11% YoY).

Maybe Olympus did a mistake by not joining the L-Alliance? The company did not have anything to show at the 2018 Photokina show, but they said they are planning some major announcements in 2019.

Here is their plan to get out of the current downturn:

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New Nisi 75mm f/0.95 mirrorless full frame lens for Sony E, Canon R, Nikon Z and L-mounts

By PR admin | Published: October 3, 2018

Another new lens prototype was on display at the 2018 Photokina - Nisi 75mm f/0.95 FE lens. The lens will be available for Sony E, Canon R, Nikon Z and L-mounts.

Nisi recently announced a new line of prime cinema lenses.

NiSi: neue Cine-Objektiv Serie mit T1.1 in Entwicklung #Photokina2018 https://t.co/zHNetldKNc pic.twitter.com/f4ADA2YsWc

— slashCAM (@slashCAM) September 26, 2018

Phillip Reeve published several sample photos and some first impressions of the Nisi 75mm f/0.95 FE prototype lens:

Posted in Other | Tagged Nisi 75mm f/0.95 FE lens, Photokina 2018, Rumiere Noct-Master APO 75mm f/0.95 | Leave a comment

Two new Viltrox lenses announced: 20mm f/1.8 ASPH and 85mm f/1.8

By PR admin | Published: October 3, 2018

In one of my previous posts, I briefly mentioned the new Viltrox mirrorless lenses for Sony FE, Fuji X and full frame DSLR mounts made by the Chinese Shenzhen Jueying company (they have produced different photo accessories in the past). Here is some additional information on the new lenses:

Posted in Viltrox | Tagged Viltrox Lenses for Sony FE mount, Viltrox PFU RBMH 20mm f/1.8 ASPH FE-mount lens, Viltrox PFU RBMH 85mm f/1.8 FE-mount lens, Viltrox PFU RBMH 85mm f/1.8 STM FX-Mount lens | Leave a comment

The $10 off deal for the new Skylum Aurora HDR 2019 is ending tomorrow

By PR admin | Published: October 2, 2018

The $10 off offer for the new AI-powered Skylum Aurora HDR 2019 software is ending tomorrow (available for both Windows and Mac). Here are the details:

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New Zenit lenses for Nikon and Canon, new Zenit camera expected in 2019

By PR admin | Published: October 2, 2018

In addition to the two new lenses for Leica M-mount, Zenit is also expected to announce a new camera and new lenses for Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras in 2019. This information was provided by a company's representative in a recent interview with Cienam5D:

Zenit has displayed several new lenses in the past, including a Zenitar 85mm f/1.2 (full frame DSLR) and Zenitar 50mm f/1.2 (APS-C DSLR) and Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 (full frame E-mount):

Posted in Zenit | Tagged zenit, Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 E full frame E-mount lens, Zenitar 50mm f/1.2 lens, Zenitar 85mm f/1.2 lens | Leave a comment

More Canon rumors: flagship EOS R PRO mirrorless camera coming in February ahead of CP+?

By PR admin | Published: October 2, 2018

The development announcement for a new Canon EOS R Pro “full-blown” mirrorless camera is rumored for January 2019, ahead of a potential official launch at a later date (maybe at the CP+ show). There are no specifications or additional details for now.