New mystery lens from Meyer Optik Gorlitz will be unveiled tomorrow on Kickstarter



Meyer Optik Gorlitz will be unveiling a new lens tomorrow (Thursday) on Kickstarter. This is what we know so far:

  • “The final jewel of our Trioplan Trilogy of lenses” (in addition to the Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 and 50mm f/2.9 lenses pictured above)
  • “Soap bubble bokeh”
  • It will be a fast wide angle lens – here is a photo taken with the lens:


Here is the full email I received today:

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Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) 9.9, Lightroom CC 2015.9 released


Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) 9.9 is now released with support for the following cameras and lenses (DNG converter 9.9 download links: Win | macOS):

Update: Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.9 was also released (Adobe keeps making it more difficult to download the stand alone version, see this download info and also this page).

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There are still several not-yet-announced cameras from Canon, Nikon, Sony and Olympus


There are still several cameras from Canon, Nikon, Sony and Olympus that have already been registered with various government agencies and are not yet announced:

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Camera production graph (1933-2016) compared to smartphones


This graph will give you an idea of why smartphones are killing the camera industry (based on CIPA data):

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Sample video footage taken with the unusual Laowa 24mm f/14 Relay 2x macro lens


Venus Optics published three new sample footage videos taken with the unusual Laowa 24mm f/14 Relay 2x macro lens:

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What else is new? (part 2)


→ The new Sony SF-G Series UHS-II SDXC memory cards are now available for pre-order at B&H and Adorama (world’s fastest SD memory cards).


→ Phottix announced their new Ares II flash trigger system (supports Canon, Nikon, Sony MIS and Pentax cameras).


→ The Metz teaser from January was for a new Mecalight L1000 LED light.


New Olympus rebates introduced.

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The latest Sigma lens rumors


Here the latest Sigma lens rumors:

  • New Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS Sport lens should be announced sometime in Q3/Q4 of 2017.
  • A new Sigma macro lens is also expected in 2017.
  • There is also a possibility of a Sigma 400mm f/5.6 DG OS lens or something similar.
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Interview with Sigma’s CEO: more E-mount lenses in the future


Dpreview published their interview with Sigma’s CEO. Here are the key points:

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What else is new? (part 1)

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This week’s recap from the rumors and addicts blogs:

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Interesting bits of information from a recent interview with Olympus executives


Imaging Resource recently did an interview with Olympus executives. Here are the key points:

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