Another Canon announcement rumored for September (new PowerShot G1 X Mark III camera?)


After the introduction of the M100 EOS mirrorless camera and four new lenses, Canon is rumored to have another product announcement scheduled for September. Expected are the new Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III camera and probably some video products.

Via CanonRumors

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Sell your gear to KEH for a 10% of your next purchase

New offer from KEH: complete a sale quote between September 2nd and September 10th and receive/purchase by September 20th to receive 10% off your next order. Use coupon code SYGB0917-S.

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What else is new?

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

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Meike announced a new 85mm f/2.8 macro manual focus full frame lens



Meike announced a new 85mm f/2.8 macro manual focus full frame lens for Canon/Nikon DSLR/Sony/Fuji/Panasonic cameras. Here are the lens specifications (Meike products are sold on Amazon):

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Fuji announcement next week: X-E3 camera, XF 80mm f/2.8 and GF 45mm f/2.8 lenses


I have already reported about the upcoming/rumored Fuji X-E3 camera and Fujifilm GF medium format lenses. Nikoshita now reports that the official announcement will be next week. Since Monday is an official US holiday, expect the press release to be out around September 6th-7th. Here is the list of expected products:

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Chinese flash storage maker Longsys acquires Lexar


After Micron discontinued the Lexar memory cards retail business in June this year, they did confirm that they are exploring opportunities to sell all or part of the Lexar business. Yesterday the Chinese flash storage maker Longsys officially announced that they acquired Lexar - from the press release:

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July CIPA reports are out


CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their July report - the interchangeable lens digital cameras segment remains unchanged from last month (orange: 2017, black: 2016, blue: 2015, click for larger view). Here are the other two graphs - compact cameras are down:

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Nikkei: Canon adding new camera plant as production returns to Japan


Nikkei reports that Canon is adding a new camera plant as production returns to Japan:

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