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Adobe releases a major Lightroom update with new “Profiles” feature

By PR admin | Published: April 3, 2018

Today Adobe released a major Lightroom update with a new feature called "Profiles". Additional information can be found here and here.

Related videos - the new profiles in Lightroom CC, Lightroom Classic and Adobe Camera RAW:

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Interesting: new Sony a7s III book coming on July 2nd, 2018

By PR admin | Published: April 3, 2018

A new Sony a7 III / a7s III book is listed for pre-order on Amazon Germany website. This is the first hint that a new Sony a7s III mirrorless camera could be announced soon. The book is expected to start shipping on July 2nd - this indicates that the Sony a7s III could be announced before that date:

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New YI Pixie drone coming soon

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2018

YI Technology (check their Leica-clone mirrorless camera) will announce a new YI Pixie drone that will feature a 15MP camera with 4k video capabilities. The manual can be downloaded here. Here are the drone specifications and some additional information:

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The latest camera and lens rebates for April

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2018

Some of the March rebates for photo gear were extended and some new deals were added for the month of April. Here are the details:

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February CIPA report: DSLR cameras production has better numbers than mirrorless

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2018

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

DSLR camera production (marked with red) saw a significant increase:

compared to previous month (number of units/yen value): 135.4% / 116.6% (2* column)
compared to same month last year (number of units/yen value): 104% / 103% (3* column)

For the same period, the mirrorless numbers (marked with blue) were not so good:

compared to previous month (number of units/yen value): 105.4% / 89.5% (2* column)
compared to same month last year (number of units/yen value): 88.7% / 97.8% (3* column)

Here are the other two graphs:

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What’s next?

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2018

After all the new products announced for the CP+ show, here is an updated list of all upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses (the NAB show is next - it starts on April 7th):