Skylum released Luminar for iPad - you can get it on this page. Luminar for iPad comes equipped with a comprehensive array of tools designed to meet the needs of photographers at every skill level. Key functionality includes:

• Develop Tool: Basic adjustments for color correction, including exposure, black & white, temperature, tint, smart contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, saturation, vibrance, and vignette.
• Key Tools: Details, Curves, Crop, Erase, Landscape (including Dehaze), and Monochrome (Black & White).
• AI-Powered Tools: Enhance AI, Sky AI, Structure AI, and Relight AI.
• Three Modes: Users can easily switch between Development, Filters, and Sky modes, depending on their editing preferences and the desired outcome.
• Filter collection: Our extensive range of filters not only offers robust color correction but also pays homage to the nostalgia of film cameras, loved by many in the photography world. 
• Apple Pencil Support: Integration with Apple Pencil for precision editing and enhanced adjustment control.

What is Luminar for iPad?

• The Luminar app for iPad has an intuitive and responsive interface that provides unparalleled clarity and convenience for editing photos on the go.
• Quickly edit photos from your iPhone on the iPad while traveling the world or out on an excursion away from your computer.
• Luminar for the iPad lets you edit photos — giving them a professional touch — from your phone on a larger screen, from anywhere in the world.
• Luminar gives you powerful AI-assisted photo editing and boundless creative control that integrates with all of your Apple devices.
• Fun, innovative design: large interactive sliders and round buttons that spin. Feels responsive and different from other mobile photo editors.
• Entertaining sound effects for a more experiential editing: the app makes sounds when using various tools. (For example: when you are searching in LUTs for the perfect film camera preset you will hear the sound of a film camera.)
• Works with Apple Pencil for precision editing and realistic handwriting/drawing functionality.

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The latest GoPro Hero 11 and Hero 12 cameras are now $50 off:

• Adorama
• Amazon
• B&H Photo

Additional information on the GoPro Hero 11 & 12 cameras:

GoPro Hero 12 Black camera announced

Announced: GoPro Hero 11 and DJI Osmo Action 3 cameras

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The previously reported Meike 55mm f/1.4 APS-C autofocus lens for X/E/Z mount is now officially announced. The Nikon Z and Fuji X versions are now in stock, the Sony E mount version will be available at the end of this month. Here are the lens technical specifications:

• SRP: USD199.99
• Aperture Range: F1.4-F16
• Focal Length: 55mm
• Filter thread: Ф 52mm
• Diaphragm Blades: 9
• Weight: about 286g
• Focus Mode: Auto Focus
• Minimum focusing distance: 0.61m
• Lens Construction: 11 elements in 8 groups
• M43 Angle of View: Diagonal 21.7° Horizontal 17.4° Vertical 13.1°
• APS-C Angle of View: Diagonal 28.2° Horizontal 23.4° Vertical 15.7°

Meike lenses are sold also at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H Photo.

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The latest Canon EOS R5 Mark II camera rumored specifications:

• 45mp BSI CMOS Image Sensor (We believe it'll be a stacked design)
• 3.2″ OLED articulating screen
• New DIGIC Processor (Name unknown)
• No mechanical shutter (The source claims that they're pretty sure on this one)
• Max burst 60fps
• New AI autofocus features
• 8K RAW
• 4K @ 120fps
• Canon Log 1, 2 & 3.

Via CanonRumors

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Here are the latest pictures from the upcoming four Viltrox lenses based on the latest 2024 roadmap:

Viltrox 40mm f/2.5 E/Z/X

Viltrox 56mm f/1.7 E/Z/X

Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 Z

Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 LAB

Viltrox lenses are sold at Adorama, Amazon, B&H, and the Viltrox online store where you can get 8% off with coupon code NIKONRUMORS.

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DxO PureRAW can be purchased directly from Amazon (Amazon DxO store):

DxO PureRAW 4 released

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The latest Voigtlander lenses are now available for pre-order (check also Amazon):

• Voigtlander Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Vintage Aspherical Type I & II VM lens (Leica M)
• Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens (Canon RF)
• Voigtlander 18mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar Aspherical black & silver lens (Fujifilm X)

Additionally information on the new lenses:

New Voigtlander NOKTON Vintage Line 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical VM lenses announced (Leica M-mount)

Two new Voigtlander NOKTON Aspherical lenses announced: 40mm f/1.2 (Canon RF-mount) and 28mm f/1.5 (Leica M-mount)

Voigtlander Color-Skopar 18mm f/2.8 Aspherical lens for Fujifilm X-mount announced

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Some AstrHori lenses are up to 25% off for a limited time at Amazon US and Amazon DE.

The latest Astrhori lenses can be found here.

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Here are some last-minute Leica SL3 leaks before the official announcement tomorrow:

• BSI sensor with triple definition technology (18/36/60MP)
• ISO range from 50 to 100,000
• Hybrid AF system (PDAF + contrast detection + object detection)
• Maestro IV processor with L2 technology
• Metal housing with IP54 certification
• Optimized size and reduced weight
• High-resolution tilting touchscreen
• 5.76 million dot OLED viewfinder
• CFexpress Type B and SD UHS II storage card
• Timecode interface
• HEVC (.h265) and ProRes video up to 8K

Previous Leica SL3 coverage:

• Leica SL3 announcement is on March 7th
• Invitations have already been sent
• Leica SL3 leaked/rumored specifications
• Leica SL2 vs. Leica SL3 comparison
• Blurry Leica SL3 camera pictures found online

Via LeicaRumors

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Nikon is buying RED.  The press release can be found here. No other information is available. Stay tuned for details. See the current line of RED cameras at Adorama and B&H Photo).

RED is now YELLOW: Nikon buying RED is a very BIG deal!

Breaking: Nikon to acquire RED

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The previously rumored Leica SL3 camera is now officially announced and available for pre-order (US price: $6,995):

• Pre-order: Adorama | Amazon | B&H | Calumet | Koch | Park | WEX
• Additional information
• Leica SL3 hands-on review from Leitz-Park
• Leica SL2 vs. Leica SL3 specifications comparison
• Why the new Leica SL3 doesn’t come with Content Authenticity?
• Just announced: SmallRig cage kits for Leica SL3
• Leica SL3 firmware update version 1.1.0 released
• Leica SL3 videos
• Press release
• Product page
• Leica SL3 overview:

Additional pictures:

Leica SL3 additional coverage

Leica SL3 camera officially announced, available for pre-order

Leica SL3 press release

Leica SL2 vs. Leica SL3 specifications comparison

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Many (all?) companies got into the habit of announcing product shortages "becuase of high demand". For the most part, I consider this to be a marketing strategy, but in the case of the new Fujifilm X100VI camera, I believe the hype is real after getting some feedback from retailers - the X100VI demand is very high and it exceeded all expectations. Today FujiFilm Japan issued an official notice about it:

"Please note that since the announcement, we have received a far greater response than expected, so please note that it may take some time for the product to be delivered. We will do our best to increase production so that we can deliver the products as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding."

Fujifilm X100VI camera pre-orders:

• US: Adorama | B&H | Amazon | Paul’s | Service
• DE: Erhardt | Koch | Calumet
• UK: WEX

Previous Fujifilm X100VI camera coverage:

Can’t wait for the new Fujifilm X100VI camera? Fake it with some stickers… (X100VI starts shipping tomorrow)

Fujifilm X100VI vs. Fujifilm X100V comparison

Fujifilm X100VI camera manual now available online

PDR: Fujifilm X100VI, X100V, X-T5, and X-H2 PDR Compared by Photons To Photos

Fujifilm X100VI Day One Firmware Update Released

Fujifilm’s “We’re Gona Need a Bigger Camera Factory” Moment and The PSAM Mistake

Fujifilm X100VI additional coverage

Fujifilm X100VI Now Shipping and Japan Will Only Recieve 90 Limited Edition Cameras

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Several Kickstarter funding projects are ending soon:

• SPINN camera strap with SWIFT-LOCK quick-release: 31 days left
• Fjord 50-C camera backpack: ended
• Radiant Mega Sling: ending today
• CAZE all-in-one memory card reader solution: 12 days left
• Luxceo M8 - the smallest wireless stereo mic: 9 days left
• Maven Wave 2 color-coded filters: now on Indiegogo

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CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2024, black: 2023, blue: 2022):

January 2024 CIPA numbers by ZoetMB

January was an excellent month for shipments with mirrorless bodies up 58.7%, lenses for smaller than 35mm sensor up 47% and shipped value for larger than 35mm sensors up 35% and just about everything else substantially higher than January 2023.  However, the ratio of lenses to bodies shipped is down slightly.

CIPA has predicted 5.89m ILCs, 1.52m compacts and 9.57m lenses for calendar 2024.

That compares to:

2023: 6.001 million bodies (+1.25%), 9.639 million lenses (-0.92%).
2022: 5.927 million bodies (+10.8%), 9.7 million lenses (+1.6%).
2021: 5.348 million bodies (+0.75%), 9.55 million lenses (+6.1%)
2020: 5.308 million bodies (-37.3%), 9 million lenses (-36.6%)
2019: 8.462 million bodies (-21.4%), 14.2 million lenses (-21.1%)
2018: 10.76 million bodies (-7.9%), 18 million lenses (-6.4%)
2017: 11.68 million bodies (+0.6%) 19.22 million lenses (+0.156%)
2016: 11.61 million bodies (-11.1%), 19.19 million lenses (-11.6%)
2015: 13.06 million bodies (-5.6%), 21.7 million lenses (-5.2%)
2014: 13.84 million bodies (-19.2%), 22.9 million lenses (-14.2%)
2013: 17.13 million bodies (-15%), 26.7 million lenses (-12.2%)
2012: 20.16 million bodies (+28.5%), 30.4 million lenses (+16.9%)
2011: 15.69 million bodies (+21.7%), 26.0 million lenses (+19.9%)
2010: 12.89 million bodies (+30%), 21.69 million lenses (+34.7%)
2009: 9.91 million bodies (+2.2%), 16.1 million lenses (+2.5%)
2008: 9.7 million bodies (+17.4%), 15.7 million lenses (+25.6%)
2007: 8.26 million bodies, 12.5 million lenses

January 2024:  Cumulative Units & Shipped Value:

(All comparisons to full-year 2023)

DSLR Units : 66,134 +17% YTD
DSLR Shipped Value: ¥2.86 billion +5% YTD

Mirrorless Units: 326.8K +59% YTD
Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥40 billion +68% YTD

Compact Units: 111.5K -1% YTD
Compact Shipped Value: ¥5.2 billion +12% YTD

Lenses for smaller than 35mm sensors Units: 333.6K +47% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm sensor Shipped Value: ¥7.08 billion +56% YTD

Lenses for 35mm and larger sensors Units: 326.2K +16% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger sensors Shipped Value: ¥28.19 billion +35% YTD

Cumulative 2024 Mirrorless unit share (of Mirrorless + DSLR): 83.2% (was 78.5% YTD 2023)
Cumulative 2024 Mirrorless Shipped Value share: 93.3% (was 89.7% YTD 2023)

The ratio of lenses shipped to bodies shipped is 1.68 for YTD 2024.  (was 1.94 for YTD 2023).

Full-year 2024 Geographic Share: (Asia doesn’t include China or Japan)

DSLR:
Units:                   China 07.0%, Asia 13.2%, Japan 6.3%, Europe 35.0%, Americas 37.1%, Other 1.4%
Shipped Value: China 08.4%, Asia 15.3%, Japan 8.2%, Europe 33.4%, Americas 33.3%, Other 1.5%

Mirrorless:
Units:                   China 23.8%, Asia 20.7%, Japan 10.4%, Europe 20.4%, Americas 19.7%, Other 5.1%
Shipped Value: China 22.8%, Asia 19.8%, Japan 09.3%, Europe 20.3%, Americas 21.3%, Other 6.5%

Compacts:
Units:                   China 05.4%, Asia 11.9%, Japan 18.9%, Europe 22.2%, Americas 33.0%, Other 8.5%
Shipped Value: China 07.0%, Asia 14.1%, Japan 13.6%, Europe 23.4%, Americas 33.7%, Other 8.3%

Lenses:
Units:                   China 20.0%, Asia 17.8%, Japan 10.8%, Europe 23.0%, Americas 24.6%, Other 3.8%
Shipped Value: China 25.3%, Asia 17.5%, Japan 09.3%, Europe 18.9%, Americas 24.2%, Other 4.8%

Approximate shipped value per unit (at ¥150.44=$1):

DSLR: $288
Mirrorless: $814
Compact: $310
Lenses: $355

A list of participating CIPA companies can be found here.

Via NikonRumors

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A few months ago a Ricoh GR designer teased a new GR announcement. We have not seen any new GR-related developments since. There was no news even at the CP+ show in Japan last month. Ricoh Japan now announced a new temporary suspension of GR camera orders because of supply shortages (again). Here are the impacted models:

• Ricoh GR III
• Ricoh GR IIIx
• Ricoh GR III Diary Edition
• Ricoh GR IIIx Urban Edition

A quick check online shows that most Ricoh GR camera models are out of stock or back-ordered (with the exceptions of WEX in the UK):

• Adorama
• B&H Photo
• Amazon
• Foto Erhardt DE
• WEX UK
• Park Cameras UK

Maybe Ricoh is clearing their inventory before they announce a new GR model?

Detailed coverage of the Ricoh GR camera line can be found here:

Turn your Ricoh GR/GRII/GRIII camera into a “wide format Xpan” with this accessory

Kimio Tanaka: there will be no monochrome Ricoh GR camera

Ricoh GRIII/x third-party camera cases & square lens hood

The best-selling compact cameras for 2023 at Yodobashi Camera in Japan

Ricoh GR designer teases new announcement coming soon

Ricoh announced a temporary suspension of GR camera orders because of another supply shortage

Via PentaxRumors

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Canon released its corporate strategy for 2024 - here are the four main targets for the next 2 years for the Imaging Group:

1. Establish Absolute Position in Mirrorless Camera Market
2. Expand Network Camera Business Through Group Collaboration
3. Strengthen Profit Structure by Improving Productivity
4. Expand Systems for 3D Imaging

Source: Canon

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Cosina announced the release date for the new Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1 Aspherical lens for Sony E-mount: March 19, 2024. The lens has already been released for Leica M-mount, Nikon Z-mount, and was recently announced also for Canon RF mount (price: $1,800). Pre-orders should open soon at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H Photo. Additional information can be found here:

New Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1 Aspherical lens for Sony E-mount announced

The new Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1 Aspherical lens for Canon RF-mount to be released in October 2023

Announced: Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1.0 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount

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→ Shure announced a new MoveMic range of wireless microphones (see all new models).

→ The art of black-and-white photography with Thibault Roland.

→ Photo News Roundup: week of March 3, 2024.

Image quality difference by sensitivity: Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome vs. Pentax K-3 Mark III

FUJIFILM Sets its Highest Record with 27 Products Winning the Internationally Prestigious “iF Design Award 2024”

The new Leica SL3 camera accessories

Why the new Leica SL3 doesn’t come with Content Authenticity?

Leica Store New York Meatpacking officially opened

Upgrade Your “FUJIFILM Camera Remote” App Before April 1st

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As previously reported. Canon is pushing 3D and  XR (VR/AR/MR) imaging again and is planning to release a new APS-C camera compatible with VR lenses according to an article published recently by Newswitch.

Canon currently has the $2,000 RF 5.2mm f/2.8 L Dual Fisheye 3D VR full-frame lens (Adorama | Amazon | B&H):

Canon RF 5.2mm f/2.8 L dual fisheye lens officially announced

Here is the recap of the article by digicame-info:

• Canon will expand the range of digital camera models that are compatible with the EOS VR SYSTEM. Previously, three models were compatible, but there are plans to also include cameras equipped with APS-C size sensors, which are smaller than full-frame sensors. The company aims to expand its user base by making low-priced cameras compatible with the system. Tsuyoshi Tokura, senior managing executive officer, expressed his enthusiasm, saying, ``We want to be able to offer multiple options.''
• A special lens is required to support this system. We plan to release a special lens that can be attached to cameras equipped with APS-C size sensors. Although the specific release date has not been disclosed, ``There is a possibility that it will be released in 2024'' (Senior Managing Executive Officer Togura).
• In addition to cameras, Canon is also focusing on the XR (general term for VR, augmented reality (AR), etc.) field. Senior Managing Executive Officer Tokura says, ``XR is the direction in which imaging will move,'' and the company plans to strengthen its research and development with an eye to the future.

Additional information on the Canon EOS VR System can be found here.

Previous Canon 3D and XR (VR/AR/MR) coverage:

Canon showed new 3D stereoscopic VR lenses and 360 camera concept at the 2024 CES show

Canon 360°/180°/VR concept camera displayed at Photopia Hamburg

Canon shows new 180° and 360° VR cameras

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