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This is the updated list of new Chinese lenses displayed at the 2025 P&E show

22 mai 2025 à 21:05

This is the updated list of new Chinese lenses displayed at the 2025 P&E show:

Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro (officially announced - see product page):

Venus Optics Laowa AF FF 180mm f/4.5 CA-Dreamer macro 1.5x APO full-frame autofocus lens:

Venus Optics Laowa AF FFII 12mm f/2.8 C&D-Dreamer ZERO-D full-frame autofocus lens:

Venus Optics Laowa FFII 8-15mm f/2.8 fisheye zoom lens:

Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.2 Pro XF lens:

Viltrox 85mm f//1.4 Pro lens:

Viltrox 50mm f/1.4 Pro lens:

Zhongyi Optics (ZY Optics) AF 35mm f/1.4 full-frame autofocus lens:

Songraw 85mm f/1.2 lens:

Meike 24mm f/1.4 AF lens:

Meike 35mm f/1.8 AF lens:

Kase 85mm f/1.4 lens (previously reported here, Kase products are sold at B&H Photo and Amazon):

Here are some of the new lenses that will be announced/displayed at the 2025 China P&E show in Beijing

Fujifilm at P&E


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Sony launches GP-VPT3 multi-function shooting grip and RMT-VP2 wireless remote commander

22 mai 2025 à 05:00


Sony launched new GP-VPT3 multi-function shooting grip and RMT-VP2 wireless remote commander:

The GP-VPT3 is a three-in-one wireless shooting grip, tripod, and detachable remote that pairs seamlessly with Sony’s Alpha and vlog camera systems via Bluetooth®. Engineered for content creators, solo shooters, and hybrid users, the grip is optimized for handheld stability, one-touch self-shooting, and multi-angle tilt functionality. It supports cameras and lenses up to 1.5kg and is available in both black and white.

The detachable remote offers intuitive control with dedicated buttons for movie recording, zoom/focus, and custom functions, allowing precise wireless operation up to approximately 10 meters. Together, the system prioritizes comfort, responsiveness, and dust-and moisture-resistant performance without the need for cables or receivers.

Both accessories will be available in June 2025

Press release:

Sony Electronics Launches GP-VPT3 Multi-Function Shooting Grip and the RMT-VP2 Wireless Remote Commander


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Fujifilm X Half digital compact camera with diptychs feature now officially announced

22 mai 2025 à 05:25





The previously rumored Fujifilm X Half digital compact camera with diptychs feature is now officially announced. The Fujifilm X-Half is a compact digital camera inspired by half-frame film cameras. Compact and lightweight, the camera is based on Fujifilm’s classic designs. It features a 1-inch back-illuminated sensor, a fixed 32mm f2.8 (35mm equivalent) prime lens, and a rear LCD with a 3:4 aspect ratio, optimised for vertical shooting. Alongside the camera is a new dedicated X Half companion app, designed to enhance the viewing and sharing of your images.




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Ricoh GR IV camera development announced

22 mai 2025 à 00:00


 
The rumors were true - the Ricoh GR IV camera development is now officially announced with:

  • newly designed lens
  • new image sensor
  • new imaging engine

A new HDF (Highlight Diffusion Filter) model is also under development.

The Ricoh GR III will be discontinued in July (already not available in the US for months). The production of the Ricoh GR IIIx will continue for the time being.

The full Ricoh GR IV camera specifications and the press release can be found here:

Ricoh GR IV camera development announced

Ricoh GR IV camera development announced recap

Comparing the new Ricoh GR IV camera with the existing Ricoh GR III


Via PentaxRumors

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Leaked video review of the Fujifilm X Half camera

21 mai 2025 à 16:41


Here is a leaked video review of the upcoming Fujifilm X Half camera:

Here are the final specs from FujiAddict:

  • $849
  • 13 film simulations
  • 12 filters
  • Video Light
  • Two touch screens for operation
  • NP-W126S battery
  • Weight: 243g
  • 10.8mm lens – (6 elements in 5 groups, includes 3 aspherical elements)
  • 10cm minimum focus distance
  • Size: 105mm x 64.3mm x 30mm
  • 1″ inch 20 MP sensor, effective 17 MP for 3:4 aspect ratio
  • built-in LED light
  • Diptych Modes
  • “Wind” Lever
  • Optical viewer finder
  • New X Half App
  • Instax printers support
  • JPEG only
  • Cold shoe
  • Shipping June

The video will be removed soon, but you can find the screenshots here:

First Fujifilm X-Half Frame Video Leaked!

Another FujiFilm half-frame digital compact camera teaser and another leak

More leaked pictures of the upcoming Fujifilm X-Half digital compact camera

New FujiFilm X half-frame digital camera teaser for the diptychs feature

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Skylum Luminar Photo Editor now available on Android and ChromeOS

20 mai 2025 à 20:23

Skylum has teamed up with Google to unveil Luminar Photo Editor, now available for Android and ChromeOS:

Skylum Partners with Google to Expand Luminar Photo Editing to Android and ChromeOS

This launch brings Luminar’s powerful, intelligent editing capabilities to mobile and Chromebook users, offering a fresh, intuitive, and playful experience designed especially for creative photographers of any level. The interface has been carefully adapted for a wide variety of devices, including phones, tablets, Chromebooks, and foldable devices. Luminar dynamically adjusts to different screen sizes and aspect ratios, providing a consistent and comfortable workflow whether on a single-screen smartphone or a dual-screen foldable. This level of UX refinement ensures a seamless, device-aware editing experience that stands out across platforms.

Luminar stands out with its AI-powered tools that deliver professional-looking results in just a few taps, without the need for advanced photo editing skills or a desktop setup. Whether retouching a portrait, replacing a sky, or preparing Instagram-ready visuals, Luminar helps users edit with confidence, ease, and speed. With just a few clicks, users can enhance their photos and bring their creative vision to life — right from the convenience of their phone, tablet, or Chromebook. 

“By bringing Luminar to Android, we’re showcasing our greatest strengths: professional‑grade imaging technology powered by an intuitive, engaging interface. It’s this unique fusion that sparks the urge to create, giving every photographer, on any device, the confidence and excitement to push boundaries and tell new visual stories.”— Ivan Kutanin, CEO, Skylum

"We're excited to collaborate with Skylum to bring its powerful AI-driven photo editing tools to the Android and ChromeOS ecosystems. This partnership showcases the potential of AI to enhance creativity and simplify complex tasks for users across different devices."— Maria Schmidt, Strategic Partnership Manager, Google

“Partnering with Google accelerates our product innovation and reinforces our position as a market leader. Together, we're committed to delivering exceptional user experiences that surpass expectations by bringing the power of Luminar to Android users worldwide.”— Kostiantyn Tymoschuk, VP of Growth, Skylum

With this release, Skylum and Google deliver a seamless, cross-platform creative experience that empowers users to focus on their artistry, not the technicalities.

Luminar Key Features:

AI-Powered Tools:

  • Enhance AI — A single slider intelligently adjusts up to a dozen essential settings - including shadows, highlights, contrast, tone, saturation, exposure, and detail - to improve the overall image quality instantly.
  • Structure AI — Brings out detail and clarity while preserving a natural look. Enhances only the necessary areas of an image without over-sharpening or introducing noise where it's not needed.
  • Relight AI — Gives full control over the lighting in a photo, ideal for creatively enhancing mood or correcting backlit scenes. The tool analyzes the image in three dimensions to realistically adjust foreground lighting without affecting the rest of the composition.
  • Atmosphere AI — Adds realistic fog, mist or haze, using content-aware and depth-based masking. The effect is applied with precision to enhance mood without covering key subjects, ensuring a natural, realistic look.
  • Sky AI — Automatically detects the sky in the image and replaces it seamlessly with a new one, factoring in realistic lighting and reflections, specifically on water and other reflective surfaces.
  • Skin AI   Smooths skin and removes blemishes with a single tap, helping portraits look polished while preserving natural texture.
  • Body AI   Allows subtle adjustment of the torso shape - either reducing or enhancing the volume - for a more balanced appearance. AI precisely maps key body features, ensuring natural-looking edits without distorting the background.

Core Editing Tools:

  • Develop: Adjust exposure, temperature, tint, smart contrast, highlights, shadows, blacks, whites, saturation, vibrance, vignette, and more.
  • Essential Tools: Crop, Details, Erase, Landscape Enhancer (Foliage Enhancer, Golden Hour, Dehaze), and Monochrome.

Filter collection: Robust color correction, film-inspired looks, and nostalgic tones loved by many in the photography world.

For more information and to download the app, please visit the link.

New Luminar Mobile app for iPhone is now available (20% off coupon code included)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FOLslxx29I

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Sony FY2024 financial results

20 mai 2025 à 19:49



Sony released its FY2024 financial results. As usual, there is little information provided for the camera business, which is part of the Entertainment, Technology & Services Segment (ET&S Segment):

  • Despite the impact of the decrease in sales and the recording of additional restructuring charges in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2025, operating income increased 2% year-on-year to 190.9 billion yen, primarily due to a reduction in operational expenses.
  • The interchangeable lens camera market performed well in FY24 Q4, mainly in the Chinese market which benefited from subsidies, and grew approximately 9% year-on-year on a unit basis.
  • During this fiscal year, we plan to operate our business conservatively, prioritizing risk mitigation, because we anticipate disruptions to markets and supply chains due to the recently adopted U.S. tariffs.

Source

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Sony is teasing a new camera for June 2nd

20 mai 2025 à 16:04


Sony has a teaser for a new camera announcement on June 2nd. I am pretty sure the short video will be removed any moment becuase it actually has a picture of a Canon camera - this is what happens when you rely on AI to do the work for you:

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Panasonic now offers 5-year extended warranty in select countries

20 mai 2025 à 03:49




Panasonic now offers a 5-year extended warranty on Lumix full-frame cameras and lenses in select countries - here are a few examples:

Check your country for additional information.

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Significant Sony price increase coming on May 19th

15 mai 2025 à 16:07


Here is the official price increase due to the Trump tariffs for all Sony products manufactured in China that will be effective this coming Monday, May 19, 2025 (previously reported here) - check the current Sony pricing and availability at B&H:

Category CFM name

Current Price

New Price

Change

Digital Still Camera DSCRX100M7/B $1,499.99 $1,699.99 13.3%
Digital Still Camera DSCRX0M2/B $899.99 $999.99 11.1%
Digital Still Camera CCBWD1/B $699.99 $999.99 42.9%
Creative Pro GPVR100 $1,500.00 $1,800.00 20.0%
Creative Pro CIBPCM1 $119.99 $149.00 24.2%
Lens SEL11F18 $549.99 $699.99 27.3%
Lens SEL35F18 $474.99 $599.99 26.3%
Lens SEL70350G $999.99 $1,199.99 20.0%
Lens SELP1020G $749.99 $949.99 26.7%
Lens SELP18105G $649.99 $849.99 30.8%
Lens SEL40F25G $599.99 $799.99 33.3%
Lens SEL70300G $1,274.99 $1,499.99 17.6%
Lens SEL15F14G $749.99 $949.99 26.7%
Lens SEL70200G2 $1,699.99 $1,999.99 17.6%
Lens SEL24F28G $599.99 $799.99 33.3%
Lens SEL50F18/B $349.99 $449.99 28.6%
Lens SEL50F18/S $349.99 $449.99 28.6%
Lens SEL24240 $1,049.99 $1,349.99 28.6%
Lens SEL18135 $649.99 $799.99 23.1%
Lens SEL1224G $1,774.99 $2,299.99 29.6%
Lens SEL30M35 $299.99 $399.99 33.3%
Lens SELP18110G $3,649.99 $4,299.99 17.8%
Lens SEL1655G $1,399.99 $1,699.99 21.4%
Lens SEL50M28 $549.99 $699.99 27.3%
Lens SEL400800G $2,899.99 $3,299.99 13.8%
Lens SEL50F25G $599.99 $699.99 16.7%
Lens SELP28135G $2,499.99 $2,999.99 20.0%
Peripherals ACCTRDCX $59.99 $71.99 20.0%
Peripherals ACPW20 $139.99 $159.99 14.3%
Peripherals ACVQV10 $179.99 $219.99 22.2%
Peripherals AGR2 $14.99 $17.99 20.0%
Peripherals ALCF95S $18.99 $23.99 26.3%
Peripherals ALCR55 $3.99 $4.99 25.1%
Peripherals ALCSH113 $25.99 $32.99 26.9%
Peripherals ALCSH125 $25.99 $32.99 26.9%
Peripherals ALCSH144 $32.99 $39.99 21.2%
Peripherals ALCSH148 $59.99 $74.99 25.0%
Peripherals ALCSH165 $34.99 $42.99 22.9%
Peripherals ALCSH166 $34.99 $42.99 22.9%
Peripherals ALCSH169 $39.99 $50.99 27.5%
Peripherals ALCSH170 $34.99 $44.99 28.6%
Peripherals BCQZ1 $99.99 $126.99 27.0%
Peripherals BCTRV $59.99 $69.99 16.7%
Peripherals BCTRW $59.99 $79.99 33.3%
Peripherals BCU1A/C $190.00 $239.99 26.3%
Peripherals BCU2A/C $360.00 $448.00 24.4%
Peripherals BCVM10 $69.99 $84.99 21.4%
Peripherals ECMAW4 $229.99 $279.99 21.7%
Peripherals ECMGZ1M $99.99 $119.99 20.0%
Peripherals ECMLV1 $29.99 $36.99 23.3%
Peripherals ECMW2BT $229.99 $279.99 21.7%
Peripherals ECMW3 $469.99 $569.99 21.3%
Peripherals ECMXYST1M $159.99 $199.99 25.0%
Peripherals FAEBA1 $249.99 $299.99 20.0%
Peripherals FASHC1M $6.99 $8.99 28.6%
Peripherals FAWRR1 $199.99 $249.99 25.0%
Peripherals GPX1EMB $149.99 $179.99 20.0%
Peripherals HVLF46RMA $449.99 $549.99 22.2%
Peripherals HVLF60RM2 $549.99 $699.99 27.3%
Peripherals LCJRXK/B $84.99 $99.99 17.6%
Peripherals LCSAMB/B $49.99 $57.99 16.0%
Peripherals LCSBP3 $159.99 $189.99 18.8%
Peripherals LCSCSJ $19.99 $22.99 15.0%
Peripherals LCSEBE/B $54.99 $66.99 21.8%
Peripherals LCSRXG/B $119.99 $145.99 21.7%
Peripherals LCSSC21 $99.99 $119.99 20.0%
Peripherals LCSSC8 $54.99 $64.99 18.2%
Peripherals LCSU11 $19.99 $22.99 15.0%
Peripherals LCSU21 $29.99 $34.99 16.7%
Peripherals LCSU30 $39.99 $45.99 15.0%
Peripherals LCSU5 $14.99 $17.99 20.0%
Peripherals MPKURX100A $329.99 $399.99 21.2%
Peripherals NPAMQZ1K $399.99 $499.99 25.0%
Peripherals NPBNPR $49.99 $59.99 20.0%
Peripherals NPBX1/M8 $49.99 $59.99 20.0%
Peripherals NPFV100A $179.99 $219.99 22.2%
Peripherals NPFV70A $99.99 $114.99 15.0%
Peripherals NPFV50A $59.99 $69.99 16.7%
Peripherals NPFW50 $79.99 $94.99 18.8%
Peripherals PCKLG1 $29.99 $37.99 26.7%
Peripherals PCKLG2 $29.99 $35.99 20.0%
Peripherals PCKLG3 $29.99 $35.99 20.0%
Peripherals RMSPR1 $24.99 $29.99 20.0%
Peripherals RMVPR1 $69.99 $84.99 21.4%
Peripherals VMCAVM1 $24.99 $30.99 24.0%
Peripherals VMCUAM2 $19.99 $24.99 25.0%

  
  

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