There are reports that multiple Sony E-Mount cameras are going to come to market this year, with at least two recently registered in Japan. That said, a recent factory fire may be delaying their launch.
In early December, PetaPixel reported that a massive fire completely destroyed the AKM parts factory in Japan. AKM is known mostly for producing parts critical to the manufacture of A/V products…
Fujifilm GFX100S Rumor: 102 MP BSI Sensor and $5,999 Price
January 5, 2021
A new rumor has popped up that claims the upcoming medium format Fujifilm GFX100S, the successor to the GFX50S, will land by the end of the month for just $5,999, pricing medium format more competitively than ever before against full-frame options from Canon, Nikon, and…
KEH Reveals Top-Selling Used Cameras and Lenses from 2020
January 5, 2021
In late December, PetaPixel published an article asking if it was a good idea to buy used. There were mixed responses, but if KEH’s data is to be believed, far more people support buying used than you might think. For KEH, 2020 was a “banner year.”
KEH is a used…
Godox Unveils Cylinder-Shaped AD100Pro Pocket Flash
January 5, 2021
Godox has announced the compact AD100Pro Pocket Flash strobe, which features high-speed sync (HSS), wireless control, TTL, and a modeling lamp powered by a 2600 mAh battery. All in, battery included, the tiny strobe weighs only 524 grams (~18.5 ounces).
Godox says that the AD100Pro uses a can-shaped design in order to be super compact and portable. The flash head is magnetic which allows for the…
The Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH is a fast zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds that covers several popular focal lengths. It provides a focal length range equivalent to 20-50mm, so you can cover 20mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm or 50mm with a single lens (and a fast…
The end of an era: Olympus confirms it's completed the sale of its imaging business to JIP
January 5, 2021
Olympus has confirmed in an announcement on its website that it’s completed the transfer of its imaging division to OM Digital Solutions, the subsidiary of Japan Industrial Partners Inc. (JIP) that now controls the Zuiko and OM brands.
Olympus first agreed to sell its…
The astronauts who work on the International Space Station (ISS) have some of the best views of our planet that can be imagined. Thousands of photos of that view are captured every year, but which ones are NASA’s favorites?
The folks at the Earth and Science Remote Sensing Unit at NASA’s Johnson Space Center selected their Top 20 favorite images captured in 2020, shared from the Gateway to…
After testing the RF mount 50mm f/1.8, Photographer Alex Barrera didn’t think it had the “pop” that other Canon RF lenses had shown. To see if it was just in his head, he decided to pit it directly against that lens’s predecessor: the EF 50mm f/1.8.
Barrera was…
It Is Done: Olympus Finalizes Sale of Imaging Business
January 4, 2021
Olympus has finalized the sale of its imaging division to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) effective January 1, 2021. OM Digital Solutions, a corporation under JIP, will take over the imaging business from Olympus.
In a press release, Olympus states that the final transfer…
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS WR sample gallery
January 3, 2021
Fujifilm’s updated XF 10-24mm R OIS WR doesn’t come with any optical changes over the older model, but does add weather sealing, improved image stabilization and a physical aperture ring. The most impressive part? The new lens is actually a little lighter than the previous one. We’ve taken advantage of some rare winter sun in the Seattle area and around Puget Sound to see what it…
