This past Saturday, November 26, Leica Store San Francisco was robbed, at gunpoint, of nearly $180,000 in camera equipment.
According to surveillance video, four suspects, who arrived in a gray sedan, made their way into the Union Square store around 1:20pm. At least one suspect was armed with a handgun while another appeared to be holding a hammer or mallet of sorts to smash the display cases in…
Report: Fujifilm Japan is temporarily ceasing X100V orders due to having too many to process
November 18, 2022
Fujifilm announced the release of its X100V APS-C digital camera back in February 2020. Now, nearly three years later, Fujifilm Japan has announced it is having to temporarily stop orders due to having too many back orders, according to a new report from FujiRumors.
Due to…
Canon has announced a significant firmware update for its EOS C70 4K mirrorless cinema camera, bringing new and improved features to Canon’s 4K Super 35mm cinema camera.
Highlights of firmware version 1.0.5.1 for the C70 include the addition of Eye Detection AF, Face…
Fujifilm Instax Buying Guide: What You Need to Know About Cameras and Printers in 2022
November 15, 2022
Fujifilm’s line of Instax products are a fun and incredibly easy way to create tangible prints that you can watch slowly develop before your eyes. Although there are a few different formats of instant film currently on the market, Fujifilm’s Instax film line offers the widest variety of formats, the most cameras and smartphone printers to choose from, and in our opinion the best quality. In…
Gear in this story
November 15, 2022
Leica has announced the Q2 Ghost, an exclusive special edition camera that was made in collaboration with Hodinkee, known for its expertise in watches.
The name is inspired by certain watches – most notably Rolex – that have a sought-after defect that caused the bezel of…
Nikon's Q2 financials show better-than-expected revenue, profit for imaging division
November 15, 2022
The outside of Nikon’s Sendai Factory.
Nikon has released its financial results for the second quarter (Q2) of its 2023 fiscal year (FY2023). In the materials, we see the company’s Imaging Products Business bringing in more revenue than it projected last quarter…
Canon EOS R6 Mark II Initial Review
November 14, 2022
Sigma has announced the 18–50mm F2.8 DC DN lens for Fujifilm X-mount camera systems. This lens is effectively identical to Sigma’s existing 18–50mm F2.8 DC DN lenses for Sony E-mount and L-mount camera systems.
Sigma’s lens, which offers a roughly 27–75mm full-frame equivalent zoom range, is constructed of 13 elements in ten groups, including three aspherical elements and one Super…
Leica reveals Leitz Phone 2, a rebranded Sharp Aquos R7 with a 47.2MP Type 1 sensor
November 11, 2022
Leica has announced the Leitz Phone 2, a successor to its Leitz Phone 1 device it released last year. The Leitz Phone 2 is effectively a Leica-branded Sharp Aquos R7 and features a new Type 1 (13.1 x 9.8mm) sensor 47.2MP CMOS sensor.
Starting first with the sensor, Leica…
Yongnuo releases $250 35mm F2 AF lens for Nikon Z cameras, but it’s limited to China (for now)
November 11, 2022
Yongnuo has announced the release of the YN35mm F2Z DF DSM, a new 35mm F2 autofocus lens for Nikon Z-mount camera systems.
The autofocus lens is constructed of nine elements in eight groups, including two high-refractive index elements, one extra-low dispersion element and…
DaVinci Resolve 18.1 adds vertical video support, timeline locking, new AI-powered audio tools and more
November 11, 2022
Blackmagic Design has announced DaVinci Resolve 18.1, the latest update to its professional video editing application.
The update adds support for editing in vertical resolutions, like for social media platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook Shorts, Instagram TV and more. With support for resolutions like 1080 x 1920, users can select square and vertical resolutions directly in the project…
