First reviews of the new Laowa 100mm f/2.8 Tilt Shift E-mount lens


Sony 400-800mm G preorders are back with new price: $3299 after tariff

The Sony 400-800mm G preorders are now open again at BHphoto . A few are available for $3179 via third party sellers at Amazon . Preorders on the new lens were closed for the past couple of weeks. Now you can get it again but with a new $400 increased price tag.

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Rumors about three new Sigma E-mount lenses coming soon!

A couple of weeks ago I told you that a new Sigma 200mm f/2.0 FE lens will be announced soon. Another reliable source (thank you!) just told me that two more Sigma APS-C E-mount lenses will be announced soon. I am now double-checking the information on all these lenses and hope to be able to tell you soon what is coming. I haven’t received an exact date for the announcement yet, but before mid-June we should


Did Petapixel shoot the Fujifilm X-half episode with the Sony FX2?

In the last episode PetaPixel hid the name of the camera they made the video with. But in one of their pictures you can clearly see an Alpha brand camera. Knowing that next week (28 May) Sony will announce the FX2…. is this the camera?

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Retouch4me launched the new Apex AI photo editing app for portraits

Retouch4me launched the new Apex AI photo editing app for portraits (Click here) . Use promo code “Rumor” to get a discount!

Press text:

Retouch4me has combined their neural networks into a single super-plugin for portrait retouching.
The renowned developer of AI-based photo and video retouching solutions has released a new tool—the Apex plugin. Heal, Dodge&Burn, Portrait Volumes, Eye Brilliance, White Teeth, Skin Tone, Fabric, and more—over ten tools for creating


Sony no longer leads the mirrorless market in Japan and falls behind Nikon

BCN published Full Frame mirrorless market share data for April. Sony’s market share fell to 32.1%. Nikon now leads the market thanks to strong Nikon Z5II sales. For a decade Sony mostly lead this kind of ranking. A year ago their market share peaked at 49.4%.

We really do need new affordable Sony camera. The FX2 coming on May 28 is not enough to drive big sales numbers!

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Sony Tidbits…


Sony FE 50-150mm f/2 GM finally in Stock and shipping in the USA

The new majestic lens is finally in Stock and shipping out at BHphoto , Amazon , Adorama .

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New FujiFilm X-Half camera has a 20MP 1-inch vertically positioned Sony sensor…and pre-orders skyrocketing!!

FujiFilm X-half at BHphoto , Amazon , Adorama , Fotokoch , Fotoerhardt , Calumet , WexuK , ParkUK , Amazon Europe .

FujiFilm announced a fixed camera that works in a completely new way:

  1. It placed the Sony RX100’s famous 1-inch sensor in a vertical position to focus on creating pure vertical photo and video content that will appeal to social “influencers”.
  2. It has an analogue mode that locks the camera settings in order to have a kind of “camera-like” experience.
  3. It

Ricoh announced the GRIV development: It features the same Sony A6700 sensor

Ricoh/Pentax officially announced the development of the new GRIV ( press text here ). Ricoh mentions it will use a 25.74 MP sensor. I suspect this is the same exact sensor of the Sony A6700 . I am sure this new Ricoh camera will sell very well, just like the current GRIII . Too bad Sony does not produce any APS-C RX camera with fixed lens :(

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