Just recentlz I told zou that Topaz has completely redone the website for their AI software. Chekc out the new pages at Photo Ai , Video AI , GigaPixel AI . And now we got updates:

Photo Ai Full changelog since version 3.0.0:

• Multiple exporting and batch optimizations, improving performance and significantly reducing memory usage with large batches of images
• Fixed an issue where external editors did not work with RAW or DNG files
• Fixed an issue where flipping the aspect ratio shrunk the selection in the crop tool
• Added a camera

Just recently Sony officially discontinued the RX1rII. And now they have no camera that can compete against the hot selling Leica Q3 and Fujifilm X100VI . And it looks like the first company that could enter the booming market is Panasonic. They are rumored to announce a new fixed lens Full Frame camera this month!

Hopefully Sony will hurry up and undertsand they have to make a new compact FF too!

This is a deal you cannot miss: Tamron 28-75mm III lens for $699 only at Amazon US (Click here) . This is the lowest price ever on an excellent and much beloved kit lens!

Preorders at Amazon , BHphoto , Adorama , FotoErhardt , FotoKoch , Calumet , WexUK , Amazon .

Marc from SonyAlphaBlog tested the lens and concluded:

The Sony FE 16-25mm F2.8 G (1399) euros is an excellent lens . It offer very similar performance to the Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM II : excellent sharpness , AF, ergonomics, color rendition with on top lightweight, small size and “reasonable” price vs GM II.

Ther German company released the new Excire Foto 2024 update (Click here to get it) .

Press text:

Excire Foto 2024 Update Adds Timesaving Features and Improved Search Functionality
PRC’s Revolutionary Photo-Organizing Software Receives Major Enhancements in Free April 2024 Update

Lübeck, Germany – April 23rd, 2024 – PRC, the AI company behind the award-winning Excire software, has today unveiled a major update to its flagship program, Excire Foto 2

Sony has launched a massive cashback action in Europe! check out those special pages at FotoErhardt , Fotokoch , Calumet , WexUK , Amazon DE , Amazon UK , Amazon FR , Amazon IT , Amazon ES (Note: Amazon stores don’t display the cashback info you will have to get here: https://www.sony.de/cashback/sommer ).

Some special deal mentions:

• 400€ off on the Sony A7rV at FotoErhardt , Fotokoch , Calumet , WexUK .
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There are big savings today on Lexar memory sold on Amazon US (click here) and also on that second deals page with SD cards (Click here) . For us photographers, the most interesting offer is the lowest price ever on the 2 TB portable SSD storage drive (click here) . Definitely useful for backing up images on the fly. And V90 fast 256GB SD card from Lexar is now available for $197 only at Amazon US (Click here) .

It’s the first time in years this is happening: The A1 is out of Stock nearly everywhere in the USA:

• “Out of Stock” at BHphoto .
• “On Backorder” at Adorama .
• Only One in Stock at Amazon .

You can still find a couple of refurbished Sony A1 at Amazon US :

The Chinese E-commerce platform JD.com released its report on brand sales in the camera and lens category in the past year:

To my Chinese readers: Someone can explain me what those numbers exactly mean? First I thought it would be the number of cameras/lenses sold but as you cans ee at the bottom some numbers are fractions…

Found via Weibo