Excire Foto 2024 has been released with five separate AI models and two groundbreaking new features:

1. Prompt-search AI, so that photographers can instantly retrieve any image in their photo library simply by typing in a text description (e.g., “Grand Canyon sunset” or “person by the Eiffel Tower with a yellow umbrella”).
2. X-tetics AI, which intelligently scores images based on their aesthetic qualities and has been trained on data from hundreds of thousands of photos and input from expert photographers

Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 vs the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8

Asobinet made this size comparison between the leaked Sigma 10-18mm lens and other APS-C lenses.

Here are the first leaked images and specs of the Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 lens that will be announced on October 5:

Specifications:

Lens construction: 13 elements in 10 groups (3 FLD, 1 SLD and 4 aspherical elements)
Angle of view: 109.7°-76.5° (APS-C)
Number of diaphragm blades: 7 (rounded diaphragm)
Minimum aperture: F22
Minimum focus distance: 11.6 (

Fieldmade announced a new generation of lens indicators (Click here and use our code “SONYRUMORS10” to save 10%) .

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After a year of relentless prototyping, navigating a steep learning curve, and tackling challenges head-on, Field Made Co is thrilled to launch our next-generation Lens Indicator Labels.

**What’s New:**
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Tamron has patented examples of 90mm and 135mm macro lenses that move the two lens groups with rear focus. The 90mm has inner focus. Obviously we don’t know yet if those lenses will ever make it into production.

via Asobinet

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At three A7cII/A7cR presentation event in China Sony displayed all the gear they announced in 2022 and 2023. And as far as I know there is still som gear to come in autumn. So 2023 we got quite a lot of new stuff to play with!

If you use the checkout code “OKTOBERFEST” you save up to 10% on all gear sold at the German store FotoErhardt (Click here) .This deals is valid on nearly all gear. Not only the few listed on the action page or their deal page !

The new Meike 85mm f/1.4 STM FE autofocus lens is available at Amazon US&EU and at Meike store. .

Lensvid had a chat with Mr. Yann Salmon-Legagneur, Head of Imaging Products & Solutions Marketing. If you are focused on future products, this interview isn’t giving any info about that. But at the end of the video the manager at least recognized that Sony got the message about the firmware complains. Let’s see with the upcoming A1 firmware update if that’s the case ;)

One more news is that after the interview he told to Lensvid that the A1/A7S