New rumored EOS-R3 pricing

Nokishita reports a different R3 pricing than we previously saw on a German store. He writes:

The exact price is unknown because the page is still being edited, but “EOS R3 BODY” costs 6099 euros (including VAT), “RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM” costs 749 euros, and “RF16mm F2.8”. “STM” has been registered with overseas dealers for 349 euros.

Skylum announces that the new “Luminar Neo” is coming in Winter and you can preorder it now with their best offer ever!

Today Skylum announced the new “Neo” software will arrive this winter. They also launched a special offer on current Luminar (Click here and add checkout code “SAR” to get an additional $10 discount). It runs only for the first 30k preorders and you will get the new “NEO” software for free once it’s released. It’s their lowest price ever on Luminar!

Key Features of Luminar Neo:

High Performance : We designed our new Luminar engine to allow users to apply lots of different tools to an image without significant performance loss. Luminar Neo works faster than previous versions of Luminar when importing, viewing, and exporting images, and it uses less memory all around.

Innovative technologies:

  • Transform photos with new relighting options. Luminar Neo analyzes each image to recognize the depth of a scene and its subject which allows precise control over exposure and tone.
  • Remove blemishes and distracting elements. Luminar Neo automatically recognizes and removes artifacts caused by a dirty camera sensor or lens. New tools make removing unwanted background elements easier than ever before.
  • Powerful background replacement. Take full control of the background for portrait photos by quickly replacing it with an all-new image or background.
  • Round-trip mobile image management. Our new companion mobile app makes it simple to add pictures captured on a mobile device to your Luminar Catalog. Once edited in Luminar Neo, results can be sent back to the mobile device for easy social sharing or viewing on the go.
  • Precise control with flexible editing:
    Smart, AI-based masking easily isolates elements in individual images.
    Add numerous images as layers to create entirely new art.
    Apply any tool and any mask … to any layer, in any order, multiple times.
    Use creative blending modes, guided by AI, to achieve clean, precise, composite images.

Improved Ease of Use:

  • Users can save their photos as well as presets for easy reuse.
    All editing steps remain editable for complete control over the final image.
    With a minimalist user interface, the whole process is enjoyable and easy.

The Early Bird Pre-order starts tomorrow! Your audience will be able to get Luminar Neo first once it’s released this winter. The Early Bird stage is for limited time (9-19/9) and for a limited number of licences (30.000). This is the best deal for new and existing users!

 

New Users:

1-seat license for Luminar Neo: 54 $/€
2-seats license for Luminar Neo: 59 $/€

1-seat license for Luminar AI + Neo: 83 $/€
2-seats license for Luminar AI + Neo: 98 $/€

Existing Luminar & Aurora HDR users:

1-seat license for Luminar Neo: 34 $/€
2-seats license for Luminar Neo: 49 $/€

1-seat license for Luminar AI + Neo: 63 $/€
2-seats license for Luminar AI + Neo: 88 $/€

It’s a start: OM Digital announces a new lens roadmap with five new lenses!

Surprise! OM Digital released this new lens roadmap. Here are the two new lenses:

  • Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 20mm F1.4 PRO
  • Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4.0 PRO

And three more teased lenses with no specs:

  • macro in the 100mm focal length range
  • Two telephoto rooms in the 50-150mm lens range.

Here are the images of the two new lenses:

M.Zuiko Digital ED 20mm F1.4 PRO with Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4.0 PRO with Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

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RICOH GR IIIx announced

RICOH GR IIIx:

A high-end digital compact camera, featuring a newly developed GR lens for high-quality street photography at a standard viewing angle

 

TOKYO, September 8, 2021, －RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. is pleased to announce the launch of the RICOH GR IIIx. This high-end digital compact camera features a newly developed GR lens with a 40mm angle of view in the 35mm format, while harmonizing professional-grade image quality with a compact, lightweight body perfect for street photography.

The RICOH GR IIIx has been developed in response to user requests for a new GR-series camera that will add a new perspective to the highly acclaimed RICOH GR III. The GR III was released in March 2019, featuring a 28mm wide-angle lens and designed to further enhance the essential values of the GR-series: optimizing image quality, snapshot capabilities and portability. The newly designed 26.1mm GR lens provides a 40mm angle of view in the 35mm format, close to the photographer’s own effective field of view. Depending on the way the lens is used, this versatile angle of view can create different image renditions: you can capture an image similar to those taken at a 30mm semi-wide angle, or create a completely different visual expression as if taken at a 50mm standard angle. The camera also provides a range of new and upgraded post-shooting functions to edit captured images to the photographer’s preference.

The new RICOH GR IIIx is a camera that harmonizes all the benefits of the ever-evolving RICOH GR series with a new, innovative perspective perfect for dramatic, inspiring street photography.