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This Adobe Feature Kills High Resolution Cameras? The A7SIII & R6 BEAT the A7RIV & R5 for Stills
Dan Watson tested the new Adobe High Resolution feature
New CIPA data: Camera shipments now the same as last year
The new CIPA data gives hope the camera market steady decline trend has been inverted. In February 2021 Japanese manufacturers shipped the same amount of cameras as in February 2020. I guess the next months it will even outperform the 2020 performance which was extremely bad due the coronavirus outbreak.
Samyang teases the launch of two new FF and APS-C astrophotography lenses
Both lenses will be announced this month!
Canon will announce those new lenses by end of April: “”RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM, RF400mm F2.8 L IS USM and RF600mm F4 L IS USM”
キヤノンの最新の製品リストに「RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM」「RF400mm F2.8 L IS USM」「RF600mm F4 L IS USM」が追加されました。今月中には発表されるはず。#噂
— 軒下デジカメ情報局 (@nokishita_c) April 3, 2021
Nokishita reports that Canon will announce three new lenses within the month:
- “RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
- RF400mm F2.8 L IS USM
- RF600mm F4 L IS USM
OM Digital says it will not join the L-mount
There was a time it looked like Panasonic and Olympus would be no more close friends. Well, today they made a joint live stream to strengthen their commitment to the Micro Four Thirds system. And OM Digital clearly said they will not join the L-mount system nor do any other kind of Full Frame camera.
Some more info
OM digital:
- We’ve tried designing an f/1.0 lens, but it’s hard to deal with the autofocus system.
- We are developing a new kind of product family
- There will be a product something worth the wait
- PEN-F didn’t sell well…but a successor isn’t excluded yet
- We will not go into the Full Frame market
- We will not join the L-mount system
Panasonic:
- We are developing both MFT cameras and lenses
- Lenses with 800+ range are being discussed internally
Northrup: Sony A1 vs Canon R5
There seems to be no clear winner!