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Sigma has said it will create a full-frame Foveon camera and will adopt the Leica L mount for its system. Sigma will allow existing users to adapt or convert SA mount lenses to the L mount.

The full-frame L-mount Foveon will arrive in 2019, according to Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki. The company will produce its first native L-mount lenses in 2019, too.

He also said the... more

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Hasselblad has announced three new lenses and one teleconverter for its XCD lens system. The lenses are the XCD 80mm F1.9, the XCD 65mm F2.8 and XCD 135mm F2.8, all of which are designed for the X1D digital medium format camera. In all, this brings the system to nine focal lengths covering 21-230mm (16.6... more

Sigma claims that its new 70-200mm F2.8 'Sports' will be competitive against options from other major brands.Sigma has announced give new lenses at Photokina, the 28mm F1.4 DG HSM Art, 40mm F1.4 DG HSM Art, 56mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary, 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM Sports, and 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports.

The long-awaited 70-200mm F2.8 (pictured above) is claimed to be... more

Sigma has announced four lenses for Canon EF, Nikon F and Sigma SA mounts. The 28mm F1.4 DG and 40mm F1.4 DG are both part of the company's premium 'Art' range that prioritize image quality over price and weight. These two lenses will also be available for the Sony E mount. The new lenses help round-out the series, which now includes a range of prime lenses extending from the 14mm F1.8 DG HSM up to the 135mm F1.8 DG.

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Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned from their leadership roles and are leaving Facebook. While Instagram has continued its worldwide domination under Facebook ownership, the co-founders reportedly clashed with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other leaders over the direction of the photo-sharing app.

“Mike and I are grateful for the last eight years at Instagram and six years with the Facebook team,” Systrom... more

ON1 has announced the upcoming version of its photo editing program ON1 Photo RAW 2019. Due out November 2018, ON1 claims version 2019 'is one of the biggest and best releases in our history [and] will include tons of improvements to the photo editing workflow and new features.'

Specifically, ON1 Photo RAW 2019 will have an updated UI, a new non-destructive workflow for layers, auto-alignment of layers, focus stacking, a new portrait module, a new AI-... more

Fujifilm today announced that it’s currently building its third GFX medium format mirrorless camera. The new flagship camera will feature a 102-megapixel sensor and a number of firsts among its kind.

The not-yet-named camera will be the first medium format mirrorless camera to feature phase detection pixels across the entire image sensor, allowing it to track moving subjects and be more accurate during continuous autofocus.

It will also be the first medium... more

Fujifilm has said it is developing a 100MP GFX medium format camera that will include both phase detection autofocus and in-body image stabilization. The 4K-capable camera will sell for around $10,000.

The development was announced at the company's press conference at the Photokina trade show in Cologne, Germany, alongside the unveiling of the 50MP GFX 50R model.... more

Leica has announced the upcoming S3 medium-format DSLR camera, the “next evolution of the Leica S-System.” The announcement comes 10 years after the S2 was announced back at Photokina 2008.

The S3 features a 64-megapixel ProFormat sensor, up from 37.5 megapixels in the... more

Fujifilm has announced the new GFX 50R, a new medium format mirrorless camera that features a compact, rangefinder-style body that’s reminiscent of famous medium format film cameras from the history of photography.

Inside the GFX 50R is a 51.4-megapixel G Format 43.8×32.9mm CMOS sensor with an ISO range of 100-12800 (expandable to 50-102400) backed by an X-Processor Pro image processing engine. The camera supports Fujifilm’s popular Film Simulation modes that... more

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