^{If you don’t see your favorite brand, there may be no news or updates. So stay tuned. The following is from last Saturday April 13th to yesterday, Friday April 19th.}

Camera systems:

Sony

• Launched the Sony 16-25mm f/2.8 G lens

• Meike 33mm f/1.4 APS-C E-mount lens coming soon

• Sony asked Firefly to stop using its E-mount to produce E-mount cameras

• Firmware update for Sigma 150-600mm F5.3-6.3 DG DN OS (ver 04)

• Firmware update for Sigma 60-600mm F5.3-6.3 DG DN OS (ver 02)

• Firmware update for Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS (ver 02)

Canon

• Firmware updates for 5 RF mount telephoto lenses:

  • Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8 L IS USM – Ver 1.0.6

  • Canon RF 400mm f/2.8 L IS USM – Ver 1.0.6

  • Canon RF 600mm f/4 L IS USM – Ver 1.0.6

  • Canon RF 800mm f/5.6 L IS USM – Ver 1.0.4

  • Canon RF 1200mm f/8 L IS USM – Ver 1.0.4

Nikon

• Firmware update for Nikon Z5 (ver 1.43)

• Firmware update for Nikon D780 (ver 1.11)

• Firmware update for Nikon Message Center 2 (Mac) (ver 2.5.1)

• Voigtlander Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens now available for Nikon Z

• New 7artisans AF 50mm f/1.8 full-frame lens for Z-mount will be announced April 25th

• Firmware update for the discontinued camera, the Coolpix P1000 (ver 1.7)

• Firmware update for the CoolPix P950 (ver 1.5)

• Thyphoch to announce new lenses for Nikon Z-mount

Fujifilm

• Fujifilm X100F and X-T20 no longer repairable

Ricoh

• Ricoh Image Transmitter 2 update version 2.6.2 released

Olympus

• Firmware update for OM-1

• Firmware update for OM-1 Mark II

• Firmware update for OM-5

Lenses:

Sigma

• Temporarily suspends orders for the entire DC DN lens line-up - not able to keep up with demand

• Firmware update for Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS in L-mount (ver 1.1)

Viltrox

• Launched AF 56mm F1.7 lens for Fuji X and Nikon Z mounts

Voigtlander

• Voigtlander Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens now available for Nikon Z

7artisans

• New 50mm F1.4 tilt-shit APS-C lens for Sony E, Fujifilm X, and MTF mounts

Sirui

• Announced the new Nightcrawler 16mm T1.2 and 75mm T1.2 lenses to be released May 7th

Misc:

• Insta360 X4 8K camera announced

• Blackmagic PYXIS 6K debuts at NAB 2024

• New Davinci Resolve 19

• DxO released the new Photolab 7.6 RAW editor

• New Excope DT1 camera - 48mp sensor with interchangeable lens

• Module 8 brings vintage-look PL Tuners to Fujifilm X & L-mount cameras

• Rode launches the Interview Pro wiresless mic

• Topaz Photo AI 3.0.0 announced

• DJI launched the Power 1000 and Power 500 power stations

• New Zhiyun Molus B-Series LED lights

• New SmallRig x Andyax Creator Tool Kit for outdoor content creators

  • A 7-in-1 Foldable Multi-Tool Kit

  • An Allen wrench set

  • A double-head flat wrench

  • A Stainless Steel Screw Set

  • Lens cleaning tools: dust blower, cleaning pen, and microfiber cloth

  • An adhesive labelling set with duct tape and Velcro

  • A Memory Card Case and HDMI Data Cable