^{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 20th to yesterday, Friday April 26th.}

Camera systems:

Sony

• Firmware update for Sony A9 III (ver 2.00)

• Firmware update for Sony Alpha 1 (ver 2.01)

• New Custom Grid Line License - lets creators import up to 4 customized original grid lines

• New Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 II full frame coming mid May for Sony E

• New DJI Mic 2 Camera adapter for Sony cameras now in stock

Canon

• New Sigma lenses coming - see below

• First Tamron lens for Canon - see below

Nikon

• Firmware update for Nikon Z8 (ver 2.01)

• Firmware update for Nikon D850 (ver 1.31)

• Firmware update for Nikon D7500 (ver 1.12)

• Adapt Canon DSLR lenses to Nikon Z mount with new Megadap adapter

• Viltrox 40mm AF f/2.5 Z lens now available for Nikon

• Pergear announced new 25mm f/1.7 APS-C lens for Z mount

• Viltrox AF 40mm f/2.5 announced for Nikon

• 7Artisans AF 50mm f/1.8 announced for Nikon

Leica

• New Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 II full frame coming mid May for Leica L

Fujifilm

• Firmware update for Fujifilm X-T5 (ver 3.01)

• Firmware update for Fujifilm X-H2 (ver 4.00)

• Firmware update for Fujifilm X-S20 (ver 2.01)

• Firmware update for Fujifilm X100VI (ver 1.10)

• Fujifilm XApp Webcam (ver 2.2.0)

• SmallRig Thumb Grip with Hot Shoe Cover for Fujifilm X100VI and X100V now available

Lenses:

Viltrox

• Viltrox 30-300mm T4 to be released early-mid 2025

Tamron

• Announced first Canon RF lens will be Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD

Sigma

• Announced it will release 6 APS-C lenses for Canon RF

  • Launch in July - Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN

  • Launch in fall and onward:

    • Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN

    • Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN

    • Sigma 23mm F1.4 DC DN

    • Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN

    • Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN

• Firmware updates for 2 lenses

  • 60-600mm FE (ver 02)

  • 150-600 FE (ver 04)

• New Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 II full frame coming mid May for Sony E & Leica L

Misc:

• New Rollei 35AF 35mm f/2.8 film camera

• New Peak Design Coyote khaki camera strap

• New anti-theft Korin HubPack 33

• Ulanzi announced first 5 in 1 hiking-stick-tripod kit