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July 6th - This week's photography gear news, updates, & releases

If you don’t see your favorite brand, there may be no news or updates. So stay tuned. The following is from last Saturday June 29th to yesterday, Friday July 5th.

Camera systems:

Sony

  • New Sony ZV-10 II to be announced Wednesday July 10th

  • Also to be announced on the 10th, a new E 16-50mm F/3.5-5.6 OSS II lens

  • New Viltrox lens, see below

  • New 7Artisans lens, see below

  • Sony A9II officially discontinued

Canon

  • Canon RF 10-20mm F4 L IS STM lens in stock at Adorama

  • Canon RF 35mm F1.4 L VCM in stock at B&H

  • Firmware updates for Cinema EOS cameras and pro camcorders

Nikon

  • Firmware update for Nikon Zfc (ver. 1.70)

  • Nikon has introduced a new cloud service called Nikon Imaging Cloud, similar to the old Nikon Image Space

Fujifilm

  • Fujifilm XApp 2.1.2 released

Panasonic

  • Launched new version of Lumix FZ80, the Lumix FZ80D in North America and as the Lumix FZ82D in the UK and Europe

Leica

  • New IDSworks modular base plate and L-plate attachments for Leica SL3 cameras

  • Leica D-Lux 8 is officially released

Lenses:

7Artisans

  • New 7Artisans 85mm F/1.8 autofocus full frame E-mount lens will be announced

Viltrox

  • July 6th Viltrox will launch E-mount version of 40mm f/2.5 FF autofocus Z-mount lens

Laowa

  • Teased launch of first-ever zoom and shift lens - to be announced Monday July 8th

Tamron

  • Tamron 50-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD lens in stock at B&H

Miscs:

  • Yes!Star S1 - new 35mm film camera

  • Darktable 4.8.0 now released

  • Think Tank released a new backpack specifically designed for mirrorless cameras

(Image credit: ThinkTank)