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Nov 9th - 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 November 2nd to yesterday, Friday November 8th.

Camera systems:

Sony

  • Firmware update for Sony ZV-E1 (ver 2.0)

  • Firmware update for Sony ZV-1 II (ver 2.0)

  • Firmware update for Sony ZV-1F (ver 2.0)

  • Sony “Special Event” on November 20-21 announced

Canon

  • Firmware updates for the following coming in December:

    • Canon Multi-Camera Control App

    • EOS C400

    • EOS C80

    • EOS C500 Mark II/EOS C300 Mark III

    • EOS C70

    • EOS R7 C

    • XF605 Camcorder

Nikon

  • Laowa announced 15mm f/5 FFII Cookie ultra-wide-angle lens for Z-mount

  • Salty announced new underwater housing for the Nikon Z8

  • Released Nikon MC-DC3 remote release cord but it’s only compatible with the new Nikon Z50II

  • SmallRig announced new Expansion Kits for the Nikon Z50II

  • Announced the new Nikon Z50II

    (Image credit: Nikon)

Hasselblad

  • Launched first standard lens in half a decade, the Hasselblad XeoCD 75P

  • New Hasselblad X Extension Tube, allows macro shots with any XCD lens

  • Sony is getting out of drone business after its first year

Lenses:

Viltrox

  • Released Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB FE full frame lens

Laowa

  • Laowa launched its third shit lens and it’s a zooming shift lens

  • Announced Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Shift APS-C E-mount lens

Brightin Star

  • Brightin Star announced a new 50mm f/1.4 APS-C autofocus (E/Z/X)

  • New Brightin Star 50mm f/0.95 APS-C has glow in the dark aperture scales

SG-Image

  • Has 3 new lenses:

    • SG-Image 18mm f/6.3 lens cap

    • SG-Image AF 55mm f/1.8 STM full frame lens

    • SG-Image 50mm f/1.8 “Phantom” lens with interchangeable bokeh patterns/aperture plates

Misc:

  • SanDisk announced new 2TB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I memory cards