^{If you don’t see your favorite brand, there may be no news or updates. So stay tuned. The following is from last Saturday February 3rd to yesterday, Friday February 9th}

Camera systems:

Sony

• Firmware update on Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens (ver 06)

• Sony A9III now in stock for 1st time in the USA

• Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III officially “discontinued” in some Japanese stores. There are still some in stock at Amazon & BHphoto

• Sony Japan reports if you order the 300mm GM, you will have to wait 6 months to get it

• Sony 24-50mm f/2.8 G will be announced February 14th

Canon

• Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8 L IS USM lens in stock at B&H

• Canon EOS R1 - new flagship camera will be announced at CP+ 2024 (Feb 22-25)

• working on new design of image sensor - “twisted-photodiode image sensor”

• Announced as # 1 camera brand for a third year in a row in 2023

Nikon

• Firmware update for Nikon Z8 version 2.00

• Announced version 2.0.0 of its tethering application, NX Tether, free software allows photographers to connect their camera to a computer device and view instant results on a large screen & even control camer remotely

Fujifilm

• Fujifilm released an emergency firmware update as resolution to a recently released firmware - for Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR (ver 1.31)

Tamron

• Tamron will launch 6 new lenses in 2024

Lenses:

Viltrox

• Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 APS-C AF E-mount lens now available at Amazon

Zeiss

• just unveiled 6 new cine E-mount lenses named, Zeiss Nano Primes

  • 18mm T1.5

  • 24mm T1.5

  • 35mm T1.5

  • 50mm T1.5

  • 75mm T1.5

  • 100mm T1.5

Sigma

• Leaked: Lightweight Sigma 500mm f/5.6 E-mount lens will be announced on February 21th

MISC:

• DJI Osmo Pocket 3 firmware update - allows you to immediately delete a shot instead of saving it and deleting later

• Insta360 Ace Pro firmware update

• Stellar launches advanced photo recovery software

• Godox unveils V1Pro TTL Li-ion Round Head Camera Flash

• Neewer unveils the CB100C 130W RGB LED video light

• GoPro unveiled the MacOS desktop version of mobile app, GoPro Quick

• Vanguard introduces the Alta Pro 3VRL tripod