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Roland DGA announces cotodesign design and print management software for the Americas New Products 

Roland DGA announces cotodesign design and print management software for the Americas

Wide-Format imaging supplier Roland DGA announced the availability of its new design and print management software package “cotodesign” throughout North and South America. Developed for use with a range of Roland benchtop and desktop devices, cotodesign enables retailers to offer their customers an in-store product personalization experience. cotodesign is designed for personalizing T-shirts, caps, tote bags, posters, stickers, smartphone cases,... Read More
Platypod campaign for Platyball ball head nearing conclusion New Products 

Platypod campaign for Platyball ball head nearing conclusion

Compact camera support maker Platypod recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to introduce the Platyball, a tripod ball head mount designed to help photographers and videographers drastically reduce setup time. The campaign concludes in eight days. “Everything photographers and videographers know about tripods and ball heads is about to change,” said Larry Tiefenbrunn, CEO and Inventor, “This Kickstarter campaign, to raise... Read More
Leica debuts 64MP Leica S3 medium-format DSLR  with 4K video New Products 

Leica debuts 64MP Leica S3 medium-format DSLR with 4K video

Leica Camera announced the $18,995 Leica S3 medium-format DSLR, featuring a 64 MP ProFormat sensor and 4K resolution video recording. The new sensor offers a 71 percent increase in resolution from its predecessor, with a dynamic range of 15 f-stops and a maximum ISO sensitivity of 50000 to ensure photographers succeed in any light or environment, the company claims The... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of Feb. 29 New Products People on the Move Updates 

Industry Notes for the week of Feb. 29

Rumors and interesting items from around the internet Jif partners with Giphy to settle the soft/hard ‘G’ debate with a limited-edition peanut butter jar, via DPReview Apps and updates Pinterest Lite for Android is now available worldwide. Nik Collection 2.5 features five new film stocks (Agfa Precisa 100, Fuji FP100C, Fuji Instax, Fuji Provia 400X, Lomo RedScale 100), plus Affinity... Read More
LG announces V60 ThinQ 5G With LG Dual Screen New Products 

LG announces V60 ThinQ 5G With LG Dual Screen

LG Electronics USA introduced the LG V60 ThinQ 5G featuring 5G connectivity, upgraded audio, video, and photo capabilities, and updated software experiences. The LG V60 comes in two new colors, and features chamfered edges and a large, cinematic, OLED display. The LG V60 is equipped with LG’s most advanced camera features and technologies yet to offer next-level videography experiences, the... Read More
Fujifilm announces X-T4 flagship, INSTAX Mini 11 New Products 

Fujifilm announces X-T4 flagship, INSTAX Mini 11

FUJIFILM North America Corp. launched the FUJIFILM X-T4 flagship model of the X series family of mirrorless digital cameras. The X-T4 features a newly designed five-axis IBIS, a quiet shutter unit, a new vari-angle LCD screen, a new Eterna Bleach Bypass Film Simulation, and a new, large-capacity battery. The camera features the X-Trans CMOS 4 26.1MP, back-side illuminated sensor and X-Processor... Read More
Sony adds large-aperture, ultra-wide-angle prime lens New Products News 

Sony adds large-aperture, ultra-wide-angle prime lens

Sony Electronics launched the G Lens series FE 20mm F1.8 G (model name SEL20F18G) compact, lightweight, ultra-wide prime lens for a variety of creative needs including portraits, astrophotography, landscape and street photography, as well as video. The FE 20mm F1.8 G is the widest full-frame prime lens in Sony’s E-mount lineup. The lens design features two advanced aspherical (AA) elements and three... Read More
Sony debuts smartphone with high-end imaging/video chops: Xperia 1 II New Products 

Sony debuts smartphone with high-end imaging/video chops: Xperia 1 II

Sony announced its new flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 II with advanced imaging capabilities. Designed with Sony’s Alpha AF technology, the newly developed triple camera array with focal lengths of 16mm, 24mm and 70mm with ZEISS optics calibrated specifically for Xperia 1 II, as well as ZEISS T* coating, which contributes to exquisite rendering and contrast by reducing reflections. Utilizing technology... Read More
Lomography debuts LomoChrome Metropolis reloadable film camera New Products 

Lomography debuts LomoChrome Metropolis reloadable film camera

  Lomography introduced a reloadable 35mm film “simple use” camera preloaded with LomoChrome Metropolis ISO 100-400, the company’s first new color negative film after more than five years. Lomography describes the emulsion producing muted colors and an urban, grungy character. To add even more effects, the camera comes with yellow, magenta and cyan filters the user can place over the... Read More
Industry notes for the week of Feb. 22 New Products People on the Move Updates 

Industry notes for the week of Feb. 22

Rumors and interesting items from around the internet Organize your catastrophic digital photo library, via PopScience US drone ban puts lives at risk, says DJI, via Inside Imaging Apps and updates Canon has released a new version of its EOS Utility, restoring compatibility with macOS Catalina version 10.15.2 and higher. Nikon announces two firmware updates for Z-series cameras includes Animal-Detection... Read More
ProMaster adds variable neutral filters to HGX Prime collection New Products 

ProMaster adds variable neutral filters to HGX Prime collection

ProMaster announces new variable neutral density filters that join the HGX Prime professional collection with a 1.3 to 8 stop density range, which is achieved with color-corrected polarizing films that are applied using a unique, proprietary process. Each filter is manufactured using ultra-hardened, scratch-resistant optical glass that is individually ground, polished, and coated with 36 layers of anti-reflective multi-coatings. Like... Read More
Vivid-Pix image restoration software hits U.S. 11-city demo tour New Products 

Vivid-Pix image restoration software hits U.S. 11-city demo tour

Vivid-Pix has launched a “Your City – Your Story” 11-city U.S. tour to showcase its patented Vivid-Pix RESTORE AI photo and document restoration software. The Vivid-Pix journey includes the largest family history event in the world, RootsTech, held Feb. 26-29, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Vivid-Pix tour includes events throughout the U.S. at genealogical society conferences, libraries, and other... Read More
OmniVision announces 64-Megapixel, 0.8 micron image sensor New Products 

OmniVision announces 64-Megapixel, 0.8 micron image sensor

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, announced the OV64C, its first 64 MP image sensor featuring a 0.8 micron pixel size to enable high-resolution smartphone cameras in a 1/1.7ʺ optical format. Built on OmniVision’s PureCel Plus stacked die technology, this sensor provides leading-edge still image capture and exceptional 4K video performance with electronic image stabilization... Read More
Vazen launches the 28mm t/2.2 1.8x Anamorphic Lens  for Micro Four Thirds cameras New Products 

Vazen launches the 28mm t/2.2 1.8x Anamorphic Lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras

Vazen, a new Chinese cinema lens brand, has announced the pricing and shipping availability of the Vazen 28mm t/2.2 1.8x Anamorphic Lens for Micro Four Thirds (M43) cameras. Vazen previously launched the 40mm t/2 back in Cinegear 2019. The new 28mm is the second member and the widest of their 1.8x anamorphic line-up. The whole set will contain 3 focal lengths... Read More
MyHeritage releases feature to automatically colorize black-and-white photos New Products News 

MyHeritage releases feature to automatically colorize black-and-white photos

Family history site MyHeritage released MyHeritage In Color, a feature that automatically colorizes black-and-white photos. Photos are colorized using sophisticated deep learning technology that is currently exclusive to MyHeritage, the company says. MyHeritage In Color is a freemium feature on MyHeritage, where several photos may be colorized for free, after which continued use of this feature requires a subscription. Colorization... Read More