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Shoten Tribute 01 50mm f/1.1: $730 M-Mount Homage
Shoten Koubou's debut lens — the Tribute 01 LTM 50mm f/1.1 — recreates the rendering of the original 1953 Zunow 50mm f/1.1, the world's first f/1.1 lens.
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Maven Talon Series: Folding LED Lights on Kickstarter — Oct
Maven Filters is launching three folding LED panels — Talon Mini, Pro, and Max — on Kickstarter on October 13. Early-bird pricing starts at $125.
October 6, 2026·2 min read
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Sigma 85mm F1.2 DG Art and 20-60mm US Launch: Oct 6
Sigma's 85mm F1.2 DG Art ($1,599, 905g) and 20-60mm F2.8-4 DG Contemporary ($849) land at US dealers on October 6. The 85mm completes Sigma's F1.2 Art trio for L-Mount and Sony E — Canon and Nikon owners are still out.
October 5, 2026·4 min read
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Weekly Roundup 9/20-10/3: FX5 LCD, Adobe-Topaz, Lomography, Canon RF
Sony's FX5 delay now has a hardware reason, Adobe closes the Topaz Labs deal, Lomography's 35mm Petzval Métamorphose finally ships at $649, and a Beijing court ruling may force Canon's RF mount open.
October 3, 2026·8 min read
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Friday News, Oct 2: FCC DJI Ban, Adobe + Topaz, Imagen, Canon PTZ
Five regulatory, AI, and provenance stories from the week ending October 2: the FCC's DJI/Autel chip ban takes effect October 13, Adobe formally closes its Topaz Labs acquisition, Imagen rewrites its cull-then-edit workflow with Intelligent Studio, Canon adds face-registration tracking to its PTZ bodies mid-October, and Apple publishes the architecture behind iPhone 18 Pro's Reference Image sensor signing.
October 2, 2026·6 min read
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Lomography Petzval Métamorphose 35mm f/1.8: $649 Art Lens
Lomography's Joseph Petzval Métamorphose 35mm f/1.8 art lens is now official at $649 for Sony E, Canon RF, and Nikon Z mounts, with seven levels of focus-coupled bokeh control and December shipping.
October 1, 2026·2 min read
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Fujifilm Japan Price Hike: X100VI, GFX, Instax Go Up
Fujifilm raised prices in Japan by 6 to 23% effective October 1, 2026, with the X100VI, three GFX bodies, several Instax models, and one XF 500mm lens affected. US and other markets are unchanged for now.
October 1, 2026·3 min read
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Brightin Star 50mm f/2 TRI-SIGHT Lens Launch: 3 Renders, $349
Brightin Star's MF 50mm f/2 TRI-SIGHT full-frame manual focus 50mm launches today across E/RF/Z/L-Mount at $349.99 intro, with three switchable renderings (SMOOTH/PRIME/FOAMS) and four rear inserts for shaped bokeh.
September 30, 2026·3 min read