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Peak Design Roller Lite hardshell suitcases arranged in a modern interior setting
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Peak Design Roller Lite: Lightweight Hardshell Luggage at $450

Peak Design has introduced the Roller Lite series, bringing its proprietary carbon fiber SlimDrive trolley and repairable construction to three lighter hardshell suitcases starting at $450.

November 10, 2026·4 min read
Adobe Lightroom Classic 16.0 user interface showcasing new vectorscope color evaluation and catalog tools
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Lightroom Classic 16.0: Vectorscopes, Catalog Purge & Depth Masks

Adobe has launched Lightroom Classic 16.0 alongside ACR 19.0, adding video-style vectorscopes, history-state purging to trim catalog bloat, and AI-powered depth masks.

November 10, 2026·4 min read
Sirui Aurora series 15mm f/1.6 full-frame autofocus lens
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Sirui Opens Pre-Orders for Aurora 15mm f/1.6 and 24mm f/1.4 Primes

Sirui opened pre-orders for its Aurora series 15mm f/1.6 ($599) and 24mm f/1.4 ($499) full-frame autofocus lenses for Sony E and Leica L mounts.

November 9, 2026·1 min read
Artizlab Classic-M 50mm f/1.4 manual focus lens in black and silver finishes
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Artizlab Classic-M 50mm f/1.4: A $399 Leica Summilux E43 Revival

Artizlab's $399 Classic-M 50mm f/1.4 revives the vintage 7-element Leica Summilux E43 formula in a 189g barrel with a dual-range helicoid focusing down to 0.45m.

November 9, 2026·4 min read
Canon Cinema EOS 15th anniversary multi-camera production kit featuring the EOS C400 and C80 with cine lenses on a production set
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Weekly Roundup 11/02-11/06: Laowa f/2 TS, Canon Cinema EOS

Venus Optics launched an f/2 tilt-shift covering medium format, Canon upgraded Cinema EOS firmware, and Map Camera detailed widespread camera backorders.

November 7, 2026·8 min read
Laowa 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift lens mounted on a camera body, official product photograph from Venus Optics
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Laowa 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift Lens Launches at $1,249

Venus Optics launched the Laowa 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift at $1,249, featuring a 67mm image circle covering full-frame, Fujifilm GFX, and Hasselblad XCD with ±12mm shift and ±10° tilt.

November 6, 2026·4 min read
A Canon EOS C80 cinema camera being operated on location in an outdoor setting
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Canon Cinema EOS Multi-Matrix Firmware for C400, C80, C50

Canon's December firmware for the EOS C400, C80 and C50 adds Multi-Matrix colour matching, wider Slow & Fast autofocus rates and C50 Speedlite flash support.

November 5, 2026·6 min read