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12 stories · 3/17
OpenAI reportedly bought Glass Imaging for $300M (WSJ, Sep 14), GoPro officially joined the Micro Four Thirds System, Canon launched the EOS R8 Mark II with IBIS at $1,899, and Sony announced the lightest-in-class FE 400mm F4.5 GM and FE 600mm F6.3 GM for October.
Panasonic announced the LUMIX S 20mm F2.5 on September 16 - a 142g ultra-wide prime at $499 - plus free firmware updates for the LUMIX S9, S1RII and S1II dropping October 13.
Canon's 24.2MP EOS R8 Mark II adds 5-axis IBIS, 40fps electronic burst, and 6K-oversampled 4K60 video in a 546g body — at $1,899, ships late October 2026.
ELYSAS gave a first public look at the MUSE Air Primes at IBC 2026 — smaller, lighter, mirrorless-mount versions of its MUSE LF cine line. Sony E and Canon RF at launch, F1.7 across eight focal lengths.
Viltrox used IBC 2026 to bring four Air-series full-frame primes — 14mm F4, 20mm F2.8, 40mm F2.5 and 50mm F2 — to L-Mount, alongside the 35mm F1.4 Pro, two APS-C F1.2 Pro primes, and a new DC-X4 monitor.
A quiet-but-steady imaging week: Canon ships maintenance firmware for the EOS R1 and R5 Mark II, Insta360 launches the Luna Pro gimbal camera globally for $599.99, SIRUI adds a horizontal/vertical switch to its Saturn V2 anamorphics, DZOFILM rounds out Arles with two T2.6 zooms, and Leitz brings /i-style metadata to HUGO and SUMMILUX-C.
OM Digital Solutions revives the PEN name under OM System — first PEN since Olympus sold its imaging business. MFT mount, rangefinder-style EVF body, IPX1 splash sealing, $999.99 body only, ships late October 2026.
Sigma’s first-ever 85mm f/1.2 prime — the 85mm f/1.2 DG DN | Art — launches September 30, 2026 in L-Mount and Sony E for $1,599, undercutting Canon and Nikon’s f/1.2 primes by 40–48%.
Nikon is developing nine Nikkor Z Cinema T1.9 VV lenses, the first Nikkor series with an image circle large enough for RED's V-RAPTOR [X] VV sensor. First lens named: 50mm T1.9 VV. Nikon has not yet announced pricing or a release date.
Sony closes a two-decade gap with the FE 8-14mm f/3.5 G Fisheye — the first first-party full-frame fisheye for E-mount. At 314g, it undercuts Canon's RF 7-14mm L by 34% on weight and ships October 2026 at $1,599.99.
Sony's new FE 400mm f/4.5 GM OSS (994g, $2,699-$2,899) and FE 600mm f/6.3 GM OSS (995g, ~$3,800) undercut Nikon's competing Z-mount primes on both weight and price — by 14-28% lighter, $500-$1,200 cheaper.
No big launches this week — just a $285 million GoPro acquisition, the quiet death of Pentax DSLRs in Japan, and a data fight over whether Fujifilm really passed Nikon. Here's what it all actually means.