We got plenty of new stuff to report today:

Leica 8-18mm
Panasonic announced the new Leica 8-18mm lens. You can preorder it here at BHphoto, Adorama, Panasonic and Amazon.
And there is also a new ZS70 compact camera at BHphoto, Adorama, Panasonic and Amazon.

Fuji GF 23mm and GF 110mm lens
Fujinon GF 110mm f/2 is now available for preorder at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Fujinon GF 23mm f/4 is now available for preorder at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.

Panasonic GH5 and Fuji GFX
The GFX got a new firmware update: “Fujifilm will release a free firmware update for the FUJIFILM GFX 50S later this spring, adding new functionality and improving operability. New functions include computer tethering via Wi-Fi and improved operability in exposure compensation and autofocus performance in difficult scenes.”
Panasonic announced the Gh5 will get a firmware update on April 24.

Fuji GF lens roadmap
On top of this post you can see the new GF lens roadmap. It includes Tele Converters and a Telephoto Prime Lens.

Today Sony issued an official press text which is going to worry the two companies that still are more or less ignoring the professional mirrorless market:

Here is the Press text:

SAN DIEGO, April 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Electronics – a worldwide leader in digital imaging and the world’s largest image sensor manufacturer, has announced today that their continued growth has vaulted them into the #2 overall position in the U.S. full-frame interchangeable lens camera market. ¹

Sony’s interchangeable lens cameras and lenses have seen record sales in 2017, in particular within the U.S. full-frame camera market, where they have experienced double-digit growth (+23%) ² compared to the same period last year.  The popularity of key models including ?7RII and ?7SII has been paramount to this success.

Additionally, Sony’s rapid growth has helped to drive growth of the overall full-frame interchangeable lens camera market compared to the same period last year.  Without Sony’s contributions, the full-frame market would be facing a slight decline. ³

“Our commitment to the industry is stronger than ever,” said Neal Manowitz, VP of Digital Imaging at Sony North America. “We are always listening to our customers, combining their feedback with our intense passion for innovation to deliver products, services and support like no other.”

A variety of exclusive stories and exciting content shot Sony ? products can be found at www.alphauniverse.com , Sony’s community site built to educate, inspire and showcase all fans and customers of the Sony ? brand.

Notes to Editors

¹The NPD Group / Retail Tracking Service, U.S., Detachable Lens Camera, Full Frame, Based on Dollars, Jan- Feb 2017
²The NPD Group / Retail Tracking Service, U.S., Detachable Lens Camera, Full Frame, Based on Dollars, Jan/Feb 2016- Jan/Feb 2017
³The NPD Group / Retail Tracking Service, U.S., Detachable Lens Camera, Full Frame, Based on Dollars, Jan/Feb 2016- Jan/Feb 2017

The Japanese organization CIPA published the new February camera shipment data. And the good news continues. After January also February is showing a higher system camera unit shipment compared to the previous year. Let’s see in one month if the trend will continue in March where last year shipments had a major jump upwards.

My name is Daria, I’m with Depositphotos. I wanted to share an infographic that may be useful for your stories.

We’ve analyzed 44 million commercial photos and created an infographic dedicated to the most popular cameras, settings and seasons for taking photographs:
Top 15 cameras for the commercial photography
Top 10 countries where most of the stock photos are being created
Most popular camera settings ( focal length, aperture, flash settings, and exposure time)
We used the EXIF data of our library to extract this data. Please see the detailed description in these images:

You can preorder the new compact super zoom camera at Adorama and BHphoto.

Nikon Japan announced that it has discontinued the Nikon 1 V3 production. Come on Nikon, time to make a FF mirrorless ok?