Sony is still focused on the Blogger market while the RX lineup needs to be revived!

Capture One just issued the following Press text:

Express is coming to an end

We’re constantly working to improve our tools for you. And to give you the best creative and collaborative experience, we need to focus on our main products. This means that starting January 30, 2024, Capture One Express will no longer be available.
You’ll be able to use Express until January 30, and all your images and edits will also be available until this date.
Starting January 30, you won’t be able to download or use Express from our website. Also, you can’t activate any Express license keys after January 30, website. Also, you can’t activate any Express license keys after January 30, even though you downloaded the license key before this date.
We’ll end all support for Express after January 30.
You can easily transfer your images and edits from Express to Pro. Just open your Express Catalog in Pro and keep creating.

You have three options:
a. Export your edits to TIFF, JPEG, or other formats.
b. Export your RAW files with or without adjustment metadata by choosing Export Originals.
c. Access Finder (macOS) or File Explorer (Windows) and extract them manually.

Maybe finally some sign of life coming from OM Digital?

I don’t know if this is a joke or if it’s serious. It surely looks like they really mean it! Their teaser shows a sort of Leica M styled Hipstamatic camera that will be announced on December 14. There are no rumored specs a part of the fixed f/2.8 lens. But I am sur Leica lawyers are watching this closely for possible design patent infringements :)

Source: Hipstamatic

PhileWeb chatted with the manager of one of the largest stores in Japan. He shared a couple of insights:

• After the slow sales during the Corona demand is definitely coming back.
• Demand for compact Full Frame cameras is increasing particularly driven by the younger generation
• Vlogging is also getting an important sales drive factor.
• A product that is now selling particularly well is the DJI Osmo Pocket 3.

“What young people want is something that is easy to use. They have the impression that conventional cameras are difficult to use because they have to be configured in various ways. Smartphones can overturn that. Touch-operated devices like these are gaining popularity.

• INSTAX Pal, the first palm-sized camera in the Instax series that specializes in photography, is popular among inbound tourists, and Canon’s PowerShot V10 is a Vlog camera that claims to “make videos look beautiful.
• There are two trends:
  Small and lightweight. The Sony A7c cameras are selling particularly well.
  The joy of ownership also plays a big role: That’s why the Nikon ZF is selling well

”There is a need for new cameras that are differentiated from smartphones. It is noteworthy that this is becoming evident.

My private thoughts:

Let me know folks if you would actually buy a YELLOW lens :)