The Chief Executive Officer of Sigma, Kazuto Yamaki, has confirmed that the company will be releasing their own L-mount camera in the near future (2019).

In a behind-closed-doors meeting here at Photokina, Sigma told Photography Blog that the camera will will be a full-frame model, rather than APS-C.

Hasselblad has added three new lenses to its XCD lens family - the XCD 1,9/80, the XCD 2,8/65 and the XCD 2,8/135.

The XCD 1,9/80 represents a major milestone for Hasselblad with an impressive f/1,9 aperture, Hasselblad’s largest lens aperture, offering an extremely shallow depth of field and light-gathering ability.

The XCD 2,8/65 is the ideal standard lens in any X System photographer’s kit. With a 50mm full frame equivalency, it’s designed to achieve the ‘normal’ focal length and mimic the human field of view.

Growing the telephoto range, the XCD 2,8/135 and X Converter 1,7 expand the reach of Hasselblad’s X1D-50c.

The XCD 80mm, XCD 65mm and the XCD 135mm lenses are now available for pre-ordering and will begin shipping in December 2018.

We're at the Fujifilm Photokina 2018 press conference, and Fujifilm have just stated that they are "announcing breakthrough GFX models" at Photokina 2018 - could they be the widely rumoured GFX 50R and GFX 100S? (Yes...)

Fujifilm have unveiled a 100 megapixel GFX mirrorless camera at Photokina 2018. The Fuji GFX 100 camera will feature phase detection pixels across the entire sensor, an in-body image stabilization mechanism and support 4K video recording (4K/30P, 10-bit), all World's firsts. It will have a 102 megapixel sensor, fourth-generation “X-Processor 4” image processing engine, and an integrated vertical grip.

The Fujifilm GFX 50R is a rangefinder-styled medium-format mirrorless camera that's smaller and lighter than the GFX 50S (145g less and 25mm thinner). The 51.4 megapixel GFX 50R rangefinder camera allows you to keep your eye on a subject while looking through the the 0.77x 3.69M-dot organic EL electronic viewfinder (EVF) with the other eye. It is the first model in the GFX system to support the Bluetooth low energy technology, while the magnesium alloy body is weather-sealed in 64 places to provide dust and weather resistance and ability to operate at temperatures as low as -10.

The GFX 50R will be available in November 2018 for $4500.

Fujifilm have added three new lenses to their GFX medium format camera lens roadmap. Added to the roadmap are the GF 100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR telephoto zoom, GF 45-100mm F4 R LM OIS WR medium telephoto zoom (hereinafter “GF45-100mmF4 R LM OIS WR”) and a compact and lightweight lens, the GF 50mmF3.5 R LM WR standard lens.

Capture One has significantly expanded its Fujifilm camera support, with full Fujifilm RAW file and basic tethered support for select cameras. Future development will integrate Fujifilm Film Simulations with Capture One and provide enhanced tethered support for select professional Fujifilm cameras.

Capture One Express Fujifilm is free for all Fujifilm camera owners.

Capture One Pro Fujifilm is priced at $159 for 12 months pre-paid; $16/month for monthly subscription; and $23/month for a three-month subscription.

Panasonic has announced the development of the LEICA DG VARIO-SUMMILUX 10-25mm F1.7, the world’s first F1.7 wide-angle zoom lens for the Micro Four Thirds system.

The ‘L-Mount Alliance’ between Leica, Panasonic and Sigma is a previously unparalleled form of collaboration that will particularly benefit the customers of all three partners. The collaboration enables Panasonic and Sigma to make use of the L-Mount standard developed by Leica for their own developments and to offer both cameras and lenses utilising this lens mount.

The three companies have also launched a dedicated L-Mount Alliance website.

Leica's press conference at Photokina starts in 20 minutes, and they've already given the gathered journalists a taste of what's to come with the pictured business card.

The image of two lenses on the front has the strapline "UNLIMITED", whilst on the back there's the instruction "For more information: www.l-mount.com". This seems to strongly hint at the recent rumours of an official L-mount alliance between Leica, Panasonic and Sigma.

Leica Camera have made five exciting announcements at Photokina 2018, including a groundbreaking, industry-setting L-mount, a new mobile application, Leica FOTOS, the Leica S3, firmware updates and a new color option for the Leica CL.

• Leica L Mount: A first-of-its-kind pioneered by Leica in strategic alliance with Panasonic and SIGMA, the Leica L-Mount allows for a nearly limitless array of creative options by combining different interchangeable lenses with cameras featuring different sensor formats.
• Leica S3: The brand new Leica S3 medium format camera features a striking increase in resolution and impeccable performance in any lighting situation.
• Leica FOTOS: New mobile application Leica FOTOS enables Leica photographers to instantly transfer photos from a camera to a phone, as well as features an immersive viewing experience that allows photographers to assess and edit every detail of a raw image, including exposure.
• Leica CL Silver: The Leica CL, a versatile, fast and compact system camera, is now available in a sleek silver finish.
• Exciting Firmware updates are now available for Leica SL-System, Leica S (Typ 007), Leica M10 and Leica M10-P.

After 25 minutes, the Sony Photokina press conference has finished, and Sony have announced...animal Eye AF. Nature photographers rejoice, as Eye AF for the bird animal world will be released sometime in the near future (early 2019).

Fotodiox have annnounced the Canon EF to Fujifilm GFX Fusion Smart AF Adapter. The EF-GFX Fusion Smart AF Lens adapter will allow users to mount Canon EF lenses to Fujifilm GFX bodies (pictured) while retaining autofocus, in-camera aperture control, lens image stabilization and recording lens EXIF data to the camera.

The Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM lens is the compact and lightest in its class, with superb sharpness even at F1.4. It features a compact and lightweight design with a filter diameter of φ67mm and measures just 75.4mm x 92.4mm and weighs a mere 445g

The Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM will ship in Europe in October 2018, priced at approximately £1,450, and in the US for $1,400.

We've published a full Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM review, a gallery of hands-on photos and some JPEG and Raw sample images taken with a final production version of the Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM lens.

Want to see exactly what the new Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM lens looks like in the flesh?

Check out our extensive hands-on gallery of photos of the Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM lens now.

Fujifilm have issued a firmware update for the new X-T3 mirrorless camera, which officially began shipping yesterday.

The firmware update Ver.1.01 from Ver.1.00 incorporates the following issues:

• Compensation of distortion is optimized in CH shooting with electronic shutter.
• The phenomenon is fixed that the mechanical LOCK of some SD cards is not recognized.
• Fix of other slight defects

The new Canon EOS R System, camera and RF lenses will be on display on the Canon stand exclusively at Photokina 2018.

The Voigtlander Color Skopar 21mm f/3.5 is a new wide-angle E-mount lens. The suggested retail price (excluding tax)is ¥ 85,000 and it's scheduled to be released in October 2018.

Rotolight has launched a High Speed Sync (HSS) transmitter optimised for Fujifilm camera systems, in collaboration with Elinchrom.

ExperimentalOptics have launched a Kickstarter campaign for a 35mm f/2.7 pancake len, dubbed "The Smallest Fastest Pancake Lens in the World!".