Our guide to the Sony α1 II is online. It shows what each of its 55 buttons, dials and parts does, on photos of the camera, and explains all 587 menu settings in plain words, to click through and to search. The guide is unofficial and written in our own words from the maker's manual.
Our guide to the Sony α7CR is online. It shows what each of its 42 buttons, dials and parts does, on photos of the camera, and explains all 527 menu settings in plain words, to click through and to search. The guide is unofficial and written in our own words from the maker's manual.
Our guide to the Sony α7C II is online. It shows what each of its 41 buttons, dials and parts does, on photos of the camera, and explains all 524 menu settings in plain words, to click through and to search. The guide is unofficial and written in our own words from the maker's manual.
Our guide to the Sony α7R VI is online. It shows what each of its 51 buttons, dials and parts does, on photos of the camera, and explains all 592 menu settings in plain words, to click through and to search. The guide is unofficial and written in our own words from the maker's manual.
Our guide to the Sony α7 V is online. It shows what each of its 49 buttons, dials and parts does, on photos of the camera, and explains all 604 menu settings in plain words, to click through and to search. The guide is unofficial and written in our own words from the maker's manual.
Our guide to the Sony FX5 is online. It shows what each of its 48 buttons, dials and parts does, on photos of the camera, and explains all 523 menu settings in plain words, to click through and to search. The guide is unofficial and written in our own words from the maker's manual.
Sony's Black Friday promotion is running on its UK website, with the company saying it lasts for a limited time while stocks last. The Alpha 7 V drops £400 to £2,399, the Alpha 7R VI drops £400 to £3,999, and the FX3 drops £400 to £2,999. The Alpha 7 III falls £200 to £999, or £1,199 with the FE… Sony α7 V · Sony α7R VI · Sony α7 III · Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II · Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM II · Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
Leica introduced two special editions of its M rangefinders on 12 November 2026: the M-A Hammertone, a fully mechanical 35mm film camera, and the digital M11-P Hammertone. Both went on sale the same day through Leica stores, the Leica online shop and authorised dealers. The recommended prices are…
Canon Rumors reports that Canon is expected to refresh its RF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM and RF 600mm f/4L IS USM. The site notes that both lenses were first designed for EF mount and later adapted to RF, which it presents as a reason for a modern redesign. The site suggests the built-in teleconverter… Canon RF 400mm F2.8 L IS USM · Canon RF 600mm F4 L IS USM
A button sequence shared in the Leica community opens a diagnostic service menu on the M10 and M11. The menu does not appear in Leica's documentation or the M11 manual reviewed for the report. To open it, briefly release and press Play again, then press Up, Left, Down, Right and Up, and release…
A one-click extension toolkit from the Gothenburg R&D Team is reported to add AF-C and accelerated focusing to the Hasselblad X2D and 907X. The same forum post says eye focus, tracking AF and in-camera pixel shift are also available. The poster argues the hardware was always capable of these… Hasselblad 907X toolkit reportedly adds AF-C
Caduceus for the Olympus PEN E-P7 is a set of open-source firmware patches for firmware 1.1. It adds in-camera film simulations, HSL colour control, grain, bloom, clarity, true log video and XPan or 21:9 framing. The latest release listed in the repository is v0.32. A browser-based control panel…
db firmware v0.4.0 beta is an unofficial patch project for OM-1, OM-1 Mark II, OM-3, OM-5 and OM-5 Mark II bodies. Its release notes say the OM-1 receives the Mark II firmware port, with all Mark II features except ND128 and the larger buffer. The OM-5 gets the OM-5 Mark II user interface, which… OM System .4.0 beta
Sony Alpha Rumors reports that the California Energy Commission has published details of a new Sony camera that has not been released yet. The post is dated November 10, 2026. Appliance-efficiency filings like this one are public documents, so they show that a product exists in Sony's pipeline.…
GRKit is an experimental software tool for Ricoh GR cameras that runs from the SD card instead of changing the firmware. It was reported on 7 November 2026. It covers the GR III, GR IIIx, GR IV and their HDF variants. The GR IV Monochrome is only partly supported. It adds film-style looks and an…
The lumix-firmware-research repository on GitHub is an archive of reverse-engineering work on older Panasonic Micro Four Thirds bodies. It was reported around 9 November 2026 as a sign that Lumix encryption is being cracked. The author describes it as unmaintained and accepts no contributions or… Panasonic Lumix GM1 · Panasonic GM5 · Panasonic GX9
OM-Emu is a JavaScript emulator and research lab for OM System and Olympus cameras that use the MN10300 processor. It runs the vendor firmware on a computer rather than in a camera. Its reference body is the OM-1 on firmware 1.9. The project's status table, dated 31 October 2026, says the OM-1 Mark… OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II · OM SYSTEM OM-3
Caduceus for OM-3 is an open-source firmware patch for the OM System OM-3 that adds on-camera colour editing for the COLOR 1 to 4 profiles (Monochrome is not covered). It is built on the Caduceus project for the Olympus PEN E-P7. A web control panel lets you make your own looks and save them to the…
The sony-a6400-research repository on GitHub is a community effort to analyse the firmware of Sony's CXD90045-era APS-C bodies. The author asked for contributors on r/SonyAlpha. On 11 November 2026 a contributor opened issue #7 with cross-model findings covering the a6400, a6600, ZV-E10 and… Sony α6100
A GitHub project by DevCrashDay treats the Sony a6400 as a programmable platform. Its stated aims are features Sony never shipped, such as unlimited video recording, hands-free astrophotography, automated focus stacking and in-camera film emulation. The repo's status note is from October 2026 and…
Fuji Rumors reported on November 4 that a new Tamron patent shows the design of three medium format lenses. The patent was first spotted by the site mirrorlessrumors. According to the report, this is the first time Tamron has been seen designing lenses that can cover the 44x33mm sensor used by the…
A rumor published by CanonBuzz on November 9 says a Chinese third-party maker will soon announce an AF 35mm f/1.8 Pro full-frame autofocus lens for Canon's RF mount. The page names the maker as Vistilen, while the article's web address and a search snippet of the same story say Viltrox, so the…
A new GitHub project ports some OM-1 Mark II features onto the original OM-1, according to a 43 Rumors report dated November 10, 2026. The added features include new interface options, human subject recognition, C-AF combined with tracking, graduated ND support, and a working high-resolution mode.…
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