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The Hasselblad Refinement & Augmentation Project (HRAP) reverse-engineered Hasselblad's medium-format cameras and shared its progress on Reddit. Beyond demonstrations such as running Doom on an X2D camera, the group added features the maker had not offered, including video recording on the X2D II…

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L-Rumors reports an image of an official Chinese registration for a new Panasonic camera with the code P2502A. The listing shows no Wi-Fi 6 support, and the post says nothing indicates whether it is a Lumix S9II, a compact Micro Four Thirds model or a cine camera. The image came via Weibo. The…

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Laowa has announced a full-frame 24mm f/2 manual-focus tilt-shift lens with ±10° tilt and ±12mm shift, listed at $1,249 on its own store. It comes in Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-mount, Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad XCD versions, and Laowa says it is not compatible with some Panasonic S-series bodies. Laowa 24mm F2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift

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Camera(s) What you can unlock Status Hack & links Sony A7S III (firmware 5.01) Shutter Angle mode (normally FX3 only) Working GitHub · Sony-PMCA-RE · SAR article Sony A7S III Variable Shutter + BIG6 menu Experimental Reddit · GitHub · SAR article Sony A7 IV (firmware…

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A public GitHub repository, OlliV/fx30_fw, collects notes and Python tools for studying the Sony FX30 on firmware 6.01. It decrypts the official update file and unpacks it for offline analysis. The author searches the shared Sony camera application for dormant features such as 8K recording, open…

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A Reddit user, CoupleMother1623, reports that Variable Shutter (flicker-frequency control) and the BIG6 menu item now work on a Sony A7S III. Sony Alpha Rumors covered the post on 3 November 2026. The work builds on a public GitHub research repository, leogenot/sony-a7iv-feature-research, which was… Sony α7 IV

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Bold Lens Co. makes the BL-32, a 32mm manual-focus APS-C lens that uses the optic from a recycled disposable camera in a 3D-printed housing. It has an f/5.6 to f/22 adjustable aperture and is sold for $49 in Fujifilm X, Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon EF-M, Canon RF and Micro Four Thirds mounts.

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Canon announced firmware updates for the EOS C400, C80, C50 and R5 C. They add Multi Matrix colour control, autofocus in Slow & Fast mode at 72 to 96 fps, and, on the C50, a 1/8000 shutter and external flash support in photo mode. A free Camera Control Center app also arrives, with the firmware due… Canon EOS R5 C

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A Reddit user reported that a member of the HRAP community project received a legal letter from Hasselblad. The project's files and repositories are no longer being made available, which ends the community add-ons for the X2D II, including video recording.

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Canon Rumors says a Sigma 50-120mm f/2.8 APS-C zoom for RF mount is real, citing specs and images leaked on X. It also expects Canon to announce a non-L RF 90mm f/2.8 IS Macro before the end of the year.

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Sony Alpha Rumors passes on a Weibo post saying Meike plans an official release of this lens within 2026. The lens is expected to weigh about 600 g.

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Sony Alpha Rumors reports that Sirui will launch two new autofocus FE-mount lenses on 9 November. The site says it saw the lenses at the IBC show.

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A Reddit user added Variable Shutter and BIG6 to the Sony A7S III with a GitHub hack. It is a community modification, not a Sony feature.

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Yongnuo's 18mm f/2.8 S DF VCM lens for Sony E-mount has been officially announced and is due soon at Amazon and B&H. This is reported by Photo Rumors, not by a maker page.

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Fujifilm has released minor firmware updates for the GFX100RF Fragment Edition, GFX100S II and GFX100 II. Digital Camera World reports the changes as small.

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Brightin Star has announced a manual focus 50mm F2 lens for full-frame cameras. Its optics shift inside the barrel to give three different bokeh styles. Brightin Star 50mm F2 TRI-SIGHT

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