Thursday, April 16, 2026

Fujifilm Ditches RA4 Paper, Voigtländer's Tiny 75mm M-Lens, Canon's 40-1200mm Cine Beast, Sony RX1R III Vindicated

Fujifilm just quietly pulled the plug on RA4 colour paper, and if you're running a colour darkroom, the clock is now ticking on your supply chain — this is the kind of discontinuation that sneaks up on you until suddenly you can't get stock anywhere. Elsewhere, Canon drops firmware for five Cinema cameras in one go, a sub-$600 APO-corrected Voigtländer M-mount tele materialises out of nowhere, and ASMP is running free town halls for photographers trying to figure out where AI leaves them standing. Busy day.

Chinese lens makers (Thypoch) are seriously closing the feature-to-price gap in zooms and primesFilm and analog supply chains are tightening fast—Fujifilm paper discontinuation and FP-100C price spikes signal scarcity premium incomingCinema cameras getting the feature treatment while stills bodies get neglected—Canon and Sony prioritizing video workflow

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Fujifilm Discontinuing RA4 Analog Paper

Canon Drops Firmware for Five Cinema Cameras at Once

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