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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Canon and Sony Drop Major Cameras May 13, Hasselblad Masters Plagiarism Row, Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 Gets Aperture Ring, WideluxX F10 Swing-Lens Panoramic Shipping 2026

Announcement cascade incoming

May 13 just became the most crowded launch date of the year, with Canon and Sony both confirmed for the same day. Meanwhile Hasselblad's flagship competition is already on fire before the ink dries on the shortlist. Two very different kinds of industry chaos, running parallel.

Third-party glass (Viltrox) now competitively positioned against first-party flagships on price and ergonomicsFilm and mechanical cameras returning as purpose-built tools, not nostalgia buys, with serious price tagsCompetition and credentialing systems under pressure as submission quality assurance becomes a liability

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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Top Stories · 14 items

Canon and Sony Both Dropping Major Cameras on May 13

Hasselblad Masters 2026 Finalist Accused of AI-Generated Entry

Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB Gets Aperture Ring, Drops the Display

DaVinci Resolve 21 Beta 2 Patches Its New Photo Tools

EvrBridge Kills the Manual Metadata Step Between Camera and Resolve

Dorothea Lange's Lost Archive of a Drowned Town Is Now Online

Panasonic's Viewfinder Retreat Is Backfiring

CCD Sensors Do More Than You Remember

WideluxX F10 Swing-Lens Panoramic Camera Open for Pre-Order

Fujifilm X-M5 vs X-E5 vs X-S20: Which Daily Driver Wins?

Photoshop's Core Tools Explained for Real Editing Work

When Black and White Actually Works (And When It Doesn't)

Viperpod: Kickstarter Tripod That Ditches the Ground Entirely

Best OM System & Olympus Cameras: Full Buyer's Guide 2026

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