Daily Digest
Monday, August 10, 2026
Tamron's OEM Slide, a RED Patent Loss, and Blackmagic's New Firmware
Tamron's latest financial results show a sharp drop in OEM lens sales, adding fresh context to Sony's ongoing pursuit of the lens maker. Japan's IP High Court has also upheld the invalidation of one of RED's compressed RAW patents, while Blackmagic has pushed phase-detect autofocus to the Cinema Camera 6K via firmware. Camera, lens, and exhibition news — including a new photobook surveying Indigenous photography across America — rounds out the day.
Top Stories · 10 items
1 photo_cameraIndustry News·2d agovia PetaPixelTamron reports its own-brand and OEM lens sales separately — a level of disclosure most manufacturers don't offer.
2 photo_cameraBlackmagic Cinema Camera 6K Gets Phase Detect AF in Firmware 10.2.2
Firmware News·2d agovia CineDThe new PDAF system reads focus data directly off the imaging sensor, replacing the camera's prior contrast-based system.
3 photo_cameraIn Light and Shadow: Indigenous Photography History of America
Exhibition News·3d agovia The Guardian PhotographyThe accompanying exhibition opens at Obscura Gallery on 14 August.
4 photo_cameraRED's Compressed RAW Patent Invalidated by Japanese Court
Industry News·5d agovia CineD5 photo_cameraDJI Osmo 360 II Announcement Set for August 13
Launch RumourupdateUpdate·4d agovia PhotoRumors6 photo_cameraLight Lens Lab 35mm f/2 Apochromatic for Leica M Now Open for Orders
Lens News·3d agovia Leicarumors7 photo_cameraSony FX5 Shipping Delayed to September After QC Issue
Camera RumourupdateUpdate·4d agovia Canon Rumors8 photo_cameraMarky & Louise Kauffmann: We Were Children
Project News·2d agovia Lenscratch9 photo_cameraNikon Cuts Annual Camera Target as China Sales and Margins Fall
Industry News·3d agovia CineD10 photo_cameraNikon Z70 Removed from Apple ProRes List After Brief Appearance
Launch RumourupdateUpdate·3d agovia Nikon Rumors
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