ON1 Photo RAW 2020.1 has been released. It’s a free update for current users and if you don’t own it you can buy it with an instant 20% discount.

In this video you cans ee what’s new:

All ongoing software deals:

• CAPTURE ONE: 25% discount on Capture One for Sony perpetual licenses and subscriptions (Click here). Use code “SPRING25” to get the discount at checkout!
• LUMINAR: Skylum launched the new free Luminar 4.2 update ($10 discount with our code “SAR”).
• TOPAZ SHARPEN: 25% off on th new Topaz Sharpen AI software.
• TOPAZ VIDEO: $100 off on the new Topaz Video Enhance AI
• DXO: Til March 31 you save up to 30% on all DxO software (Click here).
• FRANZIS: Save $237 on the entire Franzis software collection

Reuters reports:

Sony Corp said on Thursday it would buy back shares worth up to 200 billion yen ($1.83 billion), or 4.8% of stock, through March 31, 2020, in an effort to boost shareholder returns.It follows a share buyback of 100 billion yen, its first ever, announced in February.
Reuters has reported that Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point LLC is building a stake in Sony again to push for changes that include shedding some businesses.

The past weeks nearly the whole Stock market had a 30% crash. I guess Sony is taking the chance to strengthen their position within the company and have more power against speculators like Daniel Loeb.

Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DN ART: Review

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Sony RX0II Review by Hanna Saba.
Tips for Taking your Camera out on Snowy Adventures (Explora).
World class Tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas switched to the Panasonic S1H (L-rumors.com).
CIPA confirms: 2019 was the worst year of the decade in terms of camera sales (MirrorlessRumors).
Why I Don’t Format SD Cards & Some Useful SD Card Tricks (Robin Wong).

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With the following trick you should be able to get extra two months of Adobe Creative Cloud for free! Note: Tested and works in US and UK. Not sure if it works in other countries too:

1. Log into your Adobe account
2. Click on ‘Manage plan’
3. Click on ‘Cancel plan’ (next to ‘Change plan’)
4. You’ll now be in a ‘Cancel plan’ menu. Choose a reason for leaving.
5. Click ‘continue’ on the ‘Details’ step.
6. You’ll now arrive at the ‘offers’ section, where you can choose to accept the ‘two months free’ offer.

Techradar writes:

There are a few caveats. We’ve only tried this process in the UK, although there are plenty of Creative Cloud subscribers from the US on Twitter who appear to have had similar success. That said, we can’t guarantee it’ll work for all regions.

Also, the nature of the offer means it’s mainly designed for those who are set up to pay monthly – although, again, there is anecdotal evidence on Twitter that suggests it will also work with those who have chosen to pay annually, with some users saying that a credit was applied to their account.

WHY Shoot with PRIME Lenses?! NEW Tamron 24mm and 35mm 2.8 PRIME LENSES!

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5 Unconventional Lenses for Wedding and Portrait Photography (Explora).
New real life Canon EOS-R5 8K images from the WPPI show (MirrorlessRumors).
Tamron 24mm FE test at Lesnumeriques.
24-70mm zoom super comparison at Mobile01.
8K vs 4K TVs: Double-blind study by Warner Bros. et al reveals most consumers can’t tell the difference (TechHive).
Sony E 70-350mm review (Pixelmania).

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Well at last some good news folks: Tamron issued an official press release to inform their shareholders about the Covid19 outbreak. And it looks like the company hasn’t been really affected hard by this. Some interesting facts:

– plant in Foshan, China, was closed until February 9, operations were gradually restarted as of February 10, employees are now attending work as scheduled, with no current impact on plant operations;
– plants in Japan and Vietnam are operating as usual;
– no delays are taking place with regard to the development of Tamron interchangeable lenses;
– sales in China account for around 10% of total sales of Tamron interchangeable lenses;
– sales in China are performing more weakly than usual, sales in other regions are not seeing any major impact now.

I hope this means the 70-180mm f/2.8 FE lens is going to be on market before Summer!

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Thanks Valdimir