Topaz announced the new Photo Ai 3.5 (Click here) and the new Gigapixel 8.2 (Click here) updates.

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We’re excited to announce another major update to Photo AI with a new take on our lighting enhancement, a new way to run Super Focus on any machine, crash recovery, and more!

• We’re announcing a version 2 of Adjust Lighting which is vastly improved to deliver a more natural, vibrant, and reliable results across the board.
• Now anyone can run Super Focus in the cloud at lightning speed on any device, even if you don’t have a good GPU.
• And for those who can, Super Focus now runs 40% faster on Apple devices. This combines with our previous speed boosts – it is now faster than ever.
• If you encounter a crash with Photo AI, your session and work is now saved with crash recovery so you can get back to creating beautiful images.

The Gigapixel v.8.2 update now has batch Cloud Rendering, faster speeds on Mac, improvements to the Redefine model, and more.

• High creativity Redefine Cloud Rendering result improvements
• Batch process multiple images at once with Cloud Rendering
• Redefine is now 2x faster on Mac (latest MacOS 14 or 15 required for use)
• Upscale images based on their longest side

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KORIN launched a new AntiTheft But resistant camera bag on Kickstarter (Click here). They have launched successful campaigns in the past, and I’m sure this one will sell well too. If you want the ultimate peace of mind, watch this video to see how it works:

After devastating entire cities Godzilla has found new peace and purpose by following his true passion: Photography :)

What you are about to read is a real press release from Tamron Japan:

Tamron to launch Godzilla collaboration booth at CP+2025

Tamron Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Shogo Sakuraba), a comprehensive manufacturer of optics, will operate a collaboration booth with Godzilla, the monster most famous in Japanese cinema, at CP+ 2025, the world premiere show for cameras, photography and imaging, to be held at Pacifico Yokohama from Thursday, February 27 to Sunday, March 2, 2025.

This exhibition will display Godzilla and Mechagodzilla, which appeared in the Godzilla series. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (2002) and Godzilla vs. Mothra vs. Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003), in which Mechagodzilla appears, depict a fierce battle between Godzilla and the Kiryu, which was developed based on the bones of the original Godzilla, and are still popular with many fans today. At
the exhibition, you can not only experience the powerful figure of Godzilla up close, but you can also take pictures freely with the experience cameras and lenses displayed at the booth. The exhibition is enjoyable not only for Godzilla fans, but also for those who are experiencing Godzilla for the first time. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the history and evolution of monster movies!

Tamron will set up a booth at CP+2025 where you can enjoy the charm of special effects movies and Tamron lenses through the following content.

• Godzilla & Kiryu Type 3 Diorama Display: A diorama based on the set of a special effects movie will be displayed in the booth. Visitors can freely enjoy shooting using the installed Tamron lenses.
• Special Effects Demo Experience: A special effects shooting demo corner using the “Touch & Try Counter” slider. Visitors can experience shooting videos as if they were in a scene from the movie.
• Macro Lens Experience Corner: A corner will be set up where you can experience close-up shooting using Tamron’s macro lenses, with Godzilla and a mini diorama as the subject.
• Special Offers: “TAMRON | Godzilla” Original Sticker Gift. The first 300 people to register as new members for a TAMRON ID at the CP+ venue will receive a “TAMRON | Godzilla” original sticker.
• Booth Concept Movie Release: The “TAMRON | Godzilla” booth concept movie will be screened on the large screen in the booth.

Meike currently offers two PRO E-mount lenses, the 55mm f/1.8 and 85mm f/1.8 FE. There is now a third lens coming. Meike global confirmed via chat (Source: Reddit) that they will launch the 35mm f/1. 8 Pro E-mount lens at the Cp+ show:

TTartisan posted this teaser image for the launch of an ‘unprecedented’ product. I don’t know if this is a lens that no one has ever made, or maybe something else entirely. In the picture you can see a Deepseek AI chat, which makes no sense to me at all:

• Question: DeepSeek, what product do you think that is?
  
• Answer from Deepseek: Am I trying to burn out my GPU?

And on Facebook/X they shared this message:

Meet TTArtisan at CP+ 2025 in Japan
📅 Date: Feb 27 – Mar 2, 2025 (10:00 – 18:00 JST)
📍 Location: 1-1-1, Minato Mirai Nishi-ku Yokohama Japan
🎪 Booth No. 49
We’ll be showcasing a new product coming soon!
Can you guess what it is?
Stay tuned for the first look! 🎉

Feel free to guess what this buzz is all about.

Sony is struggling to ramp up production to meet demand for the new Sony A1II. If you absolutely need it now, you’ll have to pay a whopping $9,444 on Amazon (click here if you don’t believe me).

Note: A source told me that Sony was able to increase production and the shortage should be resolved soon. So please don’t pay the $3,000 surcharge just yet!

Reminder: Sony has launched new savings you can find on this special BHphoto page (Click here)