Bambu Lab's H3C tool changer is our favourite of the week

Bambu Lab’s H3C is this week’s only new announcement, and it comes with a European price and a clear change in how a desktop printer works, so it is our favourite. Around it sit a handheld 3D scanner from Elegoo, a sports telephoto lens from Nikon and a small full-frame camera from Sigma, the last three announced before our daily news began.

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Bambu Lab H3C brings nine print tools and a euro price

The H3C is Bambu Lab’s first third-generation printer. Instead of one print head that loads and unloads filament, it has nine print tools, each with its own filament path and heating. Bambu Lab says this cuts the switch from one material to the next to under 6 seconds, and that the toolhead and X-axis assembly are 40% lighter than before. The build volume is 330 × 320 × 325 mm, and connecting an older AMS extends the system to 24 materials in a single print, according to the maker.

In the EU the H3C with its AMS 3H filament system costs €2,499 including tax; in the UK it is £2,199. A bundle with filament is €2,579, and the Station bundle with the enclosed stand and air purifier is €3,039. Bambu Lab’s announcement gives no European shipping date. We reported the launch on Thursday in our news post on the H3C.

Source: Bambu Lab

Why we favour it: it is a new kind of machine for Bambu Lab rather than a refresh, the price is stated in euros and pounds including tax, and Bambu Lab says the H2D, H2C and X2D will support multi-orifice nozzle printing, with some features this year and others by the first quarter of 2027. The switching time and weight saving are Bambu Lab’s own claims, so the real test is how the first independent reviews hold up.

Elegoo M1 Ultra is a handheld 3D scanner at €1,699

Elegoo announced its first all-in-one smart 3D scanner, which went on sale on 29 October. The M1 Ultra has a 3-inch touchscreen, Wi-Fi 6 and a 4,800 mAh swappable battery that Elegoo says lasts up to 1.5 hours of wireless scanning. It costs €1,699 or £1,399, and an early bird price of €1,599 or £1,319 runs until 12 November.

Scans export as STL, OBJ, PLY and ASC, which Elegoo says is meant for downstream design, modelling and manufacturing work in third-party software.

Source: Elegoo

Nikon puts a 1.4× teleconverter inside a 120-300mm f/2.8 zoom

On 29 October Nikon released the NIKKOR Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S for full-frame mirrorless cameras. Nikon calls it the first constant f/2.8 zoom with a built-in 1.4× teleconverter, which reaches 420mm at f/4. It weighs about 2,735 g, which Nikon says is about 515 g less than its 2020 AF-S 120-300mm f/2.8E.

The release gives no price or European availability. For sports shooters the saving of carrying a separate teleconverter is the point, and the missing price decides whether it is a real option.

Source: Nikon

Sigma FP2 keeps the full-frame body small

Sigma announced the FP2 on 23 October and calls it the world’s smallest full-frame camera. It has a 24.5-megapixel partially stacked sensor, 6K OpenGate recording, 70GB of internal storage and an L-Mount. Sigma says battery life is about 30% longer than the original fp, at roughly 370 still images.

Sigma America lists availability from 11 November 2026 at $2,199 for the body only, and Sigma has not given European pricing. Without a euro price, European buyers cannot yet compare it with other compact cameras.

Source: Sigma