Bambu Lab opens a European waiting list for Bambu Circle partners
A thin week for cameras and gear, dominated by Bambu Lab ahead of the Formnext trade show in Frankfurt. We favour the least glamorous part of its announcement: a programme that puts authorised Bambu Lab partners near European users.
Bambu Circle brings authorised Bambu Lab partners to Europe
Bambu Lab will present Bambu Circle at Formnext, Frankfurt am Main, from November 17 to 20, as we reported on Thursday. It is a network of certified local partners that Bambu Lab says it will coordinate and train, covering machine servicing, small-scale retail of printers and materials, 3D printing services and training. The pilot starts in the Netherlands, with Germany and France to follow in early 2027, and anyone in Europe can join the waiting list now. Bambu Lab also shows the R1, a 55 W CO₂ laser cutter and engraver that it calls its first device that is not a 3D printer. The maker gives no European price or shipping date for the R1 in this announcement.
Source: Bambu Lab
Why we favour it: Bambu Lab says its goal is an authorised partner within a one-hour drive of every user in Europe, and it chose the Netherlands first because 58% of its Dutch users said in a survey that they want to earn a side income with 3D printing. For owners, local servicing would matter more than another spec bump, though the terms for partners are still unpublished and the plan rests on the maker’s own survey.
Bambu Lab H3C slices two nozzles at two layer heights
As we reported on Monday, Bambu Lab says the H3C can print different nozzle sizes at different layer heights on one surface. In its example a 0.4 mm nozzle lays thick layers for the body while a 0.2 mm nozzle prints thin layers for fine detail. The maker says native mixed-nozzle support for the H2D, H2C and X2D is in development. A sensible answer to a long-standing slicing compromise, though the claim of being first is Bambu Lab’s own.
Source: Bambu Lab
Sigma Photo Pro 6.10.0 adds FP2 RAW development
Sigma released version 6.10.0 of its RAW development software, as we noted today. It enables DNG RAW editing for the Sigma FP2, supports desqueezed display of RAW stills shot with an anamorphic lens and adds HDR display for FP2 and Sigma BF images. Useful for FP2 owners who were waiting on software support, but an update, not a new camera.
Source: Sigma
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Written with AI from the makers' announcements and checked against the sources below. We did not test these devices.
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- Press releaseBambu Lab to present the Bambu Circle programme and showcase H3C and R1 at Formnext 2026 (opens in a new window)Bambu Lab
- Press releaseThe "Impossible" Slice: how Bambu Lab H3C made mixed nozzles work on different layer heights (opens in a new window)Bambu Lab
- Press releaseSIGMA Photo Pro 6.10.0 Software Update Now Available for Download (opens in a new window)Sigma