HOT: Preorder the Fuji X PRO 1 and lenses at Amazon USA and Adorama!!!

You really don’t have to miss that chance to get the X PRO 1 as soon as possible: Preorders at Amazon started right now (Click here!!!). As you see the price of the camera is $1699. UDPATE: Now at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here) too. And you can preorder the lenses here:
18mm f/2.0 (Click here preorder on Amazon) UDPATE: Now also at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
35mm f/1.4 lens (Click here preorder on Amazon) UDPATE: Now also at Adorama too (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
60mm f/2.4 macro (Click here preorder on Amazon) UDPATE: Now also at Adorama too (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

Hurry!
P.S.: I bet most of you will preorder at both stores :)

Look at that Fuji X PRO 1 high ISO sample!

Fujifilm X-Pro 1 from Michael Fletcher on Vimeo.

Now click that magic link to open a full size ISO 6400 image sample taken with the Fuji X PRO 1:
http://www.christianfletcher.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/Shearing-sheep.jpg

And there are even more images posted on Christian Fletcher’s website (Click here). Now I am curious to hear all pixel peepers and noise experts :)  That looks damn impressive!

More X PRO 1 news:
The crazy Fujiguys posted a total of twenty four X PRO 1 related videos for you! Here is the full list: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3191D7A5ADF102B7. And if you like to see more pics of the camera watch the triple “Japanese” hands-on report at Mynavi (Click here), Itmedia (Click here) and DC.watch (Click here).

Fuji X PRO 1 pre-order links:
Amazon.co.jp (Click here), Expansys USA (Click here), Expansys Canada (Click here), Expansys UK (Click here) and Henrys Canada (Click here).

 

Fuji sold one hundred thousand X100 cameras!

Yes, that’s right! Fuji sold one hundred thousand [shoplink 100018]X100[/shoplink] cameras! That’s what they affirm on their latest financial report (Click here to download / via Fujirumors / via NoisyC).
That’s a lot for a camera that has a fixed prime lens “only”, has an “old style” design and hasn’t been pushed by a big advertising campaign a là Canon and Nikon. It means that we have at least 100k real photographers out there…just joking :)

Chapeau to Fuji for trying to find a new way to think digital camera products. That was really needed after years of Rebel cameras and always same looking Nikon DSLR! My only complain is that the Fuji X PRO 1 is a little bit too expensive for me. With $200 less it would have certainly become a hotseller!

Fuju X100 order links: [shopcountry 100018].

Pentax K-mount mirrorless to be announced on February 2nd (with invitation!)

Now it’s not a “rumor” only anymore. THis is the official invitation for the PEntax even on February 2nd. The rumored specs of the camera should be:

Name: K-01
Sensor: Same as the (16 Megapixel).
Mount: K
Kit lens: New DA 40mm f2.8 (less than 1cm thick!)
Mirror: No mirror!
Video: Full HD video with external mic input support
LCD: 3-inch LCD 921k
AF: Contrast (no phase detection AF)
Flash: Built-in
Dimensions: 121mm x 79mm x 59mm
Weight: 560g (1.2lb) with battery
Colors: Three different versions

Source: StuffReview (via PR)

I am rally looking forward to ee this camera! It should have a completely different design than other mirrorless cameras! There is a sketch going around but I don’t know how 100% correct this is:

First Pentax K-01 mini-leak :)

This could be the first image of the upcoming new Pentax K-01 mirrorless camera. It has been posted at Dpreview forum. The poster said he found it on a unnamed Chinese forum. Yeah, always blame anonymous Chinese for leaks without to mention the source :)

As you know the specs are already out:

  • Pentax new mirrorless camera will be announced by CP + in February.

  • The name is K-01

  • K-mount!

  • Black & white body color (black keynote), white and black (white tone), black and yellow (based on black and white, yellow leather) three different colors.

  • The sensor is the same spec K-5 (). And same rear LCD.

  • Full HD video

  • Shutter speed to 1 / 4000 p to 30 seconds

  • Contrast AF, AF 81 Split

  • Built-in pop-up flash

  • 121mm width, 79mm height, 59mm depth

  • 560g in weight with battery

  • designed by the designer who designed talby from au (i.e. Japanese mobile phone sold in 2004)

  • it looks more like Optio than K series; not like GXR

  • comes with a new lens: DA 40mm F2.8XS

  • three lens kits with DA40XS and lenses already on market

  • mirrorless but whether there is an EVF or it is built in is not revealed

 

via Photorumors.

Mirrorless news and review roundup (Fuji X manual download and Canon G1 X test)

Fuji X-Pro1 manual now available online as pdf document (Click here to download). And there is also a X lens manual (Click here to download). Preorders at Amazon.co.jp (Click here), Expansys USA (Click here), Expansys Canada (Click here), Henrys Canada (Click here).

Canon G1 X tested by Photoreview (Click here / via noisyc) “Colours were attractively rendered and the dynamic range in shots was as wide as we found with the EOS 600D. In-camera processing was minimal for most JPEGs, although some shots would benefit from a little unsharp masking at the editing stage.” Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

Pentax Q 02 Standard Zoom Kit to be Marketed on Feb. 16 (RiceHigh).

Fuji X-S1 Review at Neocamera (Click here): “It can deliver great results for most travel subjects and creative photography thanks to extensive manual controls. Operating this camera is quick and efficient using its numerous controls.”