Mirrorless Rumors

Leica teases a new “Mini M Leica”. Announcement on June 11.

admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:12:20 +0000

Leica is teasing the launch of a new “mini M” Leica camera. That beaty will be announced on June 11. As you see it’s placed right between the Leica M and the X2 Micro M. It almost sounds like this could be a sort of fixed lens Full Frame camera like the Sony RX1. You have a good guess what this could be?

Source: Leica Camera (found via LeicaCameraForum).

Big rumor: Panasonic revives the L1 and makes a hell of a MFT camera out of it!

admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:50:55 +0000

Panasonic is close to launch the first MFT camera with built-in titlable EVF in the corner. It will also have that cool Panasonic L1-LC1 design (they were FT mount cameras). And it doesn’t stop hear. They will also match one of the features that was a unique feature from Olympus…in body stabilization! Basically Panasonic put all most requested features in one single package. The camera will also feature a brand new 18 Megapixel sensor (highest resolution sensor of any MFT camera). The camera is going to be announced in mid-late August and I am sure it will sell like hotcakes!

More Fuji bits: A new ultracheap X body with non-X Trans sensor

admin — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:12:58 +0000

As you know Fuji is going to launch two new X camera with X mount this summer. One should come in June and one in September. According to Fujirumors a camera will come without X-Trans sensor. It will be very cheap and sold with one or two new lenses.

Still not confirmed by trusted sources yet: That camera+kit lens could be priced at $550!

First time in Stock in USA: New Ricoh GR.

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:34:50 +0000

The brand new Ricoh GR is in Stock for the first time at Kenmorecamera (Click here). And new image samples can be seen at ePhotozine. Great cam!

Panasonic GX2 coming in August. Zeiss Full Frame lenses for E-mount in 2014.

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:55:06 +0000

In August and September we will have a new huge wave of mirrorless product announcements. We expect a new Olympus OMD camera with Sony’s new sensor (and on sensor phase detection AF). In late August Panasonic will announce the new GX2 (specs not out yet). And Sony will announce the new NEX-7 successor.

What is also very interesting is that Zeiss Lens Roadmap that hints a completely new line of lenses. The chance is very high that this will be the new Full Frame E-mount lenses coming along the Sony NEX-9 full frame camera. That stuff will be announced mid 2014 (probably right before Photokina). Start to save your money now because the prices of the lenses will be around $2,000