Japanese Magazine camera roadmap speculation for all companies.
The popular Japanese Magazine “Nippon Camera” published their product roadmap for 2013. It’s based on their own sources and speculations. This is their mirrorless camera list:
Canon: New EOS-Me in July
Nikon: New Nikon 2 in August
Sony: NEX-3n and NEX-7r in March-April. NEX-9 in August
Olympus: E-P5 in April. E-M7 in August.
Panasonic: GF7 in March, G7 in August, GX2 and GH5 by end of the year.
Ricoh: GR Digital V
Fuji: X-M1 in April,X-PRO 2 in July and X-E2 in August.
Nice roadmap but I think only half of the things are correct. NEX-9 is coming in 2014, NEX-7r is named NEX-7n according to my sources. GH5 sounds a bit weird and X-M2 is also unlikely to come 
via Canonwatch, via Pentaxforums.
furb
4 months ago |hmmm…Olympus OM-D EM-7 …AND…E-7? in the fall?
Phil
4 months ago |Hello Admin,
Just 2 questions
1. What about Samsung? Did you receive any news/new rumor for NX30 or NX-R?
2. What is Fuji X-M1?
admin
4 months ago |X_M1 may be an entry level camera. And I have no new info about Samsung.
Phil
4 months ago |Thanks for your feedback.
Too bad that there are no new information of NX30 or NX-R… You have to get new sources
admin
4 months ago |Yep, Samsung is a small player in the digital camera market and this also means less sources
vodanh1982
4 months ago |Samsung is Korean MFR not Japanese.
Ranger 9
4 months ago |If Canon introduces an EOS-Me in July, does that mean they’ll introduce an EOS-Me2 in the fall?
Vivek
4 months ago |LOL!
Red Fez
4 months ago |I doubt an X-Pro2 will be out this year, and have even more reservations that an X-M1 would be released next quarter. If anything, the X-S1 may see an update. X-Pro2, next year. Also can not see more X-mount cameras released than XF glass.
Edgar
4 months ago |Considering how the x system is really only lacking quality autofocus, and their new sensor has apparently fixed that issue; it would make sense for Fuji to put in an update to the x-pro1 and xe-1 (x-pro 1s, x-e1s). The last thing Fuji wants to do is lose future customers to Sony or m4/3 because of lackluster autofocus that they have a solution for.
When you through in the huge sales they have been advertising lately, it would make sense that they are gearing up for an update.
Anon
4 months ago |Why does GH5 sound weird? Just curious.
vodanh1982
4 months ago |I have not seen GH4 yet.
MarcoSartoriPhoto
4 months ago |4 is considered a bad omen number, therefore sometimes Japanese companies skip it.
Renato S.
4 months ago |Because the GAP between GH series is wider than just one year, it took 2 years from the GH2 to the GH3, it seems unlikely that the GH5 will arrive so soon.
Kenji
4 months ago |Well, there is no possible that Sigma will made any new camera in this year. They now showed Dp3M so, they have ended fully Merrill line. Everyone who know habits of Sigma, dosn’t belive in this speculation. DP4 may only be real in late 2014, especially DPZ (Dp Zoom).
There is lots of obstacles to produce sharp corner to corner telecentric zoom 18-50 mm lens (without mount) which will have spectacular image quality like that from DP2M. Even is Sigma planing to make a new camera lots of people count that it will be a DPI (interchangable) but, it will for 100% will not be Leica M mount, because Merill sensor needs highly telecentric lens ~ 1.00, (Leica M mount is 0.65) so it probably be sigma mount (old or new).
New Sigma camera (Dp4 or DpI) will come with very anticipated EVF optional or in camera, but for sure it will not be before november 2014.
Pr
4 months ago |I don’t believe in DP4 nor DPZ. As Sigma has said in the press release of DP3:
“The SIGMA DP3 Merrill completes this series of compact cameras by satisfying the mid-telephoto and macro range shooting.”
As to a mirrorless DP camera with interchangeable lenses, for a Leica M mount, then one would like to have a Fullformat Merrill sensor and camera body that was suited for it. FF sensors are much more expensive so I’m not thinking it will happen any time soon though.
I think the next possible upgrade now would be a DSLR camera.
But most of all I want further Sigma Photo Pro (SPP) upgrades (and possible firmware). I also think that Sigma will work hard to produce better lenses with their new lens series.
The Merrill cameras delivers good RAW files, developing these RAW files, I think, still can be improved.
I’m really looking forward to the new SPP that comes out tomorrow!
Kenji
4 months ago |Yes Dp4 or DpZ is now impossible, from well known reasons. In 2 years time maybe will sigma update DP line but not now.
New DSLR from Sigma is anticipated, but that would entail the release of a new sensor, a revised Merrill sensor or a new full-frame, but like You said it’s very expensive, and probably we will not see full-frame Foveon sensor before 2014.
Sigma will probably upgrade Merrill sensor in it’s format but with better high iso and LV, new DSLR could have new image processor and battery with a higher capacity, but we should not expect it before end of this year.
About Leica M mount and Foveon Merrill sensor i can say that it’s impossible from technical reasons. Foveon sensors needs highly telecentic lenses, Leica M mount have a 0,65 telecentricity factor. For Foveon sensors it must be very close to ~1,00, from that reasons Sigma made it’s own mount. They probably will use old sigma mount for new DP interchangable or it’s little modification, but it’s a song of distant future.
In case of SPP Sigma should understand that this software must be rewritten, they must add lots of basic tools like that from Adobe Lightroom. SPP is very good in picture quality from X3F files, but it’s rudimentary, it must change if they want to have better sales of future cameras.
Sony dosn’t sleeps, and they are making now new 3-layer sensor it’s own design, so it would be a shame if Sigma will loose this battle, but competition of companies always comes out better for customer’s pocket.
Thomas
4 months ago |DP2M + Lightroom = sales.
I find SPP too frustrating to say much more than I haven’t bought a DP2M, but I still have and use a DP2s. With Lightroom.
Kenji
3 months ago |Hi Thomas
Yes it would be good to use Lightroom with Sigma algorithms for developing X3F files, but, i’ma afraid that it will be impossible, that Sigma will share own technology with Adobe. Code of SPP is highly valuable, especially as Sony and Canon developing it’s own 3-layer sensors. Sigma developed highly specialized algorithms and learned for many years how to handle x3f information, and this cost them a lot. So most real option is that Kazuto Yamaki will finally take decision and fund redevelopment of SPP, with full editing options like that from lightroom. If Sigma really plans to increase sales of own cameras, they must finally take that step.
I as a old sigma user i can live with SPP, which i use to preproduction of pictures, mainlly basic development of raws, then export to TIFF, and final production is in third party developers. SPP is unrivaled in highlight/shadow retrieval, and color correction in style of Sigma cams.
true homer
4 months ago |a little birdie rumor site says panasonic is very very eager to put out their new sensors…
HAROLD GLIT
4 months ago |Admin
What is the XM2 you are talking about ? I see a XM-1 and a XE-2 but no XM-2
chris
4 months ago |Fuji X-M1 could be an X-E1 without the electronice viewfinder.
no name
4 months ago |NEX 9 release or announce this year? That will be big.