Fuji X-PRO 2 comes late 2015 and has 4K abd faster processor (EXR III).

I really believe that this is time all rumors about the the X-PRO2 are true. It will be announced the second half of the year and be also the first Fuji with 4K recording. Don’t know if that’s something Fuji lovers really were waiting for (4K) but hey…that’s the hype of the moment.

The new X-PRO2 will also feature a new X-Trans sensor (24MP?) and the new faster EXR III processor. There is yet no more to share but I am sure more info will leak out the next months….

 

via Fujirumors.

Mirrorless news roundup….

Photo Industry: Looking Ahead (SamsungCameraRumors).
[Samsung SMART CAMERA NX1] 4K Short Film “IN A CITY” by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and HITRECORD (Youtube).
Need unlimited battery power? Watch this video! (SonyAlphaForum).
Ricoh patented a Ricoh 7.5-120mm F1.6-1.9 lens for a f/1.7 fixed lens compact (Egami).
Leica X (Typ 113) Review (Photographyblog).
Sony to Discontinue CCD Products? (Image Sensor World).
An on-going photography project shot with the Samsung NX1 (Mirrorlessons).
Cinema 50-135mm T3.0 Lens hands-on at Newsshooter.
Astrophotography with NX1 (Samsungcamera).
The Samsung NX1 Full Review – Potentially the best mirrorless camera on the market (Mirrorlessons).

Two more features rumored to come with the next NX1 firmware updates…

I got some tidbits about two more features that Samsung plans to add on the NX1 via future firmware upgrades:

1) raw lossy compressed files (ala sony) selectable to increase buffer size and reduce file size in general. The compression has been studied to retain 95-99% of sensible information, while reducing of 15 to 30% the file size.

2) cropped 4k (along with the already existing downscaled 4k).

I have no detail about when exactly the next firmware will be released but I have been told it’s “very soon”.

Fuji X-T10 is likely to come (around) June!

The “mini X-T1” could arrive sooner than expected. Trusted sources at Fujirumors report the X-T10 will be announced around June already!

The full rumored specs list so far is: (SRP = source right in the past / NeS = New Source)
– Name: X-T10 (SRP + NeS)
– cheaper version of the X-T1 (SPR + NeS)
– no weather sealing (SRP)
– smaller EVF (SRP)
– same sensor of X-T1 (NeS)
– coming late spring/early summer (SRP

Sony FE lenses officially announced (on preorder in US and Europe).

Sony announced four new FE lenses and two converters. You can find specs, price info, image samples and preorder options on those links:

Preorders:
In USA at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Sony 24-240mm FE at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here).
Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 Adorama (Click here).
Sony Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F/2.8 and E 20mm F/2.8 Adorama (Click here).
Sony Ultra-Wide Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F2.8 and E 20mm F2.8 Adorama (Click here). I
n Europe at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Wide Angle converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Fisheye converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.

Four new Sony FE lenses announced and on preorder at Amazon US!

It took quite some time but at last they are here. Seven months after the Photokina announcement the four new FE lenses are on preorder at Amazon US:

Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon (Click here).
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon (Click here).
Sony 24-240mm FE at Amazon (Click here).
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon (Click here).

UPDATE: Amazon now removed the preorder links. probably because those links were supposed to go live on 5-6 am London time on March 4. That’s when those lenses will be officially announced by Sony.