At a Sony presentation in Germany The German Journalist Martin Vieten got this small updated FE lens roadmap. It’s slightly different from the English Photokina roadmap as it hints that “many FE primes” will be announced in late 2015. And Martin also got a hint directly from Sony: One of the fast primes will be a portrait lens.
Dpreview interviewed Mr. Masaya Maeda from Canon Inc. and there are many statements about Canon mirrorless efforts:
1) Masaya says that Canon Japan would like to sell the EOS-M3 in USA but it’s Canon USA that doesn’t want that. Note: Here at Mirrorless rumors there is a name for that situation…we call it “Schizophrenia” :)
2) Masaya says that looking at all of the mirrorless cameras out there, there’s nothing that really frightens us. Note: Here at Mirrorless rumors there is a name for that situation…we call it “Delusional disorder” :)
A part of those two “diseases” Masaya shared some actual good news too:
1) He promised there will be more lenses for the EOS-M system
2) He also hinted a possible 4K GH4 competition coming from Canon
NAB show is coming in April and let’s hope to see that new EOS-M 4K Canon there!
The Australian Store Tlconline.com.au leaked the release and pricing info of the new LR6: It will cost $205 AUSD and ship on March 25.
Found by Fujirumors.
According to rumors on the web Canon could launch a total of four mirrorless cameras in 2015. If that’s true than Canon will really make a serious step into the mirrorless world. Wondering now if among them there will be a Full Frame mirrorless camera too…
UPDATE: A source specified that this inlcudes both Mirrorless cameras for the EOS-M system and mirrorless for 4K cine camcorders.
In an interview with Dpreview Ricoh/Pentax manager said:
“With current technology we believe the time is not right for us to make a large sensor mirrorless camera.”
So there are you have it. No FF mirrorless coming yet from Pentax/Ricoh. Pity, I think it would be the right time to launch such a system before Canon and Nikon do it!
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.
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).
