“Large sensor” Panasonic fixed lens compact to be announced in late August!
Unlike previous rumors the new Panasonic large sensor fixed lens compact will be announced in late August and not in mid July. I hope to get the specs soon…
Samsung nx400 and nx400-evf coming in early 2015?
Image on top shows the current NX300.
One source reports that the Samsungs NX300 successor could be announced in early 2015. And actually there will be two variations: One without and one with integrated EVF. The source said one camera is called NX400 and the other one NX400EVF.
New Leica V-LUX (Typ 114) coming soon.
ePostel listed a new Leica camera. Usually when you find it in their database it means the camera will be announced within one month!
via Digicameinfo.
A large sensor Panasonic LX coming in two weeks?
An imaginary fixed lens Panasonic large sensor compact.
Rumors are getting stronger around a new surprising camera from Panasonic. A fixed lens compact with Four Thirds sensor, fixed prime lens and 4K video recording. A cameras smaller than the GM1 and therefore pockeatable!
The camera would be of higher quality of the Sony RX100M3. It will be announced on July 16 already! Sounds great!
Download the full Panasonic FZ-1000 brochure!
Not often a fixed lens camera is as exciting as the new Panasonic FZ-1000. It has a super useful 25-400mm lens range and offers 4K recording for under $,1000!
And here is the full brochure available for download: http://we.tl/4yA2aLy1w1
Firmware madness from Fuji: Updates for all X cameras! :)
Well, Fuji really wanted to give all X camera owners a glorious day :)
There is a software update available for everyone:
- 1. Addition of compatibility with “XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR” – To ensure that autofocus performs as expected, upgrade the firmware for the camera.
- 2. Improvement of “Exposure compensation/exposure indicator” in EVF – Values are added to the scales of the indicator for better visibility.
- 3. Improvement of Movie-record button operability – To avoid an accidental movie shooting, the delayed time will become longer between the moment you press the button and a movie shooting starts or ends.
- 4. The phenomenon is fixed that images are not recorded with the set interval when “INTERVAL” in “INTERVAL TIMER SHOOTING” is set to 5 sec or less. In this case, the setting of “IMAGE DISP.” in “SCREEN SET-UP” will change to “OFF” automatically.
- 1. Addition of compatibility with “XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR” – To ensure that autofocus performs as expected, upgrade the firmware for the camera.
- 2. Change of aperture display for zoom lenses – Display of aperture value when zooming with the shutter button pressed halfway will become same as the display when zooming without the shutter button pressed.
- 1. Addition of compatibility with “XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR” – To ensure that autofocus performs as expected, upgrade the firmware for the camera.
- 2. Change of aperture display for zoom lenses – Display of aperture value when zooming with the shutter button pressed halfway will become same as the display when zooming without the shutter button pressed.
- 1. Addition of compatibility with “XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR” – To ensure that autofocus performs as expected, upgrade the firmware for the camera.
- 2. Change of aperture display for zoom lenses – Display of aperture value when zooming with the shutter button pressed halfway will become same as the display when zooming without the shutter button pressed.
_ _ _ Some fixes and improvements also for the X-M1, X-A1 and XQ1. And if you own the Instax Share SP-1 printer, you can now send images directly via WiFi to this little printer without having to send it first to your iPhone. If you own the best sellers in the X-lineup, X-T1 and the X-E2, then you still have to continue to upload your images to your smartphone first and from there send it to the printer. X-M1 ver. 1.20 / X-A1 ver. 1.20
- 1. Addition of compatibility with “instax SHARE SP-1? – Images can be directly transferred to the “SP-1? from a camera and then printed.
- 2. Addition of compatibility with “XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR” – To ensure that autofocus performs as expected, upgrade the firmware for the camera.
- 3. Change of aperture display for zoom lenses – Display of aperture value when zooming with the shutter button pressed halfway will become same as the display when zooming without the shutter button pressed.
- 4. Improvement of recorded sound – Sound quality of a movie shooting is improved.
- 5. The phenomenon is fixed that in rare cases, gray stripes could appear in highlight portion of images with a standard viewer of a smartphone (only Android).
- 1. Addition of compatibility with “instax SHARE SP-1? – Images can be directly transferred to the “SP-1? from a camera and then printed.
- 2. The phenomenon is fixed that in rare cases, a camera could stop working during image transfer when starting “PC AutoSave” function by pressing the Wi-Fi button.
WSJ blames Nikon for missing to enter “seriously” the mirrorless market.
The Wall Street Journal wrote a very negative article against Nikon’s strategy:
The market shows growth in just one category: “mirrorless” cameras. Nikon was among the last of major Japanese makers to release a mirrorless camera, and still offers only a handful of models. The company likely fears cannibalization of its high-end DSLRs, but its strategy seems not to be working. Nikon’s camera division, more than two-thirds of the company, posted a 9% revenue decline for the year through March
What do you think about the Nikon’s strategy?