Panasonic announces the new S1H Sony “killer”

Panasonic has officially announced the S1H. A full coverage can  be seen at L-rumors.com. All you have to know is that this is the official Sony A7sII killer….clickbait clickbait  :)

Jokes aside this is a serious hybrid camera! Nothing wrong as far as I can see….except  of course the usual crappy autofocus. But if you don’t care about that the S1H is a magnificent camera!

But I am sure we will only have to wait til September/October to see Sony’s answer to this camera…and they will come with quite some BIG new features trust me ;)

Preorders:
Panasonic S1H at Amazon, BHphoto. Adorama. FocusCamera. Park UK.
Panasonic 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens at Amazon, BHphoto. Adorama. FocusCamera. Park UK.
Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 MFT II lens at BHphoto. FocusCamera. Park UK.

Note: To not upset the MFT  folks they also announced an updated 25mm II lens :)

Viltrox announced three new lenses for Sony E, Canon M and Fuji X mount cameras

Fujirumors spotted the first  images and specs of three new APS-C Viltrox lenses:

Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 specs

  • aperture range: 1.4 – 16
  • 9 aperture blades
  • 10 groups, 11 glasses
  • filter size: 52
  • weight 250g

Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 specs

  • aperture range: 1.4 – 16
  • 9 aperture blades
  • 9 groups, 10 glasses
  • filter size: 52
  • weight 270g

Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 specs

  • aperture range: 1.4 – 16
  • 9 aperture blades
  • 9 groups, 10 glasses
  • filter size: 52
  • weight 290g

No info about the price and shipment start.

Mideaedge will display a new 4K video camera with 240fps on September 10

Personalview spotted this news:

Mideaedge will display a new 4K video camera with 240fps on September 10:

  • Professional box camera for sports broadcasts. Supports FHD 240fps high-speed shooting and 4K video.
  • By adopting a global shutter, it is possible to accurately reproduce intense movements like sports.
  • Cost performance is very high, and it matches the demand for sports broadcasts where multi-way broadcasts are increasing.
  • When producing multi-viewpoint images using multiple cameras, the function that synchronizes the exposure timing between cameras enables smooth video expression.
  • It is a product that is ideal for next-generation sports broadcasting in terms of functionality and cost performance.
  • A demonstration will be displayed along with Avid FastServe | LiveEdit.

UPDATE: It’s not  Atomos but Mideaedge that made  this camera. It is the atomos distribution in Japan manufacturing that camera and NOT atomos

CNBC: “How Canon, Nikon and other Japanese camera companies are fighting for survival in the Smartphone era”

CNBC sees a grim future for the Digital Camera market:

Some analysts believe the digital camera market will shrink faster than previously expected, prompting further changes. The latest facet of this trend is consumers increasingly turning to multi-lens smartphones instead of pricey digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras.

And:

We feel that increasingly higher quality imaging, including copies, scans, photos and other images will likely be available on multifunction devices like smartphones. Standalone cameras will exist for artists and the artistic wealthy

A positive exception is Sony:

The winning technology used to be the lens but has become the imaging sensors, and Sony has been the big winner on this front

And they see a dark future for Nikon:

for Nikon, Thong said the evaporating camera market is a bigger threat, it part because it failed to embrace video early on. That was a misstep in a rapidly evolving industry that’s seeing fewer and fewer standalone cameras.

I tend to agree that Digital Camera Market will only have a future within a small niche of super enthusiasts. The mass market is in steady hand of the smartphone makers.