Sony announces the new RX100VI with 24-200mm lens

No A7sIII and A6700 yet folks! But still, what Sony announced today is an impressive piece of engeneering. The new RX100VI has the same RX100V size but features a much longer 24-200mm lens!

Preorders (open on June 7):
RX100VI at BHphoto.

Press test:
RX100VI on SonyAlphaRumors. Product page at Sony.net. Info on Dpreview. Poadcast with Katrin Eismann.
RX grip on SonyAlphaRumors. Product page on Sony.net.

Image samples:
Alphauniverse, Sony.net

Quick spec sheet:

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New patent application shows a possible Canon FF mirrorless mount

Fig.1 is the figure which looked at the mount part of the camera of the first embodiment concerning the present invention from the lens side. As for camera body side mount and 1A, in the figure, 1 is [ a mount lock pin and 3A of the camera body side attachment surface, 1C1, 1C2, and 1C3 ] the camera body side electric connection terminals a camera-body-side-mount nail and 2, respectively. 

Thew new Japanese patent application number 2018-084713 describes what could be the new Canon Full Frame mirrorless mount. Sadly Canon did not share info about the exact mount size. All Canon writes is that it has a “high-speed electrical connection”.

 

via Hi Lows Note

Good and Bad news from the April CIPA report: System camera sales increasing and overall camera sales decreasing

CIPA released the April shipment reports. As expected the overall camera shipments numbers are down compared to last year. The good news is that the system camera shipment numbers where higher than in 2017 and 2016. And this is mainly due the increased sales of mirrorless system cameras: +24% in terms of numbers compared to the same month last year. +40% in terms of mirrorless camera value.

Finally a glimpse of hope?

 

Yashica Digifilm Y35 now has a larger 1/2.5-inch sensor and a faster f/2.8 lens

After raising over 1 million Dollars for their Digifilm Y35 camera they launched a new Kickstarter campaign for their updated camera version. This has a larger 1/2.5-inch sensor and a faster f/2.8 lens.

Specifications

  • 1/2.5-inch CMOS sensor
  • 14 megapixel photos
  • Built-in viewfinder
  • Filter thread comply with 37mm filter (filter is not included)
  • Lens cap to protect the Lens
  • Apertures of f2.0 with a 4G lens
  • High Speed Electronic Shutter
  • 5 Steps EV control
  • 1-second exposure
  • Focal Length 35mm
  • A minimum focusing distance of 1.5m (~4.5 feet) to infinity
  • SD card storage (wifi card compatible)
  • Micro USB connectivity for data transfers
  • Tripod mount ready
  • Operate with 2 x AA batteries
  • Image controlled by digiFilm™

Dimension:

  • Body Only: 100 (w) x 64 (h) x 28 (d) mm
  • With lens and switch: 110 (w) x 70 (h) x 55 (d) mm

via ThePhoBlographer