BCNretail published the Japanese system mirrorless system camera sales report for the first six months. Digicameinfo reports:

With mirrorless single lens reflex, Olympus was top with 27.7% in 17 years, but in the first half of 2006 the Canon who launched the strongest brand “EOS Kiss” with a lens-interchangeable camera in the mirror less at 30.1% took the top position.

The overall most sold system camera was the Nikon D5300.

Fuji’s new 33mm f/1.0 lens will be on market by 2020. This is certainly an exceptional lens and I hope price will not be crazy high for this one. There are still some readers having issue to calculate the Full Frame equivalent specs of this lens. Just use mmcalc.com to get your answer:

UPDATE: We had embedded the first hands-on images poste on Fujiyacamera on twitter. But they have since then removed them on pressure by Fuji.

Fuji announced the two new XF lenses and you can preorder them here:

Fujinon XF 8-16mm F2.8: BHphoto.
Fujinon XF 200mm F2 + 1.4 TC: BHphoto.

This is the new roadmap:

Not only Fuji but also Voigtlander had an announcement today. The Japanese Cosina site listed this new 50mm f/1.2 M-mount lens. Knowing their strategy it seems likely an E-mount version of this will be released soon too.

Here is how it looks on the Leica (via DC.watch).

Preorders:
XF10 at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.

Press info:
Press Release. Product Page. Sample Images. Live coverage at Fujirumors.

XF10 First Look Reviews & Samples

• ivanjoshualoh – XF10. Big Capabilities Compact Camera
• keithwee – A user’s review of the Fujifilm XF10, the pocketable love

There are also new leaked specs of the updated roadmap and upcoming two new lenses:

New on roadmap:

• XF 16mm f2.8 R WR
• XF 16-80mm f4 R LM OIS WR
• XF 33mm F1 R WR (rumored back in April 2015!)

And new lenses to be announced within few days:

Fujinon XF 8-16mm F2.8

• 13 Group 20 sheets
• minimum 25cm
• 0.1 x
• ? 88mm × 121.5 mm
• 805g

Fujinon XF 200mm F2

• 14 groups 19 sheets
• shortest 1.8 m, 0.12 x
• filter diameter 105mm
• ? 122mm × 205.5 mm
• 2265g

New 1.4x Teleconverter

• 4 groups 7 sheets
• ? 58mm × 15mm
• 130g

Quick roundup on the latest news and rumors:

Nikon:
In a “sponsored post” by Nikon in Imaging Resource Nikon claims their sensors are designed by Nikon. This is porbably Nikon’s reaction to the discovery that the D850 sensor has a Sony mark.

Fuji:
Fujirumors reports the Fujinon XF 200mm F2 is shipping in October and XF 8-16 will be available in November.

Sony:
Sony launched the RX100VA in the USA (SonyAlphaRumors).

Nikon Japan officially marked the Nikon 1 lineup cameras as “old product” which means it’s discontinued. Bye bye Nikon 1 line…I will surely NOT miss you. It’s about time to welcome the new FF mirrorless!

New Nikon FF mirrorless concept by @Broxibear

A post shared by NikonMirrorless (@nikon_mirrorless) on Jul 3, 2018 at 10:12pm PDT

via Digicameinfo