Letps see if it works for real :)

Ricoh announced the new THETA V 360 spehrical cam. And you can preorder it now at BHphoto.

And while we expected Sony to announce a new RX camera we certainly did not expect this: Sony announced a new RX0 full-scale multi-camera system compact.

I think there is more to come from Sony soon…

Thanks to the multiple leaks we already knew everything about this new camera. And now it’s officially available for preorder:
Silver or Black E-M10III at GetOlympus, BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon. In Eu at WexUK and ParkUK.
E-M10III with kit lens at GetOlympus, BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
Special E-M10III superkit at Amazon and Adorama.
CS-51B Body Jacket for the E-M10III at BHphoto.

If you wonder were the hell the new rumored f/1.2 PRO lenses are don’t worry. They will be announced in October.

Previews and hands-on:
Field Test by Allan Weitz. Field test at Imaging Resource. Shooting experience at Dpreview. Review by Ming Thein. Hands-on by WexUK. Hands-on review at Photographyblog. First impressions at ThePhoBlographer. E-M10II vs E-M10III at ParkCameras. First impressions at Cinema5D. Review by CameraJabber.

We were used to get bold statements from Samsung and Sony. But now this one sounds more…”serious”. Fuji officially released their Medium-Term Management Plan called “VISION2019“. And those are their goals for 2019:

• In digital cameras, work toward capturing No.1 market share in the premium mirrorless camera market, promoting the X Series that continues to evolve with outstanding image quality, fast speed and mobility, alongside the medium-format GFX Series that uses a large sensor, 1.7 times bigger than that of full-frame cameras, to pursue the pinnacle of image quality.
• Reinforce the lineup of its highly reputable interchangeable lenses to continue to achieve increased revenues and profits in the mirrorless system business as a whole.
• Broaden the lens business by expanding the lineup of 4K broadcast lenses, launched ahead of the rest of the world, as well as the lineup of lenses for the fast-growing new video production market, including online video.

Of course we don’t know how Fuji defines “premium” camera market. If they mean Medium Format it’s easy to guess that this is a goal they can easily achieve. But if the “premium” market includes FF cameras too it will be much harder to beat Sony and the upcoming Nikon FF.

The Canon EOS-M100 got officially announced. You can preorder it at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.

first image of the Opteka 6.5mm f/2.0

A couple of weeks ago we reported that Opteka is developing five new manual focusing lenses for the Sony E-mount, Fuji X-mount, Olympus and Panasonic Micro Four Thirds, Canon EOS-M mount, and Nikon CX mount systems.

Well their first lens that will go into production is the Opteka 6.5mm f/2 HD Multi-Coated Circular Fisheye Lens. Those are the specs:

Features:
6 elements in 5 groups
9 aperture blades
1.9” (0.05m) minimum focus distance

Unlike current Opteka lenses (here on Amazon) these lenses are designed for mirrorless cameras only.

The world of photography changes so quickly that it’s sometimes hard to keep up! To celebrate World Photo Day on the 19th of August, the COOPH team makes 10 exciting predictions about the future of photography that will get your imagination racing. What are YOUR predictions for the future?