In November Japanese manufacturers shipped as much system cameras as the previous year. And that’s a good news as we were used to see sales going down month after month for the past four years. There is a fair chance 2017 will be the first “steady” year with no sales loss compared to 2016.

Source: CIPA.

Fuji announced this stuff today:
Graphite X-T2 (BHphoto, Adorama)
Graphite X-PRO2 (BHphoto, Adorama)
Graphite 23mm f/2.0 lens (BHphoto, Adorama)

Graphite is so sexy!

Oh boy Panasonic surely know how a real “hybrid camera” should be made! You can preorder the $1,999 beast at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Panasonic US.

And these are all the review links copied and pasted from 43rumors.com:

GH5 Reviews:
First impression review at Dpreview /// Press text at 43rumors /// Panasonic GH5 interview at Cinema5D /// Cameras.reviewed /// Hands-on with the GH5 at Dpreview /// GH5 review at CameraJabber /// Jacobjamesphotography.co.uk /// Panasonic GH5 Hands-on at Cinema5D /// Presentation at ALC /// Hands-on at ParkCameras /// 8 Things You may have missed at Photogearnews /// Toma de contact at DSLRmagazine /// First impressions at ThePhoBlographer ///

Videos:
Panasonic LUMIX GH5 Product Overview /// Panasonic Lumix GH5 4K 50/60p Test Footage – Japan by Steve Clarey /// Introducing Panasonic LUMIX GH5 /// Panasonic LUMIX GH5 4K 60P Video “HAND-CUT” by Griffin Hammond /// Panasonic LUMIX GH5 Shooting Impression by Griffin Hammond /// Panasonic LUMIX GH5 Shooting Impression by Daniel Berehulak /// Panasonic LUMIX GH5 Shooting Impression by Ross Grieve /// Hands-on by ParkCameras /// Panasonic Lumix GH5: toma de contacto /// Panasonic GH5 Newsshooter interview /// Panasonic Lumix GH5 – First Look ///
Panasonic GH5 First Look + Menu Run-Thru /// First look at the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GH5 with Nick Driftwood /// First Look: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5 /// Panasonic Lumix GH5 | Hands-on Preview /// Preproduction Panasonic GH5 vs. Panasonic GH4: Sensor Test /// Panasonic GH5 – In Depth Specs & an Interview with Panasonic ///

The Canon G9XII is now officially available on US stores:
Black G9XII at BHphoto and Adorama
Silver G9XII at BHphoto and Adorama

The new camera will start shipping out on January 15 at Adorama and BHphoto.

ZY Optics announced the Silver version of their 25mm and 35mm Speedmaster lenses. More info at Zyoptics.

Cinema5D posted that video interview with Sigma CEO Yamaki:

Here is a rundown of questions asked in this interview:

• 00:17 – How was it to grow-up in a house with an enthusiastic father? (Mr. Michihiro Yamaki established the company in 1961 and passed away in 2012, at the age of 78).
• 01:29 – Can you please share with our audience your daily routine?
• 03:14 – How do you prioritise which mount and lenses to make?
• 04:01 – How easy was the decision to start making the Art line of high-quality lenses?
• 05:27 – In the past, Sigma lenses were considered affordable. Then you decided to hit the upper end of the market. What was the reason?
• 06:53 – In such a crowded market, Sigma is producing a high-quality stills camera that does not offer any video functionality. Why is that?
• 07:51 – Are you able to keep good sales is a declining market?
• 09:07 – Why did you decide to produce cine lenses?
• 09:57 – Where did people go? Why aren’t they buying lenses anymore?
• 10:26 – What would be your dream zoom lens?