Leica announced the limited edition Black Chrome 35mm and 50mm lenses. Leica will produce only a limited batch of 500 pieces for each lens. Shipment scheduled for April.

P.S: I know, not an exciting news for normal average mirrorless users :)

The new LR6 is already available for preorder at BestBuy (Click here). And here is the press text taken from the site:

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The new Samsung NX500 will start to ship from March 18 according to Amazon US (click here). And in the meantime you can learn more about the camera by reading the official manual (pdf file here).

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found via Photorumors.

At a Sony presentation in Germany The German Journalist Martin Vieten got this small updated FE lens roadmap. It’s slightly different from the English Photokina roadmap as it hints that “many FE primes” will be announced in late 2015. And Martin also got a hint directly from Sony: One of the fast primes will be a portrait lens.

Dpreview interviewed Mr. Masaya Maeda from Canon Inc. and there are many statements about Canon mirrorless efforts:

1) Masaya says that Canon Japan would like to sell the EOS-M3 in USA but it’s Canon USA that doesn’t want that. Note: Here at Mirrorless rumors there is a name for that situation…we call it “Schizophrenia” :)

2) Masaya says that looking at all of the mirrorless cameras out there, there’s nothing that really frightens us. Note: Here at Mirrorless rumors there is a name for that situation…we call it “Delusional disorder” :)

A part of those two “diseases” Masaya shared some actual good news too:

1) He promised there will be more lenses for the EOS-M system
2) He also hinted a possible 4K GH4 competition coming from Canon

NAB show is coming in April and let’s hope to see that new EOS-M 4K Canon there!

Photo Industry: Looking Ahead (SamsungCameraRumors).
[Samsung SMART CAMERA NX1] 4K Short Film “IN A CITY” by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and HITRECORD (Youtube).
Need unlimited battery power? Watch this video! (SonyAlphaForum).
Ricoh patented a Ricoh 7.5-120mm F1.6-1.9 lens for a f/1.7 fixed lens compact (Egami).
Leica X (Typ 113) Review (Photographyblog).
Sony to Discontinue CCD Products? (Image Sensor World).
An on-going photography project shot with the Samsung NX1 (Mirrorlessons).
Cinema 50-135mm T3.0 Lens hands-on at Newsshooter.
Astrophotography with NX1 (Samsungcamera).
The Samsung NX1 Full Review – Potentially the best mirrorless camera on the market (Mirrorlessons).

Sony announced four new FE lenses and two converters. You can find specs, price info, image samples and preorder options on those links:

Preorders:
In USA at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Sony 24-240mm FE at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here).
Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 Adorama (Click here).
Sony Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F/2.8 and E 20mm F/2.8 Adorama (Click here).
Sony Ultra-Wide Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F2.8 and E 20mm F2.8 Adorama (Click here). I
n Europe at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Wide Angle converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Fisheye converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.