Double Fuji rumors: X-T10 and X-PRO2 coming in 2015

We have a double rumor about Fuji:

X-PRO2:

Fujirumors reports about info spilled out by Fuji in an interview with the Spanish site DSLRmagazine.

1) HYBRID VIEWFINDER: The XF 35mmF2 looks a lot like the Leica Summicron-M 50mmF2 [admin: let’s just hope it won’t be that expensive!!!… even with the , this lens is worth about 1/3 of my yearly teachers salary!!… though this version costs “just” $2,100 (discounted)]. But back to the XF 35mmF2: the compact size makes it perfect for cameras with Hybrid Viewfinder – ERGO: the X-PRO2 will feature a Hybrid Viewfinder. In the interview, the manager also said that customers demand to keep the X-PRO1 concept. DSLRmagazine thinks that this statement is another hint for an X-PRO2 with Hybrid Viewfinder.

2) MORE COMPACT: After the talk with the manager, DSLRmagazine concludes that the X-PRO2 will have the elegance and great operability of the Leica CL… it won’t be as small as the Leica CL, but smaller than the actual X-PRO1.

3) X-TRANS: It will have an evolution (not revolution) of the X-TRANS sensor.

4) Not X-PRO2 related, but the manager says that the 56 APD version isn’t really selling well. You can find a .

5) The X-M line is dead. Long live the X-A line!

And than we have also rumors about another camera:

X-T10

Fujirumors reports that it will be a downspecced X-T1. There is yet not info about the final specs but it shoudl come within 2015.

Most World Press Photo winners still use DSLR.

There is still a long way to go for mirrorless to grab the Photographers heart. As you can see from the Infographic posted by Quesabesde this years World Photography Award winners mostly use DSLR cameras.

The only mirrorless cameras on the list are from Olympus and Mamiya.

LensVid Exclusive: What Happened to the Photography Industry in 2014?

Lensvid made the great effort to summarize the photo industry market. And as expected the scenario is quite negative. Only Mirrorless system cameras manage to have no loss during the year. But it also has to be said that the amount of mirrorless cameras sold is still very low compared to DSLR.

Here is also a video from Lensvid which explains the data in detail:

Mirrorless news roundup…

Capture Professional Looking Portraits with a Sony Alpha Camera and Kit Lens

Working With The Fuji 50-140mm Zoom Lens (Luminous Landscape).
Super tiny macro lens on the A7 (SonyAlphaForum).
Sample Images From the Sigma dp3 Quattro (SigmaRumors).
Samsung NX3000 – Affordable, Stylish, Mirrorless Camera (TheDigitalStory).
NX1 is the camera of the year for Photographyblog.
New NX1 Video-Dedicated Firmware: Review (SamsungCameraRumors).
Samsung S 50-150mm f/2.8 ED OIS Lens Review (ePhotozine).
REVIEW / Sigma dp1 Quattro: Incredible Photos and Sluggish Responsiveness (Digitalversus).
Samsung NX1 review at Admiringlight.

We love that: Canon shows a new 120 megapixel sensor!

Guys! Be prepared. Soon you will have to buy ton of hardware to handle the 120 megapixel photos that the new Canon sensor will take!

Dpreview reports:

Its surface area is halfway between APS-C and full-frame, and it appears to be mostly directed at video applications, capable of recording at approximately 60x the resolution of Full HD. The frame rate of read-out for this ultra high-resolution is 9.5fps, and is made possible by reading multiple pixels simultaneously at high speeds – a process Canon is calling ‘parallel signal processing’. The 120 million pixels – of 2.2 µm pixel pitch – are contained on a sensor 29.2mm x 20.2mm in size, yielding pixel dimensions of 13280×9184.

We love that new crazy Megapixel race! Finally we can take 100+ Megapixel shots of our beloved cats sitting on a sofa :)