Amateur Photographer interviewed Mr. Hiroshi Kawahara from Fuji. And he confirmed that “Fujifilm technicians are seriously investigating the possible launch of a full-frame compact system camera (CSC) and are focusing on the sensor and processor that would be required.” Mr Kawahara also confirmed that “the covering circle of Fuji’s current X-series lenses is large enough to accommodate full frame.” The problem is that current wide angle lenses would not cover the full FF area.

Intruiguing. I only can say…go Fuji! Do it! What do you think?

Preorder links to the new Fuji stuff:
Black Fuji X-E1 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Silver Fuji X-E1 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Black Fuji X-E1 with 18-55mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Silver Fuji X-E1 with 18-55mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Fuji 14mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Fuji 18-55mm f/2.8-4.0 OIS lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

There is a lot going on at Photokina and there is a need for a short roundup of all latest news! Here you have some links:
First, Leica preorders are now up at BHphoto: Black Leica M, Silver Leica M, Leica ME.
New Samsung NX lens hands-on at ePhotozine.
Sigma DP2 hands-on at Outbackphoto.
Match Technical Developing Thumbs Up for Fuji X-E1 at Echenique.
Fuji XF1 hands-on by Engadget.
Fuji X-E1 hands-on at Engadget.
Hasselblad video by Branding Value, FotoTVplus, Centrum Papieru (polish).
Zeiss pics at Photographyblog.
Novoflex Tilt- and Shift Bellows System for CSCs via Photographyblog.
An image sample wiht the 15mm lens at TheDigitalStory.
Nokton 17.5mm hands-on at ePhotozine.
E-PL5 samples at ePhotozine.
Nokton 25mm at ePhotozine.
Panasonic interview at Personal View.
GH3 Hands-on by DC.watch. GH3 hands-on at EosHD. Impression review at Digitalcamerainfo.
E-PL5 pictures at Photographyblog.
E-PM2 pictures at Photographyblog.
35-100mm X lens at CSCmagazine.
60mm hands-on at ePhotozine, Zuikoholics.
15mm cap lens at Popphoto.
Sony interview at Amateur Photographer

The Leica M and Jean Gaumy, Magnum Photographer from Leica Camera on Vimeo.

First preorders are up at Adorama:
Leica M for $6950 (Click here)
Leica M-E for $5450 (Click here)

Leica created a lot of attention thanks to the two new M and M-E rangefinder cameras. Here is a roundup of news:
photokina 2012 – DAS WESENTLICHE on Vimeo.
Leica M y M-E: toma de contacto en Photokina 2012 on Vimeo.
Interview on the floor with Stefan Daniel of Leica Camera AG at Photokina 2012 about the new Leica M and Leica ME on Vimeo.
Leica M hands-on at Engadget. Interview: Jesko von Oeynhausen of Leica on Dpreview. Sir Jonathan Ive to design one-of-a-kind Leica M rangefinder (Dpreview).

Image courtesy by Optyczne

The polish website Optyczne (Click here) just published the pictures of five new Fuji X lenses. These are the specs:
Fujinon Super EBC XF 10–24 mm f/4 R LM OIS
Fujinon Super EBC XF 23 mm f/1.4 R
Fujinon Super EBC XF 27 mm f/2.8 R
Fujinon Super EBC XF 55–200 mm f/3.5–4.8 R LM OIS
Fujinon Super EBC XF 56 mm f/1.4 R

Really some nice lenses they are offering here! There is no info about price and availability yet. You heard something about that?

We will never know how the heck Hasselblad came to the idea to make a luxury version of the Sony NEX-7…name it “lunar”….. and price it at 5.000 Euro! Yes, It is a NEX-7 (same sensor and specs) with lot of weird design and expensive materials to cover it. Made for rich housewives I guess! The bad news is that this super “Lunar” camera also killed our hopes to see a new medium format mirrorless camera :(

Hasselblad and Sony also announced a new partnership that will lead to develop new products for the DSLR and Mirrorless Sony system.

More pictures at SystemKameraforum.

Zeiss (Click here) just announced the release of three new lenses for the Sony NEX and Fuji X systems. There will be three primes: 12mm f/2.8, 32mm f/1.8 and 50mm f/2.8. The lenses will have autofocus and be released in mid 2013 for a price around 1.000 Euro. The lenses will not be available for the m43 system. Dr. Michael Pollmann, Consumer Lenses Product and Program Manager said: “It would be possible for us to make lenses for Micro 4/3-bajonet as well but we have not made a decision on that yet.“

Source: Zeiss.

Leica surprised us all and announced two(!) new M rangefinder cameras. The M is the first camera using a 24 Megapixel CMOS (and no more CCD) sensor. The M-E is a more “affordable” Leica. The crazy think is that the Leica CMOS sensor is made by a Belgium company named Cmosis…never heard about it before! Here is a collection of links to news and previews of the cameras:
Leica M at Leica website, dpreview, Jean Gaumy (vimeo), John Dooley (vimeo), Photoscala.
Leica M-E at Leica website, dpreview, Photoscala.