The Polish site Optyczne posted the list of features that will be added/updated/fixed with the scheduled December Fuji X-T1 firmware update:

1) New Electronic Shutter
2) New Film Simulation “Classic Chrome”
3) LCD Brightness / EVF / LCD Color Control
4) Normal Live View Mode
5) Direct Focus area selection
6) AE-L/AF-L Button Setting
7) Video mode (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p)
8) Manual video control (ISO, Aperture, S.S., AF mode)
9) Phase detection AF on instant AF
10) PC Shooting

What a nice list!

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found via Photorumors.

Canon held a huge presentation in Tokyo (report at DCwatch). The interesting news is that Canon believes the decrease in DSLR sales are just a very short happening. They expect the interchangeable lens camera market to grow again in 2015. The image on top shows the expected growth in Japan.

There is of course no mention at all about future mirrorless strategy. But I think Canon cannot ignore mirrorless anymore…

This is the official Samsung press text to present the new 28 Megapixel APS-C sensor:

Samsung NX1 hands-on video

The Samsung NX1 is certainly one of the stares of the Photokina. Here are a couple of interesting videos that just went online:
Shutter noise loudness test 1 and test 2 (on a table therefore more vibration and noise)
Full size samples at ePhotozine. UPDATE: For unknown reasons ePhotozine removed the images now!
Hands-on at Admiringlight.
NX1 talk with photographers (Youtube).
Samsung NX1 CSC DSLR with 4k Video Shooting Features Review (Youtube).
Samsung NX1: Preview – Hands On (German Youtube).
4K OCEAN HIGHLIGHTS video on Youtube.

Preorders:
NX1 body only at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here),
NX1 with kit lens at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here),
50-150mm lens at BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here),
ED-BC4NX03 Charger at Adorama (Click here),
NX1 battery at Adorama (Click here),
NX1 vertical grip at Adorama (Click here),

Image courtesy: ePhotozine.

We saw the big Samsung 300mm lens prototype a couple of hours ago but Bigger is better isn’t it? Fuji now displayed a 140-400mm huge XF zoom on their Photokina booth! And those are the lens specs:

– 140-400 1:4-5.6 R LM OIS WR
– filter mount: 86mm
– weather resistant
– coming in 2015

There is also a mockup of the XF 16-55 f/2.8 has no OIS:

And an image of the roadmap (via ePhotozine):

A Fuji Hands-on report with pictures can be read at Admiringlight.

Voigtlander announced some interesting new lens today!

On top you can see the 35mm f/1.7 M-mount lens. And thee will be also a Heliar 2,8/40 mm and a Super Wide Heliar 4,5/15 mm II M-mount.

And they also announced a new impressive 10,5mm f/0.95 Micro Four Thirds lens (Source: Voigtlander). Here is the image of that lens with specs: