We got a bunch of new rumors to report:

Fuji:
In an interview Fuji said the X-T2 could get an “F-log” feature via future firmware update (Source: Fujirumors).

Sony:
Zeiss will announce a telephoto Batis prime lens at Photokina. This oculd be a 135mm lens (Source: Sonyalpharumors).

Olympus:
There may be a unexpected suprise on the new E-M1II. While the sensor is produced by Sony the design is rumored to be made by Olympus! (Source: 43rumors).

While the E-PL8 leaked many months ago disappeared from the rumor radar we can switch over to more exciting Olympus news. At Photokina we can expect two great new MFT products:

1. The E-M1II with 20MP sensor, 4K video, dual SD card, handheld high resolution mode
2. The 12-100mm f/4.0 PRO zoom

Now if also the new 25mm f/1.2 PRO lens will be announced along the first two rumored items than well, this is going to be an exciting Photokina for the MFT fellowship!

Both Leica and Olympus registered a new camera in Taiwan. This kind of registrations happens weeks before the real camera announcement. While the real final camera name is hidden with a code in the document this should be the new Leica T and new E-M1II cameras.

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Via Digicameinfo (link 1 and link2).

This is the first image of the new Nikon 105mm f/1.4 autofocus F-mount lens. This is the world’s fastest 105mm autofocus lens and some mirrorless owners maybe be interested to grab this one and to adapt it on their camera. This is definitely a lens with a huge appealing WOW factor!

The lens will be priced at 233,280 YEN ($2,200) and released on August 26.

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image via  Digicameinfo.

Sony E-mount folks will get a new lens before the end of this month. Venus Optics will launch a new 12mm f/2.8 E-mount lens on July 30.

The lens specs will be:
Image circle: 24×36
Field of view: 121.96°
Optical formula: 16 elements, including 2 aspherical elements and 3 elements made of glass with anomalous dispersion, in 10 groups
Number of aperture blades : 7
Aperture range: f/2.8 – f/22
Manual focus
Minimum focusing distance: 0.18m
Maximum magnification: 0.2x
Maximum diameter: 74.8mm
Length: 82.2mm
Weight: circa 570g.

UPDATE: The lens will be available in Canon / Nikon / Sony A / Pentax K / Sony FE mount.

MFT folks will just have to wait one month to get their next MFT camera:

1. Panasonic will announce a new entry level MFT camera by end of August (no GH5!)
2. Olympus will announce the E-PL8 in early September.

It is still unclear if the GH5 and E-M1II will be both introduced at Photokina. If I would take a guess the GH5 will be announced a couple of months after Photokina and the E-M1II will still be announced at Photokina but ship in early 2017.

Different store owners from different EU countries told us all the same story: In August Canon, Nikon and Sony will increase the price on cameras and lenses by up to 20%! The increase is caused by the weak Pound and Euro compared to the YEN.

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Note: Interesting that all three top companies increase the prices at the same time….