Canon patented a new lens design: It’s the EF-M 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM. By now we have 10 tiems more Canon EF-M lens patent designs than real lenses :)

via Egami.

New Flash and grip images via Digicameinfo.

Camera images via Digicameinfo.

UPDATE: Camera got announced and you can preorder it here:
in USA at BHphoto, Adorama.
in EU at Calumet, Fotomundus, WexUK.

Fuji could take some design clues from the gorgeous [shoplink 302419 ebay]6×9 medium format film camera (here on eBay)[/shoplink]

Well if you like the new Hasselblad X1D there is even greater news for you to come. Fuji will soon announce their own medium format system camera too! And it will be priced below the Hasselblad X1D! This is what we know yet about the new Fuji medium format camera:

• It will be announced in September at Photokina
• It will ship in early 2017
• It has the same 50MP Sony sensor used by the Hasselblad X1D-50c
• It will have a new mount (not the same mount as the one form Hasselblad!)
• It will be launched along three lenses (most likely three prime lenses)
• It will be priced below the Hasselblad X1D (which costs $8999)

Exciting time ahead!

via Fujirumors.

On July 7 Fuji will announce the new X-T2. Digicameinfo leaked an image of the camera and the full specs. Google translated list here:

– 24.3MP CMOS sensor
– Image processing engine X Processor Pro
– Video 4K30fps. Full HD60fps
– Video of the bit rate is 100Mbps
– The maximum speed of the shutter is 1/8000 seconds. 1/32000 sec electronic shutter
– Synchro speed of the flash is 1/250 seconds
– AF 325 points can be selected intelligent hybrid phase difference AF
– The body is in a magnesium alloy, improve the durability of the dial. Dust and water specification
– EVF is 2.36 million dots. Refresh rate 100fps
– 3-way tilting 3 inches 1.62 million dot LCD monitor
– Dual SD card slot. UHS-II support
– AF-C custom settings
– ISO range is ISO200-12800 (RAW)
– Wi-Fi built-in. Remote shooting correspondence. Instax Share printer support
– 16 kinds of film simulation modes, including the ACROS
– That can customize the settings screen “My Menu”
– Normal / boost mode switching
– 14bit RAW lossless compression. Camera RAW development
– Exposure compensation +/- 5EV
– 256-segment metering (multi-spot average, spot, center-weighted)
– Interval Shooting
– 13 kinds of creative filter
– The battery is NP-W126S. The number of possible shots 350 sheets
– 3.5mm microphone jack. 2.5mm remote terminal. USB3.0 terminal. Micro HDMI terminal
– You can use all of Fujinon X mount lens group

Hasselblad CEO Oosting “corrected” previous statements from Hasselblad manager Ove Bengston and the Hasselblad statement on the Facebook page. Those said that it would be almost impossible to make zooms for the X1D. But Oosting now says on Bokeh.com:

“Let me correct that a little bit…there will be more lenses coming. There will be also zoom lenses coming. So that is something we have to correct.”

Still, I don’t think zooms are really needed for the X1D. I guess who buys that camera prefers to work with primes anyway.

Preorders:
The Hasselblad X1D-50c at BHphoto, Adorama and Calumet.de.
Hasselblad 90mm F/3.2 XCD Lens for XD1 at BHphoto, Adorama and Calumet.de.
Hasselblad 45mm F/3.5 XCD Lens for XD1 at BHphoto, Adorama and Calumet.de.

There is little we don’t know about the new Fuji X-T2 that will be announced soon on July 7. But thanks to Fujirumors we know the X-T2 is slightly bigger than the X-T1 as you can see from the image above. And the X-T2 will also have a new generation battery that avoids overheating issues (Source: FR).

The world’s first digital mirrorless system camera will be announced shortly by Hasselblad. Watch the video live stream which is set to start at 14:00 in Stockholm!