Panasonic announced their new GX8 and as a rumor site we cannot rest and we have to talk about what’s next :)

So far we heard rumors about a late August (or early September) announcement from Olympus and very likely also from Sony.

While Olympus is almost certainly going to introduce the E-M10II it’s still unclear if Sony will at last announce the A7000 or announce something else (RX or so).

Let me know if you got some info about those announcements :)

GX8 images and specs via Digicameinfo.

– Sensor 20MP
– Camera shake correction new dual IS
– Tilting 2.36 million dot organic EL EVF
– Dust and water
– The body is magnesium alloy
– 4K Photo · 4K Video
– Free Angle 1.04 million dot organic EL monitor
– Wi-Fi, NFC, QR code connection
– Continuous shooting 8 frames / sec in the AF tracking
– Body color is black and silver

FZ300 images and specs via Digicameinfo.

– 12.1MP MOS sensor
– New Venus Engine
– Lens 25-600mm F2.8.24 times zoom with 35mm equivalent
– 1cm macro
– 4K photo. 4K video (30p). Full HD 60p
– Highest sensitivity ISO6400
– EVF organic EL. 1.44 million dots. Magnification 0.7 times
– 3 inches 1.04 million dot LCD monitor. Bali angle. Touch panel
– Camera RAW development
– Adopt a new type of linear motor in AF motor
– 3.5 times the AF speed FZ200. Ultra high-speed AF
– DFD correspondence
– 5-axis Hybrid OIS +
– Wi-Fi built-in. Possible connection to the smartphone-tablet. QR code connection
– The size of 131.6 x 91.5 x 117.1mm
– Weight 691 g

The new GX8 camera will be announced aftertomorrow…on July 18! Has 4K and LX100 alike design. But it also has on sensor image stabilization and some other new features….

It’s summertime in the northern hemisphere. And usually companies do not announce new cameras and lenses during that hot vacation time. Well, it seems like Panasonic Olympus and Sony have other plans!

Panasonic: They are rumored to announce one new MFT lens and probably also a new camera (GX8?) by end of July!

Olympus: They will announce the new E-M10II in August!

Sony: It looks like the delayed A7000 cameras is also due for an announcement in August already!

We hope to get specs or even leaked images of these new cameras soon!

Egami spotted a new Canon patent describing a new adapter for a yet non existing Canon Full Frame Mirrorless camera. Of course we never know if and when a “patent-camera” will become a real thing. But for sure Canon will launch such a mirrorless system camera one day.

The Dutch site Cameranu.nl leaked the new Samsung Mini 2 camera. It has a 20.5 MP sensor and records 4K. Some more specs:

stereo audio
4K-video
sensor seems the same one as in the current NX Mini
super amoled display instead of lcd (resolution of new screen unknown)
retractable flash in body (indirect flash seems possible)
external flash connector removed
DirectLink-button disappeared. On/off-button gone to the back, next to new flash-button
D-pad now with scrollwheel (!)
1820mAh-battery/400 shots (instead of 2330mAh/650 shots for NX Mini)
separate door for battery and connectors
metal rings on both sides for neck strap (instead of compactcamera style wrist strap provision)
marking for sensor plane on top
more ‘manly’ styling…
and last but not least … interchangeable front…

via Xarafan on Dpreview

Photorumors got word about the two next possible Samsung lenses:

1) 24mm f/1.4 S
2) either 70-400mm f/4-5.6 S or 100-400mm f/4-5.6 S