The likely less popular of all M cameras will get a replacement soon according to LeicaRumors sources:
The new camera will be called M-S or M-E2 and will have the same 18MP CCD sensor with updated LCD screen and new battery (probably from the M 240).
For those of you that don’t know it the Leica M-E is the “cheapest” M camera form Leica. Costs $5450 only (here at BHphoto). A real bargain :)
Canon announced the new 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM EOS-M lens:
Compactness and precision image quality is achieved through a new type of 5-group zoom system making use of short back focus and aspheric lens
Uses a UD lens to correct chromatic aberration for excellent image quality throughout the zoom range
The focusing mechanism employs a stepping motor and lead screw to provide quiet and smooth movie servo AF for shooting movies
Image Stabilizer equivalent to a shutter speed 3.5 settings faster
Maintains the EF-M lens design concept of projecting from the mount in a straight form
Lens disposition and coatings are optimized to minimize ghosting and flare
Uses a 7-blade circular aperture for exquisite blurred areas
Fast autofocus is achieved for still images using a rear focus system, high-speed CPU, and optimized AF algorithm
Angle of view (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) 23 ° 20 ‘~ 6 ° 30? · 15 ° 40 ‘~ 4 ° 20? · 27 ° 50 ‘~ 7 ° 50?
Lens constitution 17 pieces in 11 groups
Number of blades diaphragm 7 pieces
Minimum aperture 2-32
Minimum focusing distance 1m
Maximum magnification 0.21 times
Filter diameter 52mm
Maximum length × diameter ?60.9 × 86.5 mm
Weight 260g
Camera shake compensation effect 3.5 stages
(CIPA guideline compliant)
Info in Spanish at DSLRmagazine.
This could upset the brand new X-T1 owners but Fuji is really already going to offer a new hardware updated X-T1P camera soon!
Fujirumors reports that among the hardware changes there will be a new 4K viewfinder! And now, this doesn’t mean the X-T1P will have 4K recording capability. The new X-T1P will have the same “sub-par” video performance.
The camera will be officially unveiled the beginning of July. And I am wondering why Fuji hurried that much to bring an updated X-T1…
Our Japanese “rumorfriends” from Digicameinfo shared that image of the final Fuji XF 18-135mm f/ 3.5-5.6 R LM OIS lens. It’s a weather sealed lens that will cost 108,000 yen (tax included). That’s about $1,000 or 800 Euro.
The lens will be announced next Monday (June 16).
Digicameinfo just shared that image of the new Panasonic FZ1000 super zoom camera. And the real amazing thing here are the specs which seem to say: Kiss my butt dear Sony RX10 :)
Unlike the Sony it has a much larger zoom range of 25-400mm f/2.8-4.0 (vs 24-200mm f/2.8 from the Sony).
The sensor size is the same (1 inch) but the Panasonic records 4K videos too!
Full FZ1000 specs:
– 1.0-inch CMOS sensor
– Venus engine
– 25-400mm equivalent f/2.8-4.0 Leica DC Vario Elmarit lens.
– Lens configuration is 15 pieces in 11 groups. 5 aspherical lens (8 Side)
– AF linear motor. AF speed is 0.09 seconds
– 0.66 seconds start-up time
– 4K video
– 4K PHOTO to cut out a still image of 8 million pixels from 4K video
– The space recognition AF by DFD
– EVF is 2.36 million dot-inch organic EL 0.39
– A monitor 920,000 dot 3.0-inch
– Continuous shooting 12 frames / second
– Wi-Fi, NFC
– Focus peaking, ring type manual focus
– Camera RAW development
The new weather sealed Fuji 18-135mm XF lens and the new Sigma DP Quattro pricing could be announced next week.
We still don’t know what the big Fuji announcement will bring us on June 19. Fuji France promised us something unique…
via Fujirumors and Sigma-rumors.
That would be really a huge surprise: 5 months after the X-T1 announcement Fuji will deliver a “hardware upgraded” X-T1b!
This is quite a unique thing and hopefully this will not upset the brand new X-T1 owners! I would really like to know why Fuji did hurry to deliver such an update camera. Fujirumors reports that little is known about the new features but one of them could be a higher resolution EVF:
