Let’s catch up with some lens rumors:
1) Fuji is likely going to announce a XF 90mm f/2.0 lens in late 2014 or early 2015 at max (Source: Fujirumors).
2) Olympus will soon announce the $1,799 expensive and high quality 7-14mm f/2.8 MFT lens (Source: 43rumors).
P.S.: A major bunch of FE lenses will be announced in late August by Sony. But still no specs available yet…
Hybrid viewfinder lovers will be happy to hear that Fuji is likely going to announce a new X-PRO2 and X200 camera at Photokina in September. Both will feature a new APS-C X-Trans sensor. No guys, these will not be organic sensors (they will come in two years from now).
The specs of the cameras are yet unkown. But before the two big guys Fuji will also announce the new X30 compact camera with 1 inch sensor.
Really a great time for Fuji fans!
In an interview released at Amateur Photographer Leica didn’t rule out the possibility to launch a Full Frame Leica T version sometimes in the future.
To be realistic I don’t think this will happen any time soon. Leica still has to consolidate the Leica T lens range and focus on the marketing of the camera. But with more and mroe mirrorless FF cameras coming from 2015 towards Leica may be “forced” to launch a FF Leica-T version too!
A new sources sent me info this morning about a possible new Panasonic LX8 camera. He writes:
Panasonic lx8 comming soon.On July 16!Build in EVF and bigger Sensor.looks similar to the lx7
I have no track of the source and therefore take it with a grain of salt! :)
P.S.: After the Sony Rx100M3 and the soon to be announced Fuji X30 this would become the third large sensor compact camera with built-in EVF.
Back in January Samsung unveiled that a new NX1 flagship camera would come this year (article here). And now Photorumors reports that this camera will shoot 4K video and feature a new 28 Megapixel APS-C sensor.
After the GH4 and Sony A7s this would become the third mirrorless camera shooting 4K. But I think more companies (Canon, Olympus for example) will announce 4K cameras at Photokina.
I am a bit surprised to hear the camera will feature a 28 MP sensor. It would become the highest resolution APS-C camera to date. And unlike the GH4 and A7s such a sensor could show more moiree and issues on 4K videos. Or did Samsung find a way to solve that problem?
How would a product announcement be without any marketing work? Well, that’s exactly what happened today at Leica. They shared this pic of a new Leica Summilux 28mm f/1.4 lens during a “normal” visit of the LeicaCameraForum members in Wetzlar (Leica’s headquarter in Germany).
No specs, no price and no shipping date info have been released other than that picture. It’s will certainly be a great (and exepensive) masterpiece!
A couple of days ago we told you the Fuji X20 has been discontinued. According to rumors floating around mysteriously (LOL) on the web the new Fuji X30 will be announced on July 3. And it’s the first camera that will match the Sony RX100 series 1 inch sensor size. It’s going to be an X-Trans sensor and also priced cheaper than the new Sony RX100M3 ($798 here at Amazon). Well that sounds good! It may forces Sony to lower their prices too!
via Fujirumors.