Image courtesy: Camerasize.

Now I am 100% sure that Fuji will likely be the first company to challenge the Sony FF mirrorless cameras!

1) Next year (2014) they will launch a new X200 Full Frame fixed lens camera that will compete against the Sony RX1. But unlike the RX1 the X200 will have a built-in hybrid viewfinder.

2) In early 2015 Fuji will then launch a complete new Full Frame mirrorless and interchangeable camera. It will compete against the Sony A7-A7r (and future A9) series.

It’s also 100% clear that Fuji will develop their own Organic sensor for these cameras. They will not borrow the sensor from Sony!

Damn, it’s a long time we didn’t post some weird Pentax Full Frame camera rumor. So let’s keep the dream well alive with some more (likely fake) Pentax FF rumors :)

Apparently Pentax Russia said there will be certainly a Pentax FF camera in 2014 (Source: Pentax Russia forum).

And on the usually very (un)reliable dpreview forum you can read that entry:

“The rumour mill is busy with talk of a retro style Pentax LX full frame coming soon. Pretty similar in fact to the anticipated new Nikon retro F3 coming in two weeks. Both of these old cameras looked fairly identical actually as well as also featuring interchangeable viewfinders, so will that carry forward into the new digital versions? The main difference with the retro-Nikon F3-D (for want of a name at this point) in the speculation as far as I can see is it will be standard SLR F mount, while the new retro-Pentax LX-D will adopt a whole new shorter flange A-mount (A for Ace, after K and Q), which will allow two adapters for legacy K mount lens – one for manual focus with metering etc, and a more expensive motorised adapter for auto focussing as well. So basically the Pentax will be able to take short-flange lenses while the Nikon will not, so the question for all us Ricoh users is will this become the successor to the GXR we’ve been waiting for?“

Don’t worry, next fake Pentax FF rumors coming in a couple of months ;)

Sony shaked the camera industry with their A7 camera series. And the first to react on a “rumor” level has been Fuji. According to our sources and info from Fujirumors and Photorumors this is what we can expect for the future:

– Next camera to be announced is the ASP-C X-PRO2 (no full frame as rumored on other sites!)
– X200 Full Frame camera with fixed prime lens coming in 2014
– New XF lens roadmap to be unveiled early 2014 (liekly along the X-PRO2 announcement).
– The new roadmap contains some weathersealed lenses, a f/2.8 constant aperture zoom, a mid and tele zoom
– A Full Frame interchangeable camera is likely coming after Photokina 2014 (on market 2015).

Sounds pretty amazing!

UPDATE: That Nikon DF picture is fake. So if you see it on the web be warned!

Nikon will soon announce the new retro styled Nikon DF camera. It’s really an exciting camera that focus on top stills quality and has no video recording feature at all. But unlike the early rumors reported on the web this isn’t a mirrorless camera. It’s F-mount. And once again it’s a statement from Nikon in favour of optical viewfinder and mirror cameras.

And from what I heard recently Neither Canon nor Nikon will go the full mirrorless route like Panasonic, Olympus, Samsung and Sony. They still think DSLR is the way to go also for the future! What if they are wrong?

Image via Nikonrumors.

We all love expensive limited editions true? So here we have two news:

1) Ricoh that limited edition GR that comes with special accessories (Source: DSLRmagazine). 5.000 cameras limited edition.

2) Leica will launch that white M camera edition (Source: Leicarumors). Only one camera limited edition!

I guess what we are seeing here is the official comeback of the Zeiss ZM alike manual lenses! On Zeiss’ Facebook page they just unveiled that:

We are currently working on manual focus lenses for these new full-frame CSCs. They will have an interface to provide EXIF data to the camera. They are expected to be in stores by the end of 2014. However, we cannot provide any additional infos right now.

The current Sony Zeiss FE lenses are made and designed by Sony with the quality control from Zeiss. The new manual Zeiss manual lenses will be designed straight by the German engineers!

Sounds exciting and also pity. Why let us wait one year? I want them now  :)

Specs and Preorders in US and Canada (Click on store name to see direct preorder page):
Dedicated Sony announcement page at Amazon US (Click here).
Sony A7r body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony A7 body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony A7 with 28-70mm kit lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Sony RX10 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Zeiss 24-70mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Zeiss 35mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto..
Zeiss 55mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
70-200mm A-mount at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony A-Mount to E-Mount Lens Adapter at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony A to E adapter with mirror at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
A7/A7r leather case at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
A7/A7r vertical grip at Amazon, BHphoto.
Sony W Series Battery Charger at Amazon, BHphoto.
Sony FA-CS1M Off-Camera Shoe at BHphoto.
Semi-Hard LCD Screen Protector for A7-A7r at Amazon, BHphoto.

Specs and Preorders in Europe:
Sony A7r body at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, FI, WexUK, WexDE.
Sony A7 body at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, FI, FR, WexUK, WexDE.
Sony A7 with 28-70mm kit Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, FI, FR, WexUK, WexDE.
Sony RX10 at Sony DE, WexUK, WexDE.
Zeiss 35mm at Sony DE.
Zeiss 55mm at Sony DE.