Let’s drop the bomb: New Samsung Full Frame NX-R to come in March?

It was back in 2008 when Samsung Manager Kyong-Kook Shin suggested that “the firm is actively pursuing development of a full-frame CMOS sensor intended for use in a professional camera” (Source AP). But at that time they thought they would launch it as a DSLR model.

According to a new anonymous source Samsung secretly worked on the development of a new Full Frame mirrorless camera that will be launched in March! If that is true they will beat on time both Sony and Fuji that are rumored to launched their FF mirrorless systems in late 2013 – early 2014. The new camera will be named Samsung NX-R. The name once popped up inside the Samsung support database (now removed).

No specs have been unveiled yet but I hope some other sources may hear the call and can send me an anonymous message at mirrorlessrumors@gmail.com to share some more bits. Thanks!

Back from hell: Kodak-JK new mirrorless camera to come within the year!

The heavily in crisis company Kodak just came back to life! According to Amateur Photographer: “A Kodak-branded interchangeable lens camera will be among a series of products that bosses say will be launched as part of a licensing deal it has struck with manufacturer JK Imaging Ltd.“

And Kodak manager Dennis Olbrich said that a compact system camera is “part of the portfolio“! TO be clear, Kodak will license their name to JK Imaging and collaborate but not directing them.

 

via Quesabesde.

Sigma DP3 Merrill First Impressions

Image courtesy: The Phoblographer

If you missed it, click here to read Sigma’s press release.

Let’s talk again (briefly) about Sigma’s third companion in the fellowship of the Merrills, the DP3. We start with the specifications:

  • 46MP Foveon X3 sensor (APS-C 1.5x)

  • 50mm f2.8 lens with SLD glass (Special Low Dispersion)

  • Dual TRUE II Image Processing Engines

  • Minimum focusing of 8.9?

  • Macro shooting at 1:3

  • 9 point AF

  • Face detection

  • 3 inch TFT LCD at 920,000 dots

  • Hot shoe and lens hood

  • SD video recording

  • ISO 100-6400 set in 1/3 steps

Yes, 46MP…not bad uh? And a fixed 50mm f/2.8 lens, that’s a 75mm on 35mm film equivalent. Weird, isn’t it? But, hey, the DP3 looks good with its minimalist look. You just have to buy all three DP3s to have the needed flexibility (DP1 19mm, 28mm eq.; DP2 30mm, 45mm eq.). Chris Gampat over at The Phoblographer had a chance to play around a bit with the DP3. About image quality he writes:

Because I worked with a pre-production unit, I couldn’t stick a card in the camera. However, I saw prints made with it; and they’re stunning.

His first impressions:

I walked away quite impressed with the DP3 and I may even be able to get used to shooting at 75mm. It’s a weird focal length though: too long to be normal and too short to be a proper portrait focal length in my opinion.

The build quality of the camera is what truly blew me away though; and that may also help to justify its high price tag.

We have yet to wait for the price of the DP3 Merrill, as well as for pre-order options. However, you can get notified by B&H about the availability by clicking here.

Click here to see all the coverage of the Merrill series by The Phoblographer.

[via The Phoblographer]

Update: Now It Is Official! – Sigma DP3 Merrill Full Specifications Leaked

Update: Sigma officially announced the DP3 Merrill. Click here to read the press release.

 

January 07, 2013

The Sigma DP3 Merrill, the latest in the series of compact cameras incorporating the 46 megapixel Foveon X3 direct image sensor.

SIGMA DP3 Merrill

Sigma Corporation (CEO: Kazuto Yamaki) is pleased to announce the new SIGMA DP3 Merrill, featuring a 50mm F2.8 lens, will join the lineup of the “SIGMA DP Merrill” series. The SIGMA DP3 Merrill is the next generation of high image quality compact digital cameras. Equipped with the Foveon X3 image sensor, the DP3 Merrill ensures outstanding resolution and natural rendering with rich gradation as well as a three-dimensional feel.
Featuring a high performance 50mm F2.8 lens (a focal range equivalent to 75mm on a 35mm SLR camera), the SIGMA DP3 Merrill offers incredibly high levels of optical performance and takes in every detail of the subject’s information. This state of the art lens also offers enhanced macro functionality as well.
The SIGMA DP3 Merrill completes this series of compact cameras by satisfying the mid-telephoto and macro range shooting. The SIGMA DP1 Merrill is designed for wide angle images, the SIGMA DP2 Merrill is for standard range, while the DP3 Merrill rounds out the series with a camera for all shooting situations.

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First images of the new Fuji X100s and X20!

Along Nikon (with the J3 and S1) and Samsung (with the NX300) also Fuji will announce some major new camera (but with fixed lens). The image you see on top shows the new Fuji X100s with 16 Megapixel X Trans sensor. And here on bottom you can see the new X20.

No new camera or lens from the mirrorless and intrechangeable lens X system will be announced for the CES show.

via Digicaminfo.

LIist of new Fuji cameras. X100s and X20 coming.

Olympus, Panasonic and Sony will avoid to make any major mirrorless announcement at the CES show. They will wait til late January instead (CP+ show in Yokohama). At least Fuji will make a more “important” announcement. According to Digicaminfo these are the camera they will announced soon:

  • FUJIFILM X100S

  • FUJIFILM X20

  • FinePix S8200

  • FinePix XP60

  • FinePix T500

  • FinePix JZ700

As previously written on Fujirumors the X100s has the same 16 Megapixel X Trans sensor of the X-E1/X-PRO1.

Japanese Impress Magazine Predicts New Canon And Nikon Mirrorless Cameras For 2013

The usually very accurate Japanese Impress magazine published Canon and Nikon camera predictions. Above the scanned page for the Canon gear, below the page for the Nikon gear. The pages showed up on the Chinese Xitek forum. The figures near the images are the probability percentage chance estimates.

Canon: a new mirrorless camera named EOS M2 will be released in 2013, 80% probability to be a real prediction

Nikon: The V3 will be released during 2013, 75% probability

The rest, not mirrorless related, for those who are interested:

  • Canon
    • EOS 7D Mark II will have a newly developed sensor, 10fps burst rate, and ISO up to 25600
    • EOS 70D will have same sensor as 7D Mark II, burst rate limited to 3fps, ISO 25600
    • EOS 1DSx, that’s the name of Canon’s high megapixel DSLR.
  • Nikon
    • D7200 with 39 points AF, ISO up to 25600
    • D9000 with newly developed sensor, 10fps bust rate, 51 points AF
    • D4x set to be released in 2013

[via NL]