Egami (translation here) spotted the new Nikon 1 lens patent. It is the Nikkor 37mm f/2.4 that covers the 1 inch imaging area of the Nikon 1 system. It is a 100mm equivalent tele lens. And it appears to feature macro capability too.
And there is a new Nikon 11-27.5mm Review at Camerastuffreview.
Fuji and Sony are both hot candidates to launch the first Full Frame mirrorless system competing the expansive and luxury [shoplink 100116 ebay]Leica M series[/shoplink]. For months now I am working to collect info about their 2013 strategy and form what I got from trusted and also from new sources neither Fuji nor Sony will announce such a system within the next 8-10 months. At the same time I have been told that both are developing a FF system but there is a series of challenges that will have to be solved first. Both Fuji and Sony for example have to develop lenses for their current X and NEX systems. They cannot afford to launch a new system yet.
After all these years that Leica is cashing money on the [shoplink 100116 ebay]Leica M series[/shoplink] I am still surprised that nobody ever made a competitor!
Sigma stated multiple times that they will not launch their own mirrorless system so I guess the patent you can see at Egami will be applied to expand their fixed lens DP camera series. There you can see the design and specs of a 30mm f/2.8, 30mm f/2.5, 28mm f/2.8, 24mm f/2.8, 50mm f/2.8 and a 55mm f/2.8 lens. All these will come with built-in stabilization system and inner focusing.
I still believe they should do a full interchangeable mirrorless system. But of course that’s just my modest opinion… :)
TheCameraStoreTV posted this Fuji X-E1 vs NEX-6 video comparison. Fuji and Sony are the only companies making mirrorless with rangefinder alike design (not real rangefinders like Leica is doing). And coming back to rumor we just heard that the new Panasonic GX2 may is coming in Spring 2013 and it will NOT have a built-in viewfinder. Let’s hope this isn’t true! At leats it’s my opinion that Panasonic should make it with integrated EVF!
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Fuji X-E1 on Slidoo eBay. Sony NEX-6 on Slidoo eBay.
Last week we had the new Olympus 17mm f/1.8 lens announcement. But we are always hungry of new rumors and it looks like we don’t have to wait a lot to see the next bunch of announcements. According to multiple sources on SAR and 43rumors both Olympus and Sony will announce new products in early January. From Sony we can expect new NEX lenses and entry level cameras while Olympus will almost certainly announce the new 40-150mm f/2.8 zoom. Their first High Quality and constant aperture zoom.
Is that all? I think there is a chance that Samsung will announce their first Android powered NX cameras. Haven’t heard anything about possible Panasonic products yet while Canon is expected to announce new EOS-M lenses in February-March.
The CES show is a more consumer oriented show where usually we don’t have to expect semipro stuff to be announced. So no Full Frame Mirrorless camera coming for now…
So, there is still some exciting new announcement to come before the end of this year! According to multiple top sources Olympus will soon have a double lens announcement. One is the already well known 17mm f/1.8 prime lens. M43.eu posted the first JPG and RAW image samples of the lens. It will cost around 550 Euro and be in Stock right before Christmas. But there is also a second mysterious “high quality” lens to come. Hope to hear some specs about it soon…
P.S.: Panasonic GX2 announcement has been probably delayed til early 2013 :(
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As you may recall Samsung said that they will not announce any camera this year. But Photorumors spotted an image of what appears to be the future NX300 camera. I guess the camera will be announced in early January right before the CES show and be based on the Android OS. Will this new strategy finally help the Samsung NX system? I sure hope they will!