The British Journal Of Photography (Click here) talked with Mr. Kaufmann (the Leica Boss):

“When asked if such a new camera could include high-definition video recording features, Kaufmann said that “theoretically, yes,” adding that there are some issues with introducing video in a camera – “the data rate, the heat, and the battery lifecycle, but I think we solved that. No comment until we show it on existing and new models.”He added: “HD video is interesting, and a lot of photographers would love to have it [in an M body].”

Leica already said in the past that they are working on mirrorless cameras with electornic viewfinders. Could also be that they will include the video recording future in such a camera and not in the M10!

CanonWatch (Click here) just released a new rumor saying that “Canon will showcase their mirrorless ILC to selected customers in Australia during PMA Australia at the end of May. The new camera should then be announced in June.”

This would be a huge suprise as most of us expected such a camera to be unveiled in September only!

At 8pm (20:00) London time Leica will announce the X2, the new 50mm Summicron and the very highly expected B&W M-mount camera with 18 Megapixel B&W sensor and 16 bit recording. As you know that camera will cost around 7.000 Euro or 8,000 Dollars. Now, I am pretty sure many here like the idea to have a pure Black and White sensor with no aliasing problems with hygh dynamic range and super per pixel sharpness. But….

Stay tuned on MirrorlessRumors! I will report about the Leica event live on this blog!

According to our top sources Leicas new M-mount Full Frame camera will have a 18 Megapixel Black and White sensor manufactured by Platinum Equity. The exact resolution is 5216 x 3472 pixels. Leica will announce the camera tomorrow at 8pm (20:00) London time!

The sources said the per pixel sharpness is “spectacular” and the dynamic range also higher than anything they have seen before. But also the price will be higher than any other current digital M-mount camera (almost $8,000)! LOL :)

I will be here tomorrow and update you live with all the latest news about the camera. Stay tuned on MirrorlessRumors!!!

The new B&W MP camera will costs $1,000 more than the new MP-9 you see here on top ($7999 at BHphoto).

This will be a very important week for all Leica fans. Finally Leica is going to announce a digital camera with “pure” Black and White sensor. And you have to pay quite a lot for that unique feature! According to Leicarumors the Leica MP Black and White camera will cost close to $9,000!!!

One the mirrorless front it is also to report that there will be a new X2 camera with fixed 35mm f/1.4 Summilux lens for….$3,000! That’s $1,000 more than you pat for the current Leica X1 (here at Amazon). It has a 16 or 18 MPX sensor (according to Leicarumors) and an optional EVF: LCD and AF are also improved. Too bad this camera doesn’t come with an interchangeable mount!

Canonrumors just posted a bunch of Canon mirrorless specs. He rated the rumor with a very low value so don’t take it too seriousely! According to him this is what we will see within 2012:

• Two Cameras
• G1 X Sensor Size
• APS-C a possibility in one camera
• 14 & 24 megapixels
• EF compatibility, but not EF mount.
• EVF on one camera
• 3-5 Lenses announced at launch.

Sounds good!

Yesterday we praised the superb 85mm NX lens but epxressed our doubts about Samsung NX system future. Maybe as reaction on that post one of our sources sent us some bits about the possible future Samsung roadmap. He writes:

1) Samsung plans to announce the EX1 successor, two new NX lenses and accessories at Photokina 2012
2) They are working on a new APS-C sensor with improved rolling shutter performance (too early to say “electronic shutter”), but with “normal” megpaixel number (bye be Megapxiel race)
3) There also is a new NX model coming before end of the year, a top line NX.

Sounds good or not?