Oh yes folks, Canon is really going crazy with the super fast RF lenses. There is a brand newly published japanese patent describing the specs of  new f/1.0 and f/1.2 RF lenses:

18mm f/1.2 lens specs:
Focal length: 18.51 mm
F no: 1.24
ω : 49.45
Image height: 21.64 mm
Lens length: 129.00 mm
Back focus: 16.40 mm

25mm f/1.2 lens specs:
Focal length: 24.59 mm
F no: 1.24
ω : 41.35
Image height: 21.64 mm
Lens length: 129.01 mm
Back focus: 13.57 mm

18mm f/1.0 lens specs:
Focal length: 18.50 mm
F no: 1.03
ω : 49.47
Image height: 21.64 mm
Lens length: 150.00 mm
Back focus: 4.99 mm

Now we all know the patent world  is a parallel universe of possibilities that might not be realized in our simple 11 dimensional universe (according to string theory). And particularly  this 18mm f/1.0 lens really sounds out of this world!  If they make it I will jump for joy naked in front of the  Canon Tokyo headquarters! And  that might be a good reason for them to not make it at all :)

via Hi LowsNote

On October 23 Fuji will officially launch  the new X-PRO3. But we can expect to get two more cameras within  a couple of months because they registered two codes in Asia:

FF190003
FF190005

I don’t know what  those cameras might be….but feel free to run wild with your speculations  and dreams  :)

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via nokishita

It surely looks like Sony is giving a lot of efforts to keep the Micro Four Thirds kicking and alive! They announced this new 47MP sensor (41MP in 4/3 mode) capable of recording 8K video.

I am pretty sure we will get 8K MFT mirrorless cameras long before 8K will be available for Full Frame. At the moment an 8K FF camera in a compact body would create a nuclear alike Chernobyl explosion :)

Fujirumors leaked the sketches of  the new X-PRO3. These  are the differences with  the previous X-PRO2 model:

• dual screen (small screen to see film simulations / EXIF data and main LCD screen) – styled like the Fujifilm SP-X here
• with the screen on the body, you will only see the little screens box showing film simulation/EXIF data
• open the screen, and it will only tilt down
• no D-Pad (as we told you here)
• On ISO dial, “H” has been replaced by “C”
• Drive button works as Delete button
• Play Button

Patent describing the Canon 83MP FF sensor

There is still no reliable info about the new Canon EOS-R High resolution camera. This is a summary of possible specs (to take with a grain of salt):

• A slightly larger body and grip than the EOS R
• 80mp full-frame image sensor
• A “new style” of joystick
• Larger LCD than the EOS R
• Larger viewfinder than the EOS R
• The “viewfinder” can be tilted up and down
• Dual SD card slots
• No video specifications are known

via CanonWatch via CR