Future Mirrorless Nikon camera may comes with an extra “pellicle” adapter for Nikon F lenses

A newly released Nikon patent discloses their plans to make Nikon F lenses work on their future professional (Full Frame?) mirrorless system camera. A special adapter with pellicle and PDAF module could allow to use Nikon F system with the best possible focus system.

Basically this works like the current Sony LAEA4 adapter.That adapter has a semitransparent pellicle mirror that reflects a bit of light to the PDAF sensor. The downside is that you loose about 1/3 of a stop of light. But that’s negligible in most situation.

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via Hi-lows-note.blog.so-net.ne.jp

New image of the upcoming Fuji X-E3

Fujirumors posted that image of the X-E3 and here are the specs:

  • more expensive than X-T20
  • 4K video
  • first leaked images
  • Combined Shutter/ISO dial
  • No tilt screen
  • Bluetooth
  • Maybe, besides Bluetooth, there could be also some more new technologies on the X-E3 that all other X-series cameras don’t have
  • Focus Jostick
  • smaller than X-E2
  • announcement this year, probably fall this year

Opteka will soon announce five new lenses for Sony E, Fuji X, Micro Four Thirds, Nikon CX and Canon EOS-M mount

 

Opteka announced that it’s going to launch five new lenses for mirrorless system cameras. This is their official press text:

Five new Opteka mirrorless lenses are currently in production. Each lens will be available in Sony E-mount, Fuji X-mount, Olympus and Panasonic Micro Four Thirds, Canon EOS-M mount, and Nikon CX mount. 43rumors
Further details will be provided after our final micron-level quality control checks have been completed.

Unlike current Opteka lenses (here on Amazon) these lenses are designed for mirrorless cameras only.

Two new E-mount lenses tests: Vogitlander 65mm macro and Laowa 15mm f/2.0

Sony folks got two new lenses from third party makers. And both of them just got tested today:

1) Voigtlander 65mm macro FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
This lens got tested by Dpreview and they state: “Everything about how the 65mm handles screams precision and quality”

2) Laowa 15mm f/20 FE lens at Venuslens.
Bastian Katzke just posted the full lens review and the conclusion is: “Sespite the few shortcomings this is in fact a pretty astonishing lens Laowa have put together.”