The new CIPA data for June has just been released. And the camera shipments for Japanese manufacturer did hit a new record low in terms of sales number. Of course the Kumamoto Sony sensor production stop is the main cause for this.
It is expected that sales will “normalize” in September-October.
Samyang just announced one brand new APS-C lens that will come in two different versions and for Canon M, Fuji X , Sony E and MFT mounts.
1) 35mm F1.2 ED AS UMC CS (full details here)
– Bright F1.2 aperture
– Aspherical Lens
– Ultra Multi Coating (UMC) of Samyang Optics
– Compact and Light
– Circular aperture with 9 blades
– Smooth Focus Ring
2) 35mm T1.3 AS UMC CS (full details here).
– Bright T1.3 aperture
– Aspherical Lens
– Ultra Multi Coating (UMC) of Samyang Optics
– Designed as Cine lens – Follow Focus Gear Rings and Declicked Aperture
– Compact and Light
– Circular aperture with 9 blades
– Smooth Focus Ring
Nikon registered a new camera with the code “N1546” in China. Usually this means that Nikon will announce a new camera the coming weeks. This could be a new mirrorless system camera that will be displayed at Photokina.
The new Fuji X-T2 is too expensive for you? Well in USA you can buy the mighty X-T1 camera for $679 only on eBay US (Click here). It’s grey imported but still covered by a 1 year seller warranty.
While the E-PL8 leaked many months ago disappeared from the rumor radar we can switch over to more exciting Olympus news. At Photokina we can expect two great new MFT products:
Now if also the new 25mm f/1.2 PRO lens will be announced along the first two rumored items than well, this is going to be an exciting Photokina for the MFT fellowship!
Back in December Handevision announced two new lenses for the Sony E, Fuji X and Leica M mount systems. Today Handevision announced their shipment start and pricing:
Both Leica and Olympus registered a new camera in Taiwan. This kind of registrations happens weeks before the real camera announcement. While the real final camera name is hidden with a code in the document this should be the new Leica T and new E-M1II cameras.
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