$320 off on the Fuji X-T1 (costs $679)
You save $320 on the grey imported Fuji X-T1 sold on eBay US (Click here). It does come with 1 year seller warranty.
Fuji releases another major firmware update!
Fuji X camera and lens owners can enjoy a brand new firmware update release:
CAMERAS
X-Pro2, X-Pro1, X-T1/X-T1 GS, X-T10, X-E2S, X-E2, X-E1,
- Enhances the accuracy of Manual focus adjustment
- X-Pro2 Only: The phenomenon below that occurs on rare occasions is fixed. –
Horizontal lines appears on LCD or EVF when Auto-rotate playback.
TURN OFF THE CAMERA AND TURN ON AGAIN.” message is displayed right after shooting.
LENSES
XF35mmF2 R WR, XF90mmF2, XF10-24mmF4, XF16-55mmF2.8, XF18-55mm, XF18-135mm, XF50-140mmF2.8, XF55-200mm, XF100-400mm , XC16-50mm, XC50-230mm
- Enhances the accuracy of Manual focus adjustment
- Improvement of OIS function
- Addition of compatibility with “XF2 X TC WR”
via Fujirumors.
Mercury: The World’s First Universal Camera
Mercury Works launched a new Kickstarter campagn (Click here) to finance what they claim to be the first universal camera. They write that this is
A modular, open camera system capable of shooting any format (medium and large format film, digital, Instax…) and using any lens.
Also Nikon seems to be working on a curved image sensor
We saw this before from Sony and now there is a new patent from Nikon that seems to describe the very same thing: A curved image sensor! The advantages of such a sensor would be:
- You can design more compact lenses
- The Sony patent said there is a 1 stop advantage in making such lens designs
- No artifacts or image quality deterioration on corners
My guess is that if that patent will ever be implemented ina real products this will happen on a fixed lens camera.
Watch this video showing you how the future lenses will be (Spoiler: small!)
The day may not be far away when lenses will become as thin as hair!
Olympus and Sony could announce new mirrorless products next week!
Well, we may get the chance to see some new products long before Photokina. And if we are lucky next week Olympus and Sony will announce new products:
- Olympus
They will announce the E-PL8 and the 30mm f/3.5 macro lens (Source: 43rumors). - Sony:
It’s very unclear what could come from Sony. But they are rumored to announce “something” by end of the next week. This could be for a new RX100m5 and A5300 camera. (Source: SAR).
What else can we hope to get before Photokina? Well the Fuji X-T2 for sure (sometimes in July I guess). And maybe the Panasonic GH5?
Tony Northrup says Nikon 1 and Canon EOS-M are dead systems just like the Samsung NX
Tony & Chelsea Northrup tried to predict the future of photography. And if you watch the video from 21.30min you will hear quite a statement from Tony. He believes the Nikon 1 and Canon EOS-M system are de facto just as dead as the Samsung NX system. He believes Fuji X, MFT and Sony E-mount will be the only mirrorless systems to survive within the current shrinking digital camera market.
For Tony and Chelsea the future of photography lies in Instagram, AI, Wearables and other “non classical” platforms and technologies.