New rumors: X-E2s, Olympus 300mm, PEN-F, A6xxx

Let me catch up with some other “mirrorless” rumors I got in these last couple of days:

Fuji:
On January 15 along the X-PRO2, 100-400mm and X70 Fuji will also announce a quite strange new camera: The X-E2s! Fujirumors reports: “the most relevant changes/improvements compared to the X-E2 will be firmware based.“. Very strange…

Olympus:
Olympus will announce the 300mm PRO lens on January 6th and the PEN-F by end of January (43rumors).

Sony:
Sony is rumored to go back to a Sony A-mount camera announcement. Not sure this will be the first “A-mount mirrorless” camera. The A6xxx is probably due for a Cp+ release in late February.

Leaked! First images of the Fuji X-E2s

And here are the very first pictures of the new Fuji X-E2s (Source: Fujirumors). And that’s going to be a quite weird new entry. It’s actually an X-E2 with some “software” related improvements. We got an Electronic shutter, new AF-system that are not “hardware” improvements but all achieved thanks to better software.

I am curious how Fuji will “Justify” that camera when it gets released on January 15.

Guess what was the hottest Christmas camera seller: The Ricoh Theta S!

Ricoh

A couple of store employees told me that the Ricoh Theta S did sell at “tonnage” in their stores. So I check the Amazon camera ranking (Click here) and indeed the Ricoh is on top of the sales! It’s great news for a company that struggled to make meaningful sales the last couple of years. Pity they stopped to develop the GXR cam. I am now wondering if that 360 degree camera could become a hit like it happened with action cameras…

The Ricoh Theta can be bough here at Amazon, FocusCamera, Adorama and BHphoto.

Fuji XF100-400 lens gets leaked!

Fujirumors leaked the image and specs of the new XF100-400mm F4.5-5.6 OIS WR lens. The lens will be announced on January 15 (just like the X-PRO 2). Those are the lens specs:
– minumum focus distance from 1.75 m.
– Zoomed out, it will be 270mm long, while on the wide end it will be about 6cm shorter.
– Filter size 77.
– Design: 21 elements 14 groups.
– weight 1375g and have
– Should cost around €1,800

Leica Q sensor gets DxOmarked

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The Leica Q sensor got tested by DxOmark:

The Leica Q is a thoroughly modern and likable camera with a very impressive sensor. While it is close in performance to the CMOS in the Leica M, it is clearly a different sensor with slightly lower noise and improved high-ISO dynamic range. While that has implications for the dynamic range at base ISO, it remains competitive and offers excellent, nuanced color and low noise. If the field of view of the fixed 28mm focal length lens appeals, then anyone who likes working with the Leica M series will surely be tempted by the performance of this new model.