Fuji will start the new year with quite some major release. X-PRO2, X-E2s, X70 and new XF lenses. And Fujirumors just got their hands on the sketches showing the new X-PRO 2 layout.
As expected the X-PRO 2 brings a small evolution of the X-PRO 1 design.
There is a new ME20F-SH review at Explora BH (Click here):
While it isn’t necessarily meant to be an “A” camera for most productions, I’m sure wildlife and nature documentarians, cave and deep-sea videographers, and astrophotographers in particular, will be champing at the bit to try out the camera. With its ability to capture previously impossible shots, the ME20F-SH could help reinvent the very look and feel of ultra-low-light videography. Exciting times are ahead.
Fujirumors reports the X-E2s is coming for sure. Their sources do not mention when the camera will be announced. I just guess that it will happen at the same time or shortly after the X-PRO2 announcement of January 15.
There is yet also no clue about the possible specs of the camera. But the “s” addition makes it surely appear a very minor upgrade to the current version.
Sony released a new firmware update for the A7rII and A7sII:
A7rII download page at Sony.com (Click here).
A7sII download page at Sony.com (Click here).
We learned that the “image quality improvement” refers to an improved chromatic aberration control.
Egami spotted a brand new Canon patent describing a massive 600mm f/5.6 IS lens deisgned for the EOS-M cameras. Just for fun this is what the EOS-M3 looks like on the 600mm f/4.0 II USM lens.
Fujirumors was spot on with their X70 rumors as the camera name has been officially registered at enotth.com.cn (Chinese public agency, via Digicameinfo). Such registration is required for wifi-bluetooth capable devices that will be sold on the chinese market.
The X70 is rumored to have a X-TransII 16MP sensor and a 28mm lens.
Today Fuji made a nice present to X-T1 owners and released the new 4.20 firmware update (download and info here).
A not so nice present has been announced by Sony: For unknown reasons they stopped the RX1RII sales (Source: Sony Japan). And they cannot give us any clue about when they will resume sales.
