Leica will soon announce the “Leica Q Type 116”.
The Taiwan agency NCC registered a new and yet unanounced Leica Q Type 116 camera. There is yet no other info about the specs of the camera.
via Digicameinfo.
Fuji admits it will run the Megapixel race too withe the next generatin X-trans sensor.
It was and is inevitable. You have to run the Megapixel race too if you want to survive in the digital camera business. Fuji Manager Toshihisa Iida confirmed in a Dpreview Interview that they will launch a higher MP sensor camera. The good news is that all current X lenses can resolve future high resolution sensors.
Sony FE pricing leaked in Europe!
The new Sony FE lens images and specs got leaked ahead of the announcement scheduled for Wednesday March 4:
Zeiss FE 35mm f/1.4 lens:
– Focal length: 35mm
– Dealing Aperture: f / 1.4
– Minimum aperture: f / 16
– Filter size: 72mm
– Number of diaphragm blades: 9
– Focus on APS-C: 52.5mm
– Minimum focus distance: 30centimeter
– Weight: 630gram
– 1699 Euro
Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 OSS macro:
– Lens Mount: E-Mount
– Focal length: 90mm
– Maximum Aperture: f / 2.8
– APS-C distance: 135mm
– Minimum aperture: f / 22
– Filter size: 62mm
– Image stabilization: Yes
– Minimum focusing distance: 28 cm.
– Number of diaphragm blades: 9
– Weight: 602gram
– Price 1149 Euro
Sony FE 24-240mm OSS lens:
– Focal length: 24-240mm
– Aperture: f/3.5-6.3
– Minimum aperture: f / 22
– Filter size: 72mm
– Number of diaphragm blades: 9
– Focus on APS-C: 36mm to 360mm
– Minimum focus distance: 50centimeter
– Optica Steady Shot
– Weight: 780gram
– Price 999 Euro
Sony FE 28mm f/2.0 lens:
– Focal length: 28mm
– Max Aperture: f/2.0
– Minimum aperture: f / 22
– Filter size: 49mm
– Number of diaphragm blades: 9
– Focus on APS-C: 42mm
– Minimum focus distance: 29centimeter
– Weight: 200gram
– Price 449 Euro
via CameraTools.
Adobe Belgium “leaks” the HDR Merge video. Already on preorder in Japan.
If you click over at Adobe Belgium you can see the full video of the new HDR Merge feature. There are also yet non working links to other new features descriptions….but they may go online within the next few hours :)
And Amazon Japan now has the new LR6 already available for preorder!
New Sony FE lenses now listed on eBay.
Some Hong Kong seller already listed the new Sony FE lenses. I don’t know if it’s bogus or not but Digicameinfo heard the 24-240mm FE lens is definitely going to be announced next week on March 4. Here are the links to the eBay auctions of the new lenses:
Zeiss FE 35mm f/1.4 for $1,729 (Click here to see it).
Sony FE 24-240mm lens for $1,099 (Click here to see it).
Sony FE 28mm f/2.0 lens for $459 (Click here to see it).
Sony 16mm Fisheye Converter for $319 (Click here to see it).
US deals: Gold Box on Samsung NX cameras. E-M5II in Stock.
Today only you can save $$$ on the three Samsung NX cameras sold by Amazon US (Click here).
And the E-M5II is now in Stock at BHphoto in both Black (Click here) and Silver (Click here) color.
Konost raises fundings for a new Full Frame Rangefinder camera!
The new US company Konost (Click here) is raising money to realize a new rangefinder M-mount camera line. They propose to launch different models as early as 2016.
There is already a working FF prototype model and some image samples can be seen on their website. And those are the camera(s) specs:
