Fuji X100s shipping at Amazon US. And Ricoh GR coming soon to compete against it.

The X100s is “almost” in Stock at Amazon US (Click here to grab one). it will ship on April 19. And there is only one left in Stock at .

But Ricoh fans should resist the Fuji temptation because in a few days there will be a new GR camera. Photo Rumors posted some more specs:

  • The new Ricoh GR will have a new processor called GR Engine 5.
  • Very fast and improved AF and start-up time.
  • No anti-aliasing (AA) filter.
  • High ISO up to 25,600
  • 1080P at 30fps HD video recording capabilities with continuous AF (H.264 format).
  • Built-in stereo mic.
  • The 28mm f/2.8 lens is completely re-designed and will have a 9 blades aperture.
  • Ricoh will also offer a wide angle conversion lens (GW-3) with a 21mm focal length.
  • The new GR will be compatible with Eye-Fi memory cards.
  • The US price will be around $800.
  • Announcement is next week. Shipping should start in May, 2013.

Fuji 55-200mm XF lens leaked!

And here you have the first image of the new Fuji XF 55-200mmf/ 3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens. It has a dual linear motor that can focus in 0,28 sec. The optical stabilization makes you gain up to 4,5 stops.
The lens will be announced on April 17th along an updated lens roadmap.

via Digicaminfo.

Fuji announcement on April 17th! New lens coming…

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After Panasonic it’s Fuji’s turn to announce a new product. Next Wednesday (April 17th) there will be a new lens announcement. While not confirmed yet it’s pretty obvious that this could be the new 55-200mm lens that Fuji marked on the roadmap (see image on top).

In the meantime Fujirumors also got more info about the future X PRO 2. That camera is likely to hit the market in early 2014 only.

Canon EOS-M with 22mm lens for $399. And Ricoh GR specs.

. That’s almost a $200 discount over the regular price at Amazon!

And now back to rumors: Those are the specs of the new Ricoh GR model:

  • The name of the new camera is GR and not GRV.
  • 16 MP sensor APS-C size. The same sensor is used in the K-5II DSLR camera.
  • New 28mm f/2.8 GR lens without any type of image stabilization.
  • AF speed is much faster than the Nikon Coolpix A, slightly inferior to the X100S.
  • The new GR will have almost the same size as Ricoh GR1, body size has been scaled up slightly from the GR Digital IV, it is lighter than Coolpix A.
  • New Fn button has been added.
  • Announcement in late April, release in mid-May.
  • Price around $1000.

Via digicame-info  via Photorumors.