Samsung NX1100 now finally announced!

After a series of leaks the Samsung NX1100 has been finally announced!

Official press release can be read at Photographyblog. Product Highlights are:
20.3MP APS-C CMOS Image Sensor
3.0” 921k-Dot TFT-LCD Monitor
Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 30fps
Built-In Wireless Connectivity
8fps RAW and JPEG Continuous Shooting
ISO 100-12800
Smart Auto, Scene, and Magic Modes
Samsung 20-50mm f/3.5-5.6 ED II Lens
External Flash Included
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom included

Preorders are already available since yesterday at BHphoto:

Black NX1100 preorder (Click here) and White NX1100 preorder (Click here).

New Olympus E-P5 and new Sony NEX-7n to be announced in April!

Olympus:
As we told you before it’s going to be very busy time in April. Also Olympus scheduled a new announcement date for end of April. There will be a new E-P5 and maybe their very first fast f/2.8 MFT zoom.

Sony:
More details are known about the new NEX-7n camera:
– New 24 Megapixel APS-C sensor with 1/2 stop improvement and increased dynamic range
– 3, 8 Million dot EVF
– touchscreen
– Hybrid Contrast and Phase Detection AF
– Tri Navi design reviewed
– Focus Peaking will be much improved with choice of colors
– Wifi, but no GPS on board.
– Same size and form factor of the current NEX-7 but with a minor redesign

Hasselblad:
Hasselblad will also launch their “Lunar” camera based on the same NEX-7 hardware. The Lunar will have a luxurious look and a luxurious price (over 5000 Euro!!!).

Leica M news roundup. And a full Gold(!) plated Leica R6!

Filmmaking with the Leica M Type 240 and Leica 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95 – “Cafe Day” from Thorsten Overgaard on Vimeo.

Leicarumors collected the latest Leica M news. On top you actually see a nice video shot with the Leica M. As you know this is the first Leica M-mount camera that can actually shoot movies.

P.S.: If one our MirrorlessRumors reader is a rich Sheikh or a famous Jet Set personality than you might grab that Gold Plated R6 that is on auction on [shoplink ” ebay]eBay Australia (Click here)[/shoplink] :)

Leica M-E gets DxOmarked. And a new Leica Monochrome review.

DxOmark published the full Leica M-E sensor test. And as you see from the screenshot on top it can’t match the best FF sensors from Nikon and Canon. That said I am very curious to see how good the newer Leica M and the Leica Monochrome sensors are.

Speaking about the Monochrome, there is a full review at ThePhoBlographer that writes: “It’s hard for me to come up with anything poor to say about a camera that consistently “wow’ed” me. I had a bigger grin on my face after shooting with this than I have in a long time, and that certainly has to stand for something.“

I have “no grin” thinking on the $8000 I have to spend for a Monochrome Leica :)

Leak! Samsung NX1100 pics and specs!


Samsung Germany published the full manual of the still not announced Samsung NX1100. The specs in short:

– 20,3 Megapixels
– ISO 100 up to 12,800
– up to 30fps (8 fps full size pictures and 30fps at 6 Megapixel)
– Video: H.264, Ton: AAC
– 3 inch LCD with 921,000 dots

The camera should be announced soon and there may be a more mysterious and high end NX-R camera too!

UPDATE: There is now an English manual here: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201303/20130306143127828/NX1100_English.pdf

Here are the full NX100 specs from the German manual (Click on the images to enlarge):