Zeiss published this set of new images of the new X and E-mount lenses. The lenses were also rewarded with the IFA award. Click on the images to see a large size version:
They really look gorgeous!
Smartphones are eating up the low end compact camera market and the only profitable segment is now the premium compact camera market. And today Nikon launched the new “Nikon Coolpix A” featuring a 16 megapixel APS-C sensor.
Full specs, price and preorders at:
Black -> Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Silver -> Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Soon also Olympus will release a camera with a larger sensor. So you will have plenty of options :)
ePhotozine (Click here) spotted the details of the new Fuji X lens roadmap at the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham (UK). The first lens to be released is the new XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8R LM OIS lens. it will be released in may and full specs can be seen on the image below.
Four more lenses will come this year: The 23mm f/1.4R, the 56mm f/1.4R, the 27mm f/2.8, and the 10-24mm f/4R OIS lens.
Sounds like the Sony NEX and Fuji X camera owners can soon be very happy! Zeiss is likely to going to announce the three new prime lenses for the E and X-mount system. As you know all three lenses will have full electronic aperture and focusing support. And all lenses will be priced a little bit above $1,000 (or 1000 Euro).
The lenses will be the 12mm f/2.8, 32mm f/1.8 and 50mm f/2.8. Announced in April and likely available in store this Summer. As a reminder, Zeiss said that there will be no Micro Four Thirds mount version. Also the lenses will not cover the Full Frame sensor area. This may be an interesting news for Sony users because Sony will launch the Sony NEX-FF in 2014.
ePhotozine (Click here) had the great pleasure to test the new Leica M. They also posted some high resolution image and video samples. Check it out! More Images are available at Leica-Camera and L-camera Forum.
Preorders ate up at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
After Photokina we had a long quite time with no major mirrorless camera release. This is about to change and at least five companies (but I think there will be more) have scheduled some sort of product announcements within the next 6 weeks:
Sony: Sony will launch the new NEX-7n in early April. it will have a High Resolution 3.8 million dot EVF and new 24 Megapixel sensor. There will be new E-mount lenses too.
Panasonic: Two new MFT cameras could be announced, likely the GF7 and G7.
Olympus: Still not sure yet but latest rumors say that the new E-P5 may be announced in April with availability in June-July
Samsung: NX-R could be announced in March. It still has to be seen if that High End mirrorless will feature a FF sensor or not
Canon: New EOS-M camera with integrated viewfinder and 24MP sensor.
But according to veyr latest info also Zeiss, Fuji and Pentax-Ricoh will announce some new stuff in April!
Hot time coming! Be prepared!
One of our sources (Thanks) just sent us that image that could be the new Samsung NX1100. Samsung is also rumored to have a big announcement soon with a new NX-R and NX30 coming too. It could be a very big time for Samsung and maybe also the right time for a Full Frame mirrorless?
One more news for German readers: the NX300 will be delivered – at least in Germany – with Adobe Lightroom (Source: Colorfoto).
