Again a Pentax Full Frame dream…

The current K-o1 mirrorless and K-mount APS-C camera.

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The Chinese Fengniao editors interviewed the Ricoh head (source RiceHigh). And they once again confirmed that:

“Our development team is still working on it and the project is not aborted.”

Doens’t sound really promising when you say “is not aborted” :) That said a while ago an anonymous source told us this:

“Pentax’s new fullframe “might” be a mirrorless, using a newly developed hybrid mount that accepts current K-mount lenses and adds the ability to use newer short flange lenses as well.“

Now let’s see if something will happen. It’s about time after 5-6 years of Pentax FF rumors floating around the web :)

Next Sony-Olympus rumors: High End cameras will be mirrorless and coming in September.

To steal the show to the competition Sony will announce their new A-mount strategy in late September. They will introduce new APS-C and FF A-mount (!) mirrorless cameras. Sony will be the first company to switch their DSLR A-mount system to full mirrorless. And according to latest rumors we got it also looks like Olympus will finally merge the two systems (FT and MFT) in one camera. There will be no more a classic DSLR line. Olympus will launch a High End Micro Four Thirds camera with a sort of integrated Four Thirds mount adapter. This could also mark the end of the classic Olympus E DSLR line.

Are Sony and Olympus anticipating the future? Is DSLR dead or are they just trying to differentiate themselves from the almost impossible to beat Nikon-Canon DSLR dominance? only time will tell…

 

Ready for the next announcement wave: Sony NEX-5T and High End E-M7.

What a busy Summer!

We just learned that there is a new Sony announcement scheduled for August 14. There will be definitely a new NEX-5T camera although two more NEX could be announced too, the NEX-7 successor and the DSLR shaped NEX.
And Olympus will announced the new High End E-M7 the second week of September.

We still have no specs on these cameras but I think that’s only a matter of days until we can post them :)

GX7 announced along a Noctocron 42,5mm f/1.2 lens!

Note: This post willl be continually updated. Keep reloading the page to see the new links!

It’s hard to spell it but Panasonic invented a new “Leica” name for the 42,5mm f/1.2. it’s called Nocticron! Sounds like some sort of magic letal machine :)

Preorders price and specs:
Silver GX7 body at Amazon US (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Wex UK (Click here).
Silver GX7 with 14-42mm lens at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and WexUK (Click here).
Black GX7 body at Wex UK (Click here).
Black GX7 with 14-42mm lens at Wex UK (Click here).
Black GX7 with 20mm lens at Wex UK (Click here).
Silver GX7 with 20mm lens at Wex UK (Click here).

Previews, reviews and tests:
First impression review at Dpreview, Hands-on by ePhotozine, Preview at Techradar, Spanish Hands-on at DSLRmagazine, Toma de contacto Quesabesde, Hands-on pics at Photographyblog.

Surprise:
Panasonic also announced the Leica 42,5mm f/1.2 Nocticron (Source: Panasonic Japan). No price or release date unveiled.

Image Samples:
Photographyblog,

Videos:
First look by WDC, Introduction Video (Panasonic), Koji Ueda (Panasonic), Bernie DeChant (Panasonic), Kyoto (Panasonic), Praxistest in German (Chip.de), Scandinavian Photo,

Worldwide Press releases:
42,5mm lens at Dpreview.
GX7 at Dpreview, ePhotozine, Photoscala (German), Quesabesde (Spanish), DC.watch (Japanese), Panasonic (Japanese), Zoom (Dutch), LeMondeDeLaPhoto (French), Focus Numerique (French), LesNumeriques (French), Fotografidigitali (Italian), Photographyblog, Fotomagazin (German).

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X100s gets dpreviewed. Fuji X100 price drop (and firmware update coming soon).

The X100s just got dpreviewed and earned a Gold award. The Fuji X100s is amazing, but long live the original X100! The camera just got a huge price drop and is available for $899 at Amazon (Click here) and Adorama (Click here). And it sounds like the 130,000 X100 owners will soon get a nice present. At dpreview user Mistur said: “There will be an update for the X100 that will add approximately 50% of the 72 new features found in the X100s. While there has been no official announcement yet, I heard about it at a recent Fuji event for the X-M1.”

Great!

found via Fujirumors.