Give up your hope Leica fans :)

People still send me mails insisting that the Leica Mini M rumor has to be wrong. They don’t believe that:
1) Leica names a camera “Mini M” and it doesn’t have a rangefinder system (M usually stays for Messucher)
2) The Leica teaser placed the new Leica Mini M between the M series and the X series. Suggesting this would be something more advanced like for example a FF fixed lens camera or a Messsucher with ASP-C sensor.
3) The lens cannot be that slow: f/3.5-6.4

Guys, sorry to tell you, It’s a real deal :(

 

Hot Brand New Fuji US deals: Full X system discount!

There is a total Fuji X system rebate! All Cameras and Lenses got a huge price drop. Here is the list:

$200 off on the Fuji X PRO 1 body at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here).
$200 off on the Fuji X-E1 body at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here).
$200 off on the Fuji X-E1 with 18-55mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here).
$300 off on the 18-55mm when purchased with a camera at Adorama (Click here)
$300 off on the 60mm when purchased with a camera at Adorama (Click here).
$200 off on the 35mm when purchased with a camera at Adorama (Click here).
$200 off on the 14mm when purchased with a camera at Adorama (Click here).
$300 off on the 18mm when purchased with a camera at Adorama (Click here).

Super deals!!! Wondering if there is any room left for a cheaper X model :)

 

Mirrorless news roundup!

Ricoh GR review by Blunty
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Sigma DP1 Merril review at DSLRmagazine (translation here). One more review at Imaging Resource.
Samsung NX300 review by ThePhoBlographer.
Sigma DP3 Merrill review by ThePhoBlographer.
Full French Ricoh test at Focus Numerique.
Part I: ISO comparison: Ricoh GR vs Nikon Coolpix A vs Fuji X100s by Mike Kobal.
Samsung 18-200mm lens review at ePhotozine.
G6 image samples at Digitalcamerainfo.
Sigma DP3 image samples at Digitalcamerainfo.

Fuji X-A1 entry level system camera has tilt screen.

Fujirumors got some more tibits about the two new Fuji X cameras coming this summer. As I told you before both are entry level system cameras having no viewfinder. The main difference will be the sensor. One has an X-Trans sensor while the other has not. One camera (we don’t know which one) will be announced soon in late June and the other one in late August-early September.

According to FR sources the X-Trans sensor camera will be named X-A1 and have a tilt screen. That would be the first X system camera having it!

Still, it really sounds surprising Fuji comes with two entry level cameras!

 

Trusted sources confirm: The Mini M image is real. Also Digilux series has that kind of Lens marks!

Short update on the Leica Mini M rumor. I got feedback from trusted sources and they confirmed that the image and specs I posted yesterday are correct.

One more thing: Quite many people argued that the Leica Mini M image must be fake because of the 28-70mm FF equivalent marks on the lens while the front of the lens says “18-46mm”. I just want to remind you that actually this confirms that the image is real :) Because the past Leica Digilux series had exactly that kind of “double” markings. See the images of the Digitlux 2 at Amazon (Click here). The camera has a 7 – 22.5 mm lens (marked on the front of the lens) and a zoom ring with the 28 – 90 mm equivalent mark. To make it easy for you I show you the image here:

So have peace. That’s the camera Leica will announce on June 11! It is going to challenge the Hasselblad Lunar in the category “most non-sense camera of the year” :)