Look at this: an open source concept video camera!

Apertus presented the Axiom concept video camera that could be launched in 2013. They hope to finance the project through Kickstarter: “We have actually been rather careful and secretive not to release too much information about the new camera on the Internet as we do not want to follow the unfortunately quite commmon practice of how other companies announce their products: they just promise you whatever you want to hear and a couple of years later they admit that this product is not ever going to see the light of the day. So we made sure that what we announce is solid and well thought through. But still a word of precaution: We will need your help to create Axiom, only if we manage to succeed with our kickstarter campaign we will be able to afford the development. Currently we are still working on preparing the material for the campaign, unfortunately its taking longer than we hoped it would – stay tuned.

Looks nice! But what kind of mount will it use???

Hasselblad with big announcement on September 18th. It is the “almost” medium format mirrorless camera?

 

Noisycameragot his hands on a Hasselblad message pointing out an invitation for a big product presentation on September 18th. The message says: “In 2002 at photokina Hasselblad launched the revolutionary H System that changed and shaped the medium format market of the new millennium. Embraced by professional and amateur photographers around the world, it is still the unsurpassed standard for craftsmanship and ultimate image quality. In 2012, 10 years later, our commitment to innovation, evolution and expanding to new horizons is as uncompromising as it has always been in the century long history of Hasselblad.”

A coupel of weeks ago CSCmagazine and some other rumors I got from my sources Hasselblad said that they will announce a Mirrorless camera featuring a sensor double the size of an FF sensor. It’s not an it’s something new. And unlike other Medium Format cameras that usually uses CCD sensors we have been told that this has a CMOS sensor. No info about the price but it will be expensive stuff for sure :)

Sigma: We will not make any mirrorless system camera.

The new Sigma 30mm on the NEX-7. Image courtesy Mike Kobal

A Sigma Manager stated in an interview at Xitek (Translation here) that they will never launch an own mirrorless system. But they will do lenses for other mirrorless systems instead.

P.S.: Links to the first Sigma mirrorless lenses:
The 30mm lens is in Stock at Amazon US (Click here), Amazon DE (Click here), Amazon UK (Click here), Amazon FR (Click here), Amazon JP (Click here) and Digitalrev (Click here).
The 19mm lens is in Stock at Amazon US (Click here), Amazon DE (Click here), Amazon UK (Click here), Amazon FR (Click here), Amazon JP (Click here) and Digitalrev (Click here).

Ken Rockwell: “The Canon EOS M is the world’s first serious mirrorless camera.”


The picture of the naked EOS-M chassis via CSCmagazine.

The famous Photoblogger Ken Rockwell has pretty much a very clear idea: He said that the Canon EOS-M is the “world’s first serious mirrorless camera“.

You may are thining what the heck is wrong with the rest of the mirrorless systesm: “By “serious,” I mean professional grade. Sony, Samsung, Olympus, Panasonic and other third-tier brands offer lots of mirrorless cameras, but then aren’t pro grade; they are just consumer electronics products and usually only with smaller 4/3 sensors (or smaller) and/or lens mounts often with few advanced lenses available.

No comment guys, I am neutral….very neutral (LOL) and will leave any positive or negative comment to you!

P.S: Unposted before. Spanish EOS-M hands-on by Quesabesde. Some thoughts by Cinema5D.

Canon EOS-M preorder links:
Full presentation page on Amazon (Click here).
EOS-M Black at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M White at BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 22mm pancake at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 15-55mm kit lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M adapter at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M Flash at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

A new EOS-M video roundup (with official commercial!). And updated preorder list.

What you can see here on top is the first official EOS-M commercial posted by Canon Germany. And there are more youtube videos for your eyes….these are all youtube links: First look by Digitalcameraworld. First look by Amateur Photographer. Preview by Dpreview. A commercial via Warehouseexpress.

I also updated the preorder list that now includes the Adorama links:
Full presentation page on Amazon (Click here).
EOS-M Black at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M White at BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 22mm pancake at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 15-55mm kit lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M adapter at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M Flash at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

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