As "predicted" by my sources the new Leica Monochrome camera just got announced! Full details and image samples can be seen at Leica (Click here).
Preorders will be online soon at BHphoto (Click here).
from Mirrorless RumorsAs "predicted" by my sources the new Leica Monochrome camera just got announced! Full details and image samples can be seen at Leica (Click here).
Preorders will be online soon at BHphoto (Click here).
from Mirrorless RumorsThose are the very first images of the new supertiny MS-Optical Perar 21 mm f/4,5 MC Super Wide Triplet lens!
The lens has a close focusing distance of 80cm, tre element optical design, 5,2mm thick(!) and weights 43g only! You can buy the lens for $800 on eBay (Click here).
via DSLRmagazine
from Mirrorless RumorsI am pretty sure Fujirumors is spot on here: The Fuji X-T10 will be announced on may 18! I got similar rumors from my sources and there is little that can go wrong now.
The X-T10 has no ISO dial, X-E2 EVF and built in flash. The real question is how much you will have to pay for it. I hope it will be really cheap because otherwise I doubt it will sell fine!
from Mirrorless RumorsI have yet no specs but a Leica source just told me the camera will be announced tomorrow. It will be interesting to see what kind of sensor the new camera will use. I once heard Sony made a monochrome FF sensor. Maybe the new Leica will use it?
from Mirrorless RumorsApparently the reason why Samsung delayed the new firmware release for the NX1 is quite...surprising:
A source who shared correct Samsung rumors in the past told me that Samsung has "rewritten" the NX1 code. I don't know how deep those changes are. We will likely see that new NX1 code with the next firmware update. Let's hope this means we can expect some great improvements!
April is almost over and in May we will get plenty of new cameras and lenses. Here is a roundup of the planned announcements:
Sony will announce the A7rII by mid-end May. The A6100 could be announced on the same event or in June along the new RX cameras
Fuji will announce the X-T10 in mid May.
Panasonic will announce the G7 in mid May.
Olympus will release the pricing info of the new 7-14mm PRO lens that will ship in late June (see BHphoto).
from Mirrorless RumorsToday US readers woke up with some great deals available in their country! Up to $300 off on those cameras:
Samsung NX1 rebates at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for $1,498 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore.
Sony Alpha a7II with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for $1,798 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore.
Sony Alpha a7 (Body Only) for $998 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore.
Sony Alpha a7 with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for $1,298 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore.
DxO (Click here) tested the new Samsung NX1 sensor and indeed it is the best APS-C sensor of all mirrorless cameras yet tested. It beats by a hair the current best of the class, the Sony A6000. DxO writes:
from Mirrorless RumorsThe new sensor in the NX1 has upped the stakes in terms of hybrid image quality, making Samsung’s latest hybrid the current king of mirrorless APS-C cameras in our database. The BSI sensor is not only the physically largest sensor of its type, but boasting a 28.2 million pixels, it’s also the highest-resolution APS-C hybrid currently available. With an overall DxOMark Sensor Score of 83 points, the NX1 knocks our previous APS-C hybrid champion, the Sony A6000, down into second place with 82 points.
As we’ve also seen with the impressive image quality results from the latest APS-C sensor in the Nikon D7200, the NX1’s smaller chip offers image quality close to that of full-frame sensors. It’s not quite as good, but still, being just one stop behind in all categories against models such as the Sony A7R, the image quality on the NX1 is impressive.
Add to that high-caliber features such as the 205-point autofocus system and 15fps burst shooting, and the NX1 is an attractive-looking proposition. The slightly bulkier design, not to mention the hefty $2400 price tag, will put off some consumers. For the more discerning enthusiast, however, the DSLR-style body, larger handgrip, optional vertical handgrip, external controls, and great image quality will certainly appeal.
We have that from a reliable source: The new Leica Monochrome camera will be announced next week!
from Mirrorless RumorsThat's quite a surprise! Today Zeiss announced a completely new line of lenses for Sony FE cameras! Unlike Loxia those lenses have autofocus and a huge OLED display on the lens!
Preorder links:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens at Adorama (Click here)
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Adorama (Click here)
Lens shade for 25mm at Adorama (Click here)
Lens shade for 85mm at Adorama (Click here)
And here is the press text:
The new ZEISS Batis 2/25 and 1.8/85 lenses are the first full-frame autofocus lenses with an OLED display for the mirrorless Sony α series and therefore the pioneers of a new era. As professional tools, they enable outstanding outcomes with optimal image performance, impressive contrast and maximum resolution down to the very last detail.
The innovative OLED display shows the distance of the focal plane from the camera system and the depth of fields, therefore ideally supporting creative image composition. For the demanding photographer, the OLED display is an absolute highlight – an innovation that is currently unparalleled in camera lenses. ZEISS Batis lenses are available in a wide-angle and portrait focal length and are the perfect match for the existing lenses offered for the system. The ZEISS Batis 2/25 and Batis 1.8/85 lenses will be available for purchase from July 2015 – place your order now!
Plenty of more images and video on SonyAlphaRumors.com
from Mirrorless RumorsAdobe launched both, the new cloud and standalone version of Lightroom. Here they are:
Lightroom CC (cloud version) at Adobe (Click here).
Lightroom 6 (standalone version) at Adobe (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Digicameinfo spotted the name of a new Leica Monochrome camera registered by the Korean RRA agency.
We have yet no info about the possible specs of the camera! All I got is that there may be a new Leica announcement in mid-end May!
Image courtesy: Nikonrumors.
Nikonrumors reports that Nikon is developing a Full Frame Mirrorless camera. In a recent interview at Dpreview Nikon stated that there would be no need for a larger sensor mirrorless camera. But maybe they were just trying to hide their cards. What's strange with the rumor is that apparently Nikon will keep the regular DSLR F-mount for that camera! Just like Pentax did with their bulky K-mount mirrorless cam. Don't know if it makes sense to keep a mount with long flange distance for a mirrorless camera...
Anyway, those are the rumored spec of the camera:
mirrorless / mirrorless-styled
the camera will be small (about the same size as the Olympus E-M1)
no EVF
regular F mount
currently being field tested
the official announcement is expected in late 2015 or early 2016
Fujirumors reports that:
Fujifilm is working on a Super Fast XF lens, that will have a widest opening of F1.0. The source says that the specs are not final until now, but the focal length planed at the moment is around 30mm.
Would be awesome if Fuji would really do it! A lens to remmeber, a lens few will buy but that will make you WOW thinking at it :)
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