Quick recap of the latest camera and lens rumors from around the Web: Olympus XZ-10 high-end compact camera should be announced soon, probably a replacement for the current Olympus XZ-2 model. Ricoh GR Digital V is rumored to have a new APS-C sensor. This should not be a surprise, since Ricoh recently filed patents for several new lenses […]
Today Olympus announced that four new companies have joined the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group: Blackmagic Design – an Australian company established in 1984 that manufactures high quality electronic equipment for broadcast and video production, known for their Cinema camera with MFT mount. JK Imaging Ltd. – an American company established in 2012, that recently announced their […]
Litepanels wins patent case, other companies must pay licensing fees in order to sell LED lights in the US. See also related posts here and here. Sony filed a patent for a 55-300mm f/4-6.3 lens designed for APS-C sensor. Yongnuo released the YN568EX – their first HSS-enabled flash (currently available on eBay).
After Kodak announced that they will license their brand name, JK Imaging announced in Peking the Kodak Pixpro S1 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera with built-in WiFi and a CMOS sensor probably made by Sony. The official release will be in Q3 of 2013. One of the slides implies that the new camera is “Best designed for smartphone” which suggests some […]
Fujifilm posted on Facebook that their XF14mm f/2.8 lens ($899.95) will start shipping this weekend. The lens was previously delayed till January 19th. There are also some new samples images available online taken with the lens (click on images for larger view):
Fujifilm is expected to release new firmware updates for the X-Pro1, X-E1 cameras and 35mm f/1.4 lens (see cached page) that should bring faster AF and some additional changes for the X-E1:
Ricoh filed patent (2013-7853) for a new 23mm f/2.5 and 27mm f/1.9 lenses for mirrorless APS-C sensor. Not clear if those lenses will be used for the GXR system or for a new GR compact camera Tamron filed a patent (2012-242690) for a 50mm f/1.8 lens designed for an APS-C mirrorless camera.
As previously reported, Pentax announced Efina – a new compact camera and firmware update ver. 1.01 for the K-5 II which contains the following fixes (download link): Enabled contrast adjustment on Monitor (added contrast on LCD setting menu) Improved stability for general performance.
Pentax Japan has listed two new announcements for tomorrow, January 17, on their website. The first one is for a new firmware update 1.01 for the Pentax K-5 II, the second is for a new Efina entry level digital compact camera with a “stylish design“. Pentax used to have an Efina film camera model with an unusual design.
Smilar to Leica, Canon opens their first “Image Square” center in Canada where visitors can experience the latest Canon products and technology.
During the 2013 CES show Ricoh had a new 360 degree panoramic camera prototype on display at their booth. Last year I reported the rumor that Pentax is working on a 360 degree camera which was later on display during Photokina. It seems that Pentax/Ricoh have not given up on that idea yet. Via Gizmag
Samsung will announce their new NX-R mirrorless camera in March, 2013. There is no date yet for the Samsung NX30 release (replacement of the NX20), but the camera is in development right now. I received some unconfirmed information that the new NX-R (or NX Pro) could have a full frame sensor inside. No details were provided on the lens mount or […]
