Monthly Archives: June 2016

New Hasselblad mirrorless camera to be announced on June 22nd at 14:00 (CET)

A quick update to my last post about the upcoming Hasselblad camera – the official announcement will be on June 22nd at 14:00 (CET). You can see part of the camera in the attached screenshot above. The camera was described to me as mirrorless, “very special”, “beautiful”, with an unusual aspect ratio. You can watch […]

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Hasselblad rumored to announce a new camera next week

Next week (on June 22nd or the 23rd) Hasselblad is rumored to announce a new camera. I got this information from two different sources and I am now trying to get more details about this new camera. Update #1: a reader sent me the link to this 50MP CCD full frame sensor. Update #2: New Hasselblad […]

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Rumors: new M mount camera with CCD sensor to be announced soon

There are new rumors about an upcoming M-mount camera with unique shape and CCD sensor with a resolution greater than 24MP. There were some reports last year about Voigtlander considering to start a new line of digital cameras. If that’s the case, this will be a very interesting development: Leica will be finally getting a real rangefinder competitor. […]

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Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 ASPH lens officially announced

The previously rumored Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 ASPH MFT lens is now officially announced. The US price is $1,299 (see B&H and Adorama). Lens technical specifications:

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Update: Fuji X-T2 camera to be announced on July 7th

A quick update on my last post about the Fuji X-T2 announcement date – the update is coming from the same source: the official announcement is now rumored to be on July 7th (see the invitation above, similar Fuji events are also scheduled in the US for the same date). Here are few leaked pictures of the […]

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New Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 ASPH lens to be announced soon

Panasonic is rumored to announce a new Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 ASPH lens on June 15th. Here are the first pictures of the lens:

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The latest Canon and Fuji lens patents

Fuji recently filed a patent in Japan for a XF Fujinon 16mm f/1.8 and 150mm f/2 lenses. Another patent for a 20mm f/1.8 lens was also recently filed. Fuji already has a 18mm f/2 R and 23mm f/1.4 R lenses in their current XF lineup. Canon has a new patent application for a 30mm f/2.8 DO full frame […]

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