Some additional information on the claim made by a Leica executive that Sony E-mount was initially developed for APS-C sensors and not specifically designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras (a story that was widely reported by many major websites, including PetaPixel, DIYphotography, Fstoppers sand others). First, let’s take a look at this old interview with Mr. Kazuto […]
Dpreview published their interview with Toshihisa Iida, General Manager of Fujifilm’s Optical Device and Electronic Imaging Products Division. Here is the excellent recap from FujiAddict:
Olympus has registered a new battery charger UC-92 with the Korean National Radio Research Agency. The previous Olympus UC-90 charger model was designed for the Tough TG camera line, so we can speculate that Olympus is planning to announce a new Tough camera in the next few months:
The Universal Lens Cap 2.0 is now listed on Kickstarter and so far has raised $62,703 with an initial goal of $5,000 and 35 more days to go. The lens caps come with a lifetime replacement warranty and 30-day money back guarantee. Additional information:
Dpreview published their interview with the engineering and management team that work on the new Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless camera ($2,299) and the Deputy Senior General Manager was quoted saying “We want to surprise and astonish you, so please expect big things”:
Some additional information on the upcoming Pixii camera with Leica M-mount:
For the past few weeks, I have been reporting on how bad the Yashica Y35 digiFilm camera is and the large number of complaints from Kickstarter backers. If you want to understand why people are furious, watch this Yashica Y35 digiFilm camera disassembly video:
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