Monthly Archives: February 2019

What’s next?

        Here is an updated list of rumored/expected cameras and lenses that will be announced in the next few weeks/months: Cameras Hasselblad X1D Mark II Fuji X-T30 on February 14th Fuji FinePix XP140 on February 14th Fuji GFX 100MP in March Canon EOS RP in February (next week) Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III More rumored Canon […]

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The latest financial results: there are no winners in the camera industry

If you are curious about how camera companies are doing financially – the short answer is not good: Nikon – all previous forecasts were slashed. Sony sees unit sales of all major hardware products failing in coming years. Canon: Canon expects its annual operating profit to drop for the first time in three years. Fuji: Instax is doing well, […]

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First picture of the new Leica Q2 camera leaked online

LeicaRumors published what could be the first leaked picture of the upcoming Leica Q2 camera. The new model is rumored to have a new 47MP sensor, same camera body design, same lens (28mm f/1,7) and a new 75mm crop option (currently only 28mm, 35mm and 50mm are available in the current Leica Q model). Like the new Leica […]

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Curve One to bring curved sensors to market

The French company Curve One is planning to bring curved sensors to market:

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Fujifilm X Summit at GPP Photo Week 2019 recap (Fujifilm GFX modular mirrorless camera prototype)

Fujifilm released a new video of their X Summit for GPP Photo Week 2019 and there is a lot of interesting information about upcoming lenses and cameras. The presentation also included this not yet seen Fujifilm GFX modular medium format mirrorless camera prototype (watch the video at the 59:42 mark and Zack’s video on Weibo):   If you […]

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New Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 MFT lens to be announced next week

Next week Olympus is expected to announce a new M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 MFT lens: Dustproof and splashproof Size: 77.5 x 99.7 mm Weight: 455g Filter size: 72mm Closest focusing distance:22 cm (approx. 10 cm from the end of the lens) Price in Japan: ¥99,360 Price in UK: £899 Shipping starts in March Additional information:

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Coming soon: new Leica M10-P ASC 100 limited edition camera

A new Leica M10-P ASC 100 limited edition camera is expected to be announced soon for the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Cinematographers (via Nokishita).

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Olympus executive confirmed again they will focus only on Micro Four Thirds, thinks “full-frame is kind of like a buzzword in the market”, new smaller and lighter camera coming later this year

A few quotes from a recent Dpreview interview with Aki Murata, VP of sales and marketing for Olympus America (previously he said “HECK no…” to an Olympus full-frame camera): “First of all we won’t use any other mount other than Four Thirds.” “We have three strengths: Compactness and lightweight, lens quality, and I.S. That combination […]

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