Hasselblad will probably also market a small compact camera based on the Sony RX100 ($648) – one of the best compact cameras today. Digifotopro overlaid one of Hasselblad’s drawings and it matches perfectly with the RX100 design: This is how the Sony RX100 looks from the front and the top:
In addition to the Lunar mirrorless camera, Hasselblad is working also on a new A-mount camera (I assume it will be full frame based on the Alpha a99, after today’s announcement of partnership between Sony and Hasselblad). And if you are like me and think “the new Hasselblad mirrorless camera is so ugly, I cannot stop […]
Zeiss announced on their blog plans to produce lenses for Sony NEX and Fuji XF mirrorless cameras. The first three lenses currently in development are 2.8/12, 1.8/32 and 2.8/50 macro. What to expect: All new Zeiss mirrorless lenses will have autofocus Zeiss lenses for X-mount will have also a manual aperture setting Priced at around EUR 1,000 […]
For the development of the Lunar mirrorless camera, Hasselblad joined forces with S0ny:
Do you know what is missing from all of the leaked and official Photokina announcements so far? XQD memory cards. Not a single new camera with XQD support was announced. Not even the new, top of the line, Sony a99 and RX1 cameras. This is strange, considering that Sony was the first company to support the XQD standard. Currently […]
Not a rumor, but an exciting piece of news: Sony and Olympus announced yesterday, September 14th, that they have entered into exclusive negotiations to conclude a capital partnership:
Clearly the Sony RX1 compact full frame camera has been the most interesting announcement for the 2012 Photokina show so far. Here is what some websites that got the chance to try out the camera had to say: This isn’t just Sony’s most serious compact camera, but arguably the most serious compact camera we’ve ever seen (dpreview) Honey […]
Sony announced the development of a new Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM full frame lens (Alpha mount) that is scheduled to be released in Spring of 2013. The filter size will be 72mm as you can see from the picture above. No other information is available at this point.
Press releases: Sony a99 Sony RX1 Sony NEX-6 Pre-order options: Sony RX1 Sony a99 Sony NEX-6 (see all available colors/kits options) Sony NEX-VG30
Sony now has the new cameras on their website (available for pre-order): Sony RX1 Sony a99 Sony NEX-6 Sony HVL-F60M flash Sony a99 battery grip VG-C99AM Sony SELP1650 16-50mm lens Sony NEX-VG900 Sony NEX-VG30
