Wikileaks published many leaked/hacked Sony documents online. There are some interesting finds that relate to the company’s camera division. The product roadmap for Q1 of 2015 for example lists new A7, A6000 and RX models (announcement expected between now and June):
The Olympus E-PL6 was already announced in Japan (2013) and Europe (2014) and after a two years delay the camera is also finally introduced in the US. The US price is $299 and B&H is currently taking pre-orders. Here are the basic specs:
The Canon EOS M3 mirrorless camera is now shipping in Europe and Asia. For now Canon has no plans to bring the camera to the US market.
Check pricing and availability at Jessops, WEX, Amazon UK, Amazon Germany and Amazon Japan. US readers can purchase the Canon M3 from DigitalRev (they ship internationally) or on eBay.
A quick M3 hands-on is available at d-pixx.de. The manual can be downloaded here.
Update: the lens is now available for pre-order at B&H.
The Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 lens is now officially announced. The price is $799. Shipping will start in May, 2015. Here are the details:
Those are the latest firmware updates:
The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens is now officially announced. The price is $999.95 (pre-order at B&H, Amazon and Adorama), shipping will start in May 2015. Additional information:
A new Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera leaked on the Japanese website digicame-info. No other information is available, but the official announcement should be in the next few days and replace the current K-3 model.
Update: the lens is now officially announced.
I received those pictures of a new Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 full frame lens that could be what the Mitakon teaser on Facebook was about. Here are few additional details:
The first Fuji Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens review got published online prematurely by fujilove.com and later removed but thanks to Google, you can read the cashed version here. The official announcement is tomorrow.
Update: here is another review of the upcoming Fuji lens.
→ Blackmagic announced three new cameras with different mounts: URSA, URSA Mini ($2,995 – $5,495) and a new Micro cinema camera ($995–$1,295).
→ Panasonic announced new wearable POV action cam HX-A1 ($199.99).
→New HDC-4300 camcorder from Sony.
→ Livestream Studio HD550 is a new compact all-in-one live production switcher.
→ Manfrotto Digital Director for iPad Air announced ($499.99).
→ New action cameras from Garmin: VIRB X ($299.99) and VIRB XE ($399.99).
→ RED announced a new 8K full frame WEAPON camera.
→ Panasonic announced the AG-DVX200 4K MFT and DVX200 camcorders.
