Canon: new high-MP sensor and mirrrorless product(s) are coming soon

By PR admin | Published: September 25, 2014

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Dpreview published their Photokina interview with Canon. Here are some interesting quotes (see also the main points from their interview with Nikon):

New high-MP sensor and mirrrorless product(s) are coming soon:

Q: Currently no Canon camera offers more than 22MP. Do your DSLR customers ask for higher resolution?

A: Yes. We know that many of our customers need more resolution and this is under consideration. In the very near future you can expect us to show something in terms of mirrorless and also a higher resolution sensor.

The sensor inside the new Canon G7x camera is probably produced by Sony (both the Powershot G7X and Sony RX100M3 have a 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm), 20.9MP sensor inside):

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HTC coming with their own action camera on October 8th

By PR admin | Published: September 25, 2014

HTC posted a video teaser for what looks like a new action camera that will be announced on October 8th:

The folks over at Reddit found a possible leak of what this new action camera may look like:

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Update: here is another leaked picture of the HTC cam from Gizmodo:

HTC action cam

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Is this a new Sony full frame sensor with an electronic global shutter?

By PR admin | Published: September 24, 2014

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A reader sent me this screenshot of a (new?) full frame Sony 12MP sensor with an electronic global shutter. I think the Sony a7s camera uses a similar sensor.

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Samsung NX lens and camera rumored roadmap for 2015

By PR admin | Published: September 23, 2014

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I received some information on Samsung’s plans for 2015. The S 300mm f/2.8 ED OIS NX lens wasn’t a real surprise since pre-production copies have been tested for a while. There are three more NX lenses getting ready for 2015:

  • Samsung 16-80mm f/4 OIS
  • Samsung S 24mm f/1.4 ED
  • Samsung S 11-24mm f/2.8 ED OIS

There won’t be any new entry level lenses for a while, for 2015 Samsung will focus mainly on building around the new NX1 camera (starts shipping on October 15th).

Samsung is also working on two different NX300 successors – one with and one without EVF. There is also a third camera with a 20MP sensor but without Bayer and low pass filters (maybe a B&W only sensor similar to the Leica Monochrom?).

There won’t be any significant new Samsung announcements in the next 6 months.

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High speed Sony memory cards on sale (starting from $16.90)

By PR admin | Published: September 22, 2014

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Adorama currently has a sale on high speed Sony memory cards (2-packs, starting from $16.90, free shipping, valid till 09/27):

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Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD full frame zoom lens preview

By PR admin | Published: September 22, 2014

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Here is a brief preview of the new Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD full frame zoom lens (check pricing and availability):

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Not a rumor: new Canon PowerShot compact camera with a large sensor under development

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2014

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Canon is now officially working on a new PowerShot compact camera with a large sensor, high zoom capability and compact body as you can see from this official Canon Hong Kong press release (thanks to the anonymous reader who sent me this info):

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What else is new? (Photokina 2014 edition)

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2014

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→ ThinkTank Photo announced a new Production Manager 40 rolling lighting equipment case.

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→ Phase One announced Capture One Pro version 8. Phase One also announced a free Capture One Express version for Sony cameras.

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→ Lexar introduced world’s fastest SD UHS-II memory cards:

  • New Lexar Professional 2000x SDHC/SDXC cards are the fastest SD UHS-II cards on the market, offering read transfer speeds up to 300MB per second
  • Every Professional 2000x SDHC/SDXC UHS-II card includes a SD UHS-II USB 3.0 reader for high-speed transfer of files to power through post-production workload
  • New Professional 1000x SDHC/SDXC UHS-II cards also available, offering read transfer speeds up to 150MB per second
  • New Professional Workflow SR2 SD UHS-II USB 3.0 reader also available for use with both the new Professional 2000x and 1000x SDHC/SDXC UHS-II cards

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→ Apertus Axiom Beta is the world’s first 4K open source cinema camera.

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→ The brand new Topaz Impression is now 25% off (until September 30) with coupon code: SEPIMPRESSION.

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→ Phottix announced new Odin II TTL flash trigger and a new line of LED video lights.

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Sigma’s future plans (new 24-70mm and 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses and more)

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2014

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Focus Numerique talked to Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of Sigma, during the 2014 Photokina show. Here are the main points from the interview referring to upcoming new Sigma products:

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Canon is considering a new mount system *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: September 20, 2014

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In a recent Photokina interview with DC.Watch, Canon representative mentioned that they are considering and currently doing the research for the development of an entirely new mount system. In the interview the company’s representative also confirmed their future commitment to the current EF-M and EOS M lineups.

Update (thanks Mistral75):

For those of you who haven’t read the document referred to by Admin, it’s an interview of Mr Makoto Sakaeta Masaya, managing director of Canon Image Communication Business Division, with Digital Camera Watch:

He says Canon are exploring the possibility of a new mount (distinct from EF, EF-S and EF-M) for a ‘new generation’ camera system with R&D efforts focussing on a new communication interface between the camera body and lens, new optic design and new sensor design, the goal being to downsize the camera system whilst maintaining an image quality comparable to that of the EF system.

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