Photo Rumors

Fuji X-E2 and XQ1 cameras officially announced

By PR admin | Published: October 18, 2013

Fujifilm officially announced the X-E2 and XQ1 cameras. For pricing and availability check Adorama and B&H.

Fuji X-E2

16.3MP, APS-C, X-Trans II CMOS Sensor
EXR Processor II
3.0″ 1,040k-Dot LCD Monitor
0.5″ 2,360k-Dot OLED Viewfinder
Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 60 fps
Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity
Continuous Shooting up to 7 fps
Intelligent Hybrid AF System
Digital Split Image and Focus Peaking
Fujinon XF18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS Lens

Fuji XQ1

12MP 2/3″ X-Trans CMOS Sensor
EXR Processor II
Fujinon 4x Optical Zoom f/1.8-4.9 Lens
25-100mm (35mm Equivalent)
3.0″ 920K-Dot LCD Monitor
Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 60 fps
Intelligent Hybrid AF System
Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity
Continuous Shooting up to 12 fps
Film Simulation and Advanced Filters

Press releases:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fuji X-E2, Fuji XQ1| 12 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2013

Here are some of the other new products that were announced today and while I was offline:

→Sigma officially announced a new 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens that will be available in various mounts.

→Lomography announced new plastic lenses for Micro Four Thirds cameras.

→Panasonic announced the development of a new Leica DG Summilux 15mm f/1.7 ASPH lens.

→Canon announced for the Japanese market two limited edition cameras: PowerShot S120 Premium Box and PowerShot G16 Premium Box.

Posted in Canon, Leica, Lomography, Panasonic, Pentax, Samsung, Sigma| Tagged Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 15mm f/1.7 lens, Pentax K-3, Samsung NX300M camera| 3 Comments

Some additional Fuji X-E2 and XQ1 pictures and specifications

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2013

Fujifilm X-E2:

0.08 seconds AF
0.5 second start-up time
0.05 seconds shutter lag
0.5 seconds shooting interval

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fuji X-E2, Fuji XQ1| 9 Comments

Of course there will be a Hasselblad Solar camera based on the Sony a7

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2013

This is the Hasselblad Solar that will be based on the groundbreaking Sony a7 full frame mirrorless camera. Considering that the a7/a7r camera body costs between $1,698.00 and 2,298.00, the new Hasselblad Solar will probably be close to $10,000 depending on the selected materials.

Update: Hasselblad announced a new camera called Lusso.

Posted in Hasselblad, Sony| Tagged Hasselblad Solar, Sony A7/A7r| 37 Comments

Panasonic Lumix GM1 camera officially announced

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2013

Panasonic officially announced the DMC-GM1 MFT camera that will be priced at $749.00 together with the 12-32mm lens:

Posted in Panasonic| Tagged Panasonic GM1| 6 Comments

Another leaked picture of the Fuji X-E2 camera

By PR admin | Published: October 16, 2013

Another leaked picture of the Fuji X-E2 camera. Here again are the rumored specification:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fuji X-E2| 5 Comments

Sony FE full frame lens roadmap

By PR admin | Published: October 16, 2013

Sony Japan published a new FE full frame lens roadmap for their latest a7/a7r mirrorless camera line. In addition to the 5 new lenses that got announced last night (the 24mm f/1.8 lens pictured here was not announced), in 2014 Sony is expected to announce 5 more FE lenses. By the end of the 2015, there will be a total of 15 FE lenses.

Posted in Sony| Tagged Roadmaps, Sony A7/A7r, Sony Roadmap| 14 Comments

Samyang to produce full frame Sony E-mount lenses

By PR admin | Published: October 16, 2013

Today Samyang announced that they will start producing full frame Sony E-mount lenses for the just announced a7/a7r cameras. For now five different focal lengths are scheduled to be produced within two months: