A reader sent me a link to the not yet announced Hyperdrive Album 2. The new media storage device will have a 5.0″ VGA LCD screen, fast UDMA 50MB/s download speed, side-by-side photo comparison, full HD video support, photo recovery and password protection.
The Indonesian communication agency has listings on their website for two new Sony cameras: NEX-5R and NEX-6. The two new cameras are expected to be announced before Photokina. The Sony NEX-5R is rumored to have 16MP, Wi-Fi and flip screen like the NEX-F3. The Sony NEX-6 will have an EVF, Wi-Fi and a price tag lower than the NEX-7. Sony is expected also to announce three new NEX lenses: probably a 16-50mm pancake, another 11-18mm pancake and another fast prime lens.
Fujifilm started selling a new ergonomic extension kit for the compact X10 camera priced at $129.99. The kit includes a ThumbsUp grip and a mini soft release button:
The new Samyang 8mm f/2.8 fisheye lens for Fujifilm X-mount (X-Pro1 mirrorless camera) is now available for pre-order ($349.00):
The minimum focusing distance is 1′ (0.3m) and the angle of view is 180º. The lens has one aspherical element and two ED elements.
Samyang 8mm f/2.8 fisheye lens specs:
smc Pentax DA 50mm f/1.8 lens
The online retailer Crutchfield has listed the Fujifilm X100 camera as discontinued on their website.
At the same time the price of the X100 dropped to $999 on Amazon. I am pretty confident that we will see a new X200 announced at Photokina this September (the X100 was announced during Photokina 2010).
CompactFlash Association announced version 2 of the XQD memory card specs which could provide transfer speeds of up to 1,000 MB/s:
