Photo Rumors

The future of the Canon EOS M mirrorless system

By PR admin | Published: December 9, 2013

In a recent interview, the managing director of Canon Mr. Masaya Maeda provided some interesting information on the future of the EOS M mirrorless product line:

Posted in Canon | Tagged Canon EOS M2 | 43 Comments

New: Samyang 10mm f/2.8 lens

By PR admin | Published: December 6, 2013

Samyang finally officially announced the 10mm f/2.8 lens that was initially introduced during the 2012 Photokina show. For pricing and availability, check the listings at B&H. Additional details after the jump:

Deal of the day: Ricoh GR camera is now (almost) $100 off

By PR admin | Published: December 5, 2013

Amazon has reduced the price of the latest model Ricoh GR camera by $96.12 to $703.79 and free shipping.

FYI: the Nikon Coolpix A camera, the main GR competitor, still sells for its original price of $1,096.95.

Posted in Ricoh | Tagged Ricoh GR | 20 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: December 5, 2013

→ The Mitakon Lens Turbo Focal Reducer Adapter (Nikon Ai-s to MFT) is now shipping and can be ordered from eBay.

→ The lens design and MTF charts of the new Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens are now available online. The price is still not officially announced. Here are few additional images of the lens from Pixelistes (via Dicahub):

Posted in Fuji, Nauticam, Tamron | Tagged SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens | 11 Comments

Canon EOS M2 to be sold only in Asia?

By PR admin | Published: December 3, 2013

It seems that the Canon EOS M2 announcement last night was only for Asia (the camera was officially announced only in Japan and China). It could be that Canon will introduce the M2 to the Western world during the 2014 CES show in early January. The second possibility is that Canon has decided to no longer market mirrorless products in the US. The EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens for the EOS-M was also not announced in the US few months ago. Mirrorless products sell much better in Asia - Nikon recently had to significantly cut their forecasts due to poor mirrorless sales in the US and Europe. In the future, camera manufacturers may have different product mix based on actual demand or specific area instead introducing new products globally. For now the Canon EOS M2 can only be ordered from amazon.jp and they will not ship outside Japan: