Fuji will probably develop their own mount for their upcoming mirrorless interchangeable lens camera

The latest tweet from the @fujiguys

I received some information that Fuji will probably develop their own proprietary mount for their upcoming mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. Fuji is considering their new camera to be “first class” (source, page 10):

“Next spring, a first-class, mirror-less digital SLR camera will be launched”

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Lomokino Super 8 Movie Maker

Many readers guessed correctly the mystery Lomography product few days ago – the Lomokino Super 8 Movie Maker is now oficial. The Lomokino costs $79 and the kit with the LomoKinoScope is $99:

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Top 10 posts for October 2011

Here are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for October 2011:

  1. Carl Zeiss presents the Distagon T* 2/25 ZE and ZF.2.
  2. New: Kenko Lens2scope, a spotting scope adapter for lenses.
  3. This is the Fuji X-S1 camera.
  4. First pictures of the Panasonic GX1 camera.
  5. FujiFilm makes plans for mirrorless interchangeable lens camera official.
  6. Rumor: Panasonic GX1 to be announced on November 8th (updated).
  7. Olympus stock down almost 50%, disappearing Cayman Islands offshore accounts, organized crime accusation…
  8. Fuji X100 special edition.
  9. Samsung NX lens roadmap for 2012: five new lenses, NX20 and NX1.
  10. About the Panasonic gx1.
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2011 PDN Photoplus show report

This is a guest post from Brian Hirschfeld (brianhirschfeldphotography.com) on the PDN PhotoPlus show that took place in New York last week (check also my report on NikonRumors):

Left: Inside the Javits Center. Right: A poor representation of the scene outside the Javits center since the image fails to capture the blizzard of snow and ice whipping by every second with the wind.

Saturday October 29, 2011 was a day to remember. Leaving my house in Connecticut at around 11:30 with flurries falling I wasn’t to concerned about the weather; I was going to PDN Photoplus after all. Around Greenwich when the snow intensified I continued on but started to question my resolve. Nonetheless I made it into the city and to the Javits Center.

Usually when I attend these sort of shows, I take with me some significant camera either my D3s or my M9 because I like to have a nice camera for me for the rest of my time wherever I am. Of course they don’t hurt your credibility when asking to see expensive gear. This year however I only took my D-Lux 4 point and shoot tucked away in my pocket. As a whole I was pleased with the way I was treated and glad to confirm my suspicions that it wouldn’t affect my credibility if I was clearly knowledgeable about different products.

I didn’t address Leica in this review because, as always they are amazing, they let you play with everything, and love talking about it. And of course again much to my torment, they have all of their glass their, all of that rare glass that is impossible to get new from a dealer. They had M9P’s which look great. I will have mine converted when the demand or the conversion is lower and the back order isn’t at January for the conversion. It looks good and adds to the camera’s aesthetic and functionality by making it that much more subtle. The only new thing with the S system was the 30mm Lens which no one really cared about anyway. They need more lenses there is no denying that, and I harp on that many times in the reviews below. But they are a great company with great service and that’s undeniable, even more importantly they make the best optics in the world (if you ask me, which you did since you are reading this). There are pictures of some lenses and the M9P and S2 on my Flickr page.

I should add that these are as much my opinions as well as coverage of the show since I really only talks about things that I found interesting and because I’m a narcissist how they relate to me. This should be noted before giving me too much grief in the comments section although I welcome corrections and criticism in a friendly and proper manor 😉

For more pictures see http://www.flickr.com/brianhirschfeldphotography.

Cool things that you might have missed – Schneider-Kreuznach PC TS Super Angulon’s

It would’ve been very easy to walk by the Schneider booth at PDN Photoplus simply because its kind of intimidating. Its German, and its not Leica. They make great optics, most of which you’ll never use because they are large format. And they are pretty damn expensive since they are pretty damn good. Not to mention there are D3’s, 1D’s and Leaf Backs being shown with GIANT TILT SHIFT LENSES on them. Since most people (myself included to a slight extent, although I’m getting better) don’t entirely grasp the concept of tilt shift lenses. All of this leads to a pretty quite, although quite large booth.

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Can you guess this upcoming “mystery” Lomography product?

Lomography has posted a series of clues on their website for their upcoming “mystery” product. The official announcement should happen on November 3rd. Any ideas what could it be?

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What’s in stock today?

I received several notifications from B&H today that some new/hard to find products are in stock:

Updates – more rare products in stock :

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Adobe Photoshop CS6 screenshots leaked

Appleinsider got their hands on several screenshots from the upcoming Adobe CS6 that is expected to be announced next year. Some of the new features are darker interface theme, 3D capabilities and autosave.

Recently Adobe has demoed several new features, including Image Deblurring and Patchmatch.

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First pictures of the Panasonic GX1 camera

Those are the first images of the new Panasonic GX1 camera:

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Ricoh “will plug a gap in the market” in 2012

This is a quote form Marketingmagazine:

“Chas Moloney, Ricoh UK marketing director, said the company is now preparing a new product that will plug a gap in the market, which will be unveiled in 2012.”

Ricoh acquired Pentax back in July this year, maybe they are referring to the rumored second mirrorless camera developed by Pentax.

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About the Panasonic gx1

Today the Panasonic GX1 was announced to the press only. The new camera will have 12mp, high ISO of 12800, it will look like the GF1 but with grip, very fast AF (0.09 sec), touch screen. Two different colors will be available: black and silver.

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