Few weeks ago Amateurphotographer reported that Sony is still committed to the A-mount:
"Though designed to work with E-mount lenses, Sony UK's head of digital imaging, Frederik Lange, stressed that the A3000 launch does not signal the end of A-mount cameras."
The a99 camera will run out of production in late November. The Sony a65 camera is already listed as discontinued on the Sony Store website:
A dpreview forum member discovered reference to an "EOS M2" camera in the latest DPP (Digital Photo Professional) version:
"If the shooting result is dark or the contrast is low, you can use the Auto Lighting Optimizer function to auto-correct the brightness and contrast, and obtain a more pleasant image. You can also change the settings of the image shot with the camera's Auto Lighting Optimizer function. This function is compatible only with RAW images shot with EOS-1D X, EOS-1D C, EOS-1D Mark IV, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 6D, EOS 7D, EOS 70D, EOS 60D, EOS 50D, EOS REBEL T5i/700D, EOS REBEL SL1/100D, EOS REBEL T4i/650D, EOS REBEL T3i/600D, EOS REBEL T2i/550D, EOS REBEL T1i/500D, EOS REBEL T3/1100D, EOS M2 and EOS M."
There are also several "M2" references in the help section (see picture above).
The above picture comes form the Chinese forum xitek and it looks like a Pentax DSLR camera with a full frame mirror box (I changed the brightness of the second image for a better view). For comparison, this is the APC-S sized mirror box of the Pentax K-5:
What do you think - real or fake? Rumors of a new full frame Pentax DSLR camera have been floating for a while.
There is also a new set of Pentax K-3 rumored specifications from the Japanese forum kakaku:
MX Camera/DEO-Tech is planning to released two new adapters - one for the upcoming full frame Sony NEX, the second for MFT with drop-in filter capabilities:
The New York based photographer Clayton Nelson published several pictures on Facebook taken with "Sony NEX-7R, a new prototype APS sensor digital camera”. The images are now removed. This is the rest of his comments:
"I emailed Sony some of the images I took earlier in the week, explaining how delighted I was with the camera, especially the color sensor. These cameras are far beyond playthings. I believe that they can be utilized as substantial tools in an artistic format. They are certainly not toys.."
According to the latest XF lens roadmap, Fuji should announce two more lenses by January 2014. In one of the new PDF brochures published on fujifilm.com you can see pictures of those two lenses - 10-24mm f/4 R OIS and 56mm f/1.2 R:
The just announced Nikon 1 AW1 is the world's first waterproof and shockproof interchangeable mirrorless lens camera that is priced at $796.95 for one lens kit (11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6) and $996.95 for a two lens kit (11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 and 10mm f/2.8). The AW1 main features are:
In the next 2 hours Nikon will announce the world's first waterproof mirrorless compact digital camera with interchangeable lenses - the Nikon 1 AW1. Two new 1 Nikkor AW lenses will also be announced:
For more details and additional coverage, check NikonRumors.com
