According to this post on flickr, the new Ricoh GR Digital IV will be announced on September 15th, 2011. The new camera will have the same sensor and some minor tweaks:
“Body looks V similar, slightly lowered hot shoe, more colors in screen (up to 1.25million from current 800 or so), an extra autofocus sensor on front of body, slightly larger thumb area. Same sensor, new processing engine.”
The current Ricoh GR Digital III ($419) model was announced back in July, 2009.
In addition to the two new Lumix X lenses announced today, Panasonic also plans to release two large aperture 12-35mm and 35-100mm lenses in 2012. The lenses will be from the new motorized Lumix X series with POWER O.I.S. and will have a minimal focusing distance of 0.25m and 0.85 respectively.
Via DCWatch
Fuji X100 is currently in stock at Amazon, which is a rare occurrence since the camera is still hard to find. If you are not sure if the X100 is for you, here are 42 different reviews that should help you make up your mind:
Samsung reportedly leaked on their own blog the planned announcement of the new NX200 mirrorless camera during the IFA show in Berlin (September 2-7, 2011):
Today Panasonic announced the Lumix G X Vario PZ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH Power O.I.S ($399.99) and Lumix G X Vario PZ 45-175mm f/4.0-5.6 ASPH POWER O.I.S. ($399.99) lenses. In addition Panasonic revealed a new superzoom DMC-FZ150 with a 12MP CMOS sensor and a new compact FX90 camera with Wi-Fi capabilities.
Megapixel has an interesting article on a new image compression format called JPEGmini that is compatible with the existing JPEG and allows the file size to be up to five times smaller without any visible loss of image quality. You can try JPEGmini for yourself by uploading your own photo on their website.
I was wrong. After my Fuji X10/X50 post yesterday, a reader (thanks Steve) posted a link to the somethingawful forum that contained a picture of the new Fuji X50 camera from the Promaster catalog, which existence I previously denied . The catalog must be out for few weeks now – the first time I asked about it on Twitter was on August 6th.
Here is a scan of the Promaster catalog listing:
Adobe may come out with some kind of a cloud solution for photographers that will allow synced access to their entire photo library on various devices (phone/tablet/computer):
“No matter which device is in your hand, you see your entire photo library. So those hundreds of photos you took while touring through Italy with your smartphone would also appear in the library on your tablet device and at home on your laptop…just like that.
At Adobe, we’re exploring solutions to get you there. And it should come as no surprise that we will also leverage the power of Photoshop editing technology for quick fixes along the way.”
Via PhotographyBay
As part of the latest Fujifilm X10 rumor, Gizmodo recently reported that a Fuji X50 camera was listed in the latest Promaster catalog. I have several readers who own the catalog, confirming to me that this was not the case and all this started as a joke on a forum. The original Fuji X10 specs I believe came from this post. The actual camera name will likely be X10 and it should be released next month. The new Fujifilm system camera with interchangeable lenses (based on the X100) will probably be released later in the year or in early 2012.
Quesabesde reports that at today’s press conference in Athens, Sony confirmed that three new NEX lenses will be released in 2012: a wide zoom, a telephoto lens and the first mid-range G NEX lens (?). Sony also reaffirmed that a full frame camera is still on their roadmap without providing any further details.
Another report from the same event indicates that Sony has not made a decision whether it will Translucent Mirror Technology in future models.
