In an interview with AP, Panasonic representative today confirmed the release of a new 25mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The announcement is scheduled for this summer.
This lens was listed on the Panasonic’s roadmap from last year as “under consideration”:
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FujiFilm X100 accessories (credit: FujiFilm)
Today FujiFilm Japan posted an official statement about a potential delay with the shipments of the FinePix X100 camera, the LC-X100 leather case and the dedicated lens hood LH-X100. FujiFilm promises urgent increase in their production capacity in order to meet the demand that has significantly surpassed their initial plans.
Google translation of Fuji’s statement:
The winner of the PhotoRumors giveaway for three education DVDs from Blue Crane Digital is Hyenas03. Congratulations!
Samyang showed a new 7.5mm f/3.5 UMC fish-eye lens prototype for Micro Four Thirds at Focus on Imaging Show (UK). The lens provides a viewing angle of 180°.
Megapixels interviewed Dominic Papenheim from Olympus Europe and published some interesting hints.
Olympus sees the PEN camera line as their future:
On the question about a future Olympus PEN Pro model that was part of the presentation, the Olympus representative answered:
At the beginning of February Canon increased the prices on certain lenses like the 85mm f/1.2L (was 1999 and now is 2089) and the 24-105mm f/4L IS USM (was $1079 and now is $1091).
At the same time Canon is currently running an instant rebate program on the 7D and 60D cameras (expire on March 31, 2011).
Bidirectional OLED microdisplay combines a sensor and a display on the same chip by integrating photodiodes between the OLED pixels:
This technology was developed by the the Fraunhofer Institute. For now the demo chip is only monochrome with 320×240 display and 160×120 camera, but there are plans for higher resolution displays (VGA and above). Here is a video (in German) describing this technology:
The first camera concept is developed by Lucas Ainsworth and is called Capture 180 – it takes a 180° hemispheric photograph and allows the user to view an image beyond the dimensions of a standard image. By moving the large LCD display on the back, you can see different portions of a previously taken picture:
The second concept, designed by Han In Kyung, is for a floating dual lens camera called “Underabove” that can take images simultaneously above and under water. The LCD screen combines the images taken from above and under water:
Amazon UK lists the Fuji X100 with a release date of April 11, 2011:
The information I received is that the initial shipment for each country will be very limited. A second, large shipment will follow at the end of March/early April.
The Fuji X100 is already shipping in Japan to customers who pre-ordered it in advance. The current wait time on Amazon Japan is 6-10 days.
