FujiFilm X100
The following headlines sum up the situation Kodak is currently in:
Update: see the post on NikonRumors.com for more details.
Yvon Bourque made this statement on his blog yesterday:
“Something new is coming. DSLRs will never be the same… Pentax K-5/ K-7 will get it first, but Nikon, Canon, Sony and Olympus will get it next.”
A new lens? A firmware update? A new accessory? Maybe a new book? Does anyone have a clue?
Via PentaxForums
Canon filed a patent in Japan for a new 300mm f/4 lens:
For comparison, here is the current Canon EF300mm F4L IS USM design (1997):
Olympus registered a new compact camera design with the European Trade Marks and Designs office. The new point and shoot camera is similar to the Olympus SZ-10 model that was announced a week ago:
For comparison here is the Olympus SZ-10 design:
The CEO and founder of RED Jim Jannard promised a “big surprise” at NAB 2011 (April 9-14). RED have “just warmed up the engine” and have big plans for the future:
In the beginning, some said that RED was a scam. Now some say that RED is a one trick wonder. I have said that “the 1st is the worst”.
So which is it? Is RED likely to last?
I guess this post is to say that we have more in development than we know what to do with. Our sensor program (the heart of a camera company) is way beyond my wildest expectations. We have stuff in the works that would scare you. I am shocked. Every day I wake up, the realities of what we dreamed are becoming a reality… and more. It is pretty surreal. EPIC (a nuclear reactor in a matchbox) is just the beginning. Hard to believe… but true.
Yesterday was the last day of the 2011 CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging show. A total of 49,368 people visited the show. Here is a recap of the main headlines from the show:
Several unreleased Samsung NX lenses appeared on a Korean forum (original source: clubnx.co.kr):
Picture above: 50-200mm, 18-200mm , 85mm f/1.4, 60mm Macro, 16mm Pancake, 20mm Pancake Silver, 20-50mm Silver (from the left, all i-Function lenses)
credit: farwesttexasphotog (flickr)
A reader send me his first hands-on impressions with the Fuji X100 camera from the CP+show. He was not allowed to take any sample images:
