Patent Application 20100091128 from Sony is for an imager with optical instead of electrical signal out. From the summary:
“A solid-state imager includes a pixel unit for converting incident light into an electrical signal, a substrate bearing the pixel unit formed thereon, an analog-to-digital converter, formed on the substrate, for converting a signal read from the pixel unit into a digital signal, an optical communication unit, arranged on the bottom surface of the substrate opposite the surface of the substrate bearing opposite the top surface of the substrate bearing the pixel unit receiving the incident light, for converting the digital signal converted by the analog-to-digital converter into a light signal and outputting the light signal, and a signal line for transferring the digital signal, converted by the analog-to-digital converter, to the optical communication unit arranged on the bottom surface of the substrate.”
Patent Application 20100091175 from Panasonic is for a MicroFourThirds adapter that adds mirror and phase detection for a m4/3camera:
Sony is expected to announce two EVIL models on May 11th: NEX3 and NEX5. Both will have a new 14 MP Sony Exmor HD sensor. The NEX5 model will have faster fps and 1080p video, the NEX3 will have 720p video. As you can see from the picture and from previous reports, the lens is made from Chromium and it appears to be very solid.
The first one is about the new Zeiss cinema zoom lens for DSLR cameras – the rep said that this lens is “giving future indication of where Zeiss is heading to”:
Sony is expected to announce their EVIL camera on May 11, 2010.
The latest rumors indicate that one of the upcoming Sony EVIL cameras will be priced lower than the Olympusw E-PL1 and 3 different lenses will be available at the launch:
16mm F2.8
18-55mm F3.5-5.6
18-200mm telephoto
All lenses will be made of Chromium and will be very well build and low-priced
Adapter will be offered for existing Sony α lenses so they can be used with the new EVIL system
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Schneider Kreuznach has signed a partnership with Samsung for future release of lenses with NX mount. Those lenses would be designed by Schneider and built in Korea by Samsung/Optron-Tech with Schneider’s supervision and quality control. This new lenses product line will be named “SX”. The following models are expected to be released in 2010:
Update: here is the original post (Google translated):
“I’m going to Germany to be recorded for a Sony Europe launching cam video of a new model. Good experience! See you in 5 days!”
Alonso Diaz (Sony UK Ambassador) just came back from Germany and the rumor is that he was shooting TV commercial for the upcoming Sony EVIL camera. This is what he said on his flickr account:
“Just arrived from Germany… It has been a great experience with fantastic guys, although there has been no time to take my own photos, but one I couldn´t resist to take. I´ll tell more thing in the following days, at this moment it´s not possible :)) Thanks!”
