Fujifilm officially announced the previously rumored entry level X-A1 mirrorless camera and Fujinon XC 50-230mm f/4.5-6.7 OIS lens. The X-A1 will be priced at $599.95 in the US (including 16-50mm kit lens, check Amazon for other available kits). Shipping will start on October 30th, 2013. The price of the 50-230mm lens is $399.95 and it will start shipping on November 15th. Few sample images are available here.
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Phottix published a teaser on their website about a new Mitros+ flash that will be announced in 16 days.
A new filing for a Samsung NX300M camera appeared at the Taiwanese National Communications Commission (NCC) website. I am not sure what the M stands for - it could just be another limited edition kit of the regular NX300 model. Few weeks ago there was also a NX300M listing at one of Samsung's websites:
The Sony full frame mirrorless camera has been rumored for a while and the potential release date has been moving back and forth, but now it seems that everything is set for an October announcement. So what do we know about the first modern full frame mirrorless camera (after the digital Leica M)? Here is the list:
New from Lexar: four bay USB 3.0 reader hub.
New from SanDisk: the 256GB Extreme Pro CF card (160MB/S) costs $989.95.
New products from Think Tank Photo: My 2nd Brain and Powerhouse.
Adobe Photoshop CC 14.1 released with Adobe Generator.
The Sony a3000 camera is currently in stock at Amazon US and Amazon Germany (Amazon UK expects it on September 16th).
Sony Japan announced the release date for the DSC-QX100 and DSC-QX10 lens camera modules as October 25, but for some regions the sate is listed as September 27th. For updated pricing and availability check Amazon US, Amazon Germany and Amazon UK.
Update: a reader sent me another picture of the Olympous E-7 Four Thirds camera:
Olympus did develop an E-7 DSLR based Four Thirds camera, but instead of releasing, they decided to merge the Micro Four Thirds and Four Thirds lines and concentrate only on MFT products in the future. A picture of the Olympus E-7 camera was shown during an official E-M1 presentation in Germany (image source: Pen-and-tell).
A reader who had the chance to try the just announced Olympus OM-D E-M1 shared his first impressions from the camera:
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