According to the Danish magazine Zoom, Panasonic have scheduled a press conference for September 1st. Expected is a “New Lumix Camera”: the Panasonic GF-1 (the camera silhouette looks identical to the leak from last week):
Canon has also scheduled a press conference for the same day.
Got more info on the upcoming Canon press-conferences. Similar to Nikon, Canon will hold 2 press conferences in a short period of time. The first one will be an IXUS (point and shoot cameras) event on August 19/20 (depending on you location). The other one will be on September 1st and it will be for EOS (DSLR) product(s).
Update: this is a photoshopped image of the latest Ricoh model and a Pentax lens. Rumor busted.
The Google translation is shady – this what I could pick up:
RICOH GZ-1 (click for larger image)
Reminder: Ricoh just released the Ricoh GR Digital III 10MP digital camera with a 28 F/1.9mm lens.
(Ricoh GR Digital III rumor history available here)
Via Callbusy (Google translation)
Samsung ST1000/CL65 digital camera specs:
More images after the jump:
I received a confirmation on the Canon and Sony press events scheduled for this month:
“Our source claims that Zeiss is working on a digital rangefinder with a Sony sensor, he goes further saying that unlike all the current dRFs the Zeiss dRF will use a CMOS sensor”. (source: ZR)
This is what Zeiss had to say on this topic few years ago (September, 2006):
Q: There are rumors that Zeiss will eventually have its own digital rangefinder camera body that will accept the M mount lenses. True or false? Will it be Cosina-made? Full 24 x 36mm sensor?
A: At Carl Zeiss, we can imagine such a camera. But we feel that is not the right time to introduce such a camera now. Today digital technology is still developing fast and the initial value of a digital camera is lost in quite a short time. (source : PopPhoto)
So, is now the right time? Right before Leica launches the full frame M9?
Zeiss currently does have a film rangefinder product – Zeiss Ikon (product page):
Zeiss Ikon rangefinder (source: zeiss.com)
Is this some kind of a sick joke? Now we have even more new Sony DSLR leaks: α750, α850 and α950 – this screenshot was taken from the Sony Asia Pacific support site (source):
Sony A750, A850 and A950
and the rumor that goes with the picture:
Similar leaks from the past few weeks:
Sony A500, A550 and A850 leaks
Sony A500 & A550 (click for larger image)
What is it going to be Sony?
Based on a “credible source” from dpreview, the launch date of the Sony α850 DSLR camera will be August 27th, 2009.
Two sets of specs are currently circulating the net:
and
The next Canon announcement is expected to be on August 19th. New PowerShot models are expected as well.
According to Sony: “… and a DSLR models featuring the Exmor R CMOS sensor…”
FIY: Sony triples DSLR sales this year. Nikon and Canon, be afraid.
