This is another anonymous picture I received for the Sony CCD SuperHAD II sensor:
and this is the cryptic text that came with it:
I received the following anonymous tip about the new full frame (35mm) CCD SuperHAD II sensor with 34.8 mega pixels. It is expected to come out the next year in a high resolution studio Alpha camera. This camera is expected to be the same level as the Leica S2 (but much cheaper I guess). No anti-aliasing filter, electronic shutter with high flash sync with a new anti-blooming structure. Also, new Carl Zeiss and Sony G prime lenses will be announce with this camera. There is some more information on Sony’s website for this CCD SuperHAD II sensor.
I will say it again: Sony is very aggressive in the DSLR market and should not be underestimated. They already have capture some significant market share and imho this trend will continue in the future. The big question is who will be the market share looser(s)?
This could be based on the rumor that Nikon injected an undisclosed amount of money in Ritz Camera in order to bring it back to life. Maybe this is now Nikon’s payday – they will not carry Sigma lenses any longer.
I did a search on Ritz website for Sigma:
What is Canon planing to announce on 09.29.09?
I guess 09.09.09 is over, but 09.29.09 is also a good date to announce a new product. Canon also thinks so with this new teaser:
Translation:
“During this fall, Canon will make one of its largest and most important launches in the company’s history and we hope you can attend. During a luncheon, you are invited to listen to CEO Jouko Tuouminen, Marketing presiden Monica Forsberg and trend analyst Magnus Lindkvist, talking about tomorrows trends and factors of success in the continually more digitalized everyday life.”
Pretty bold statement. Of course the new product may not be photography related – doesn’t the box looks too big for a camera/lens?
Rumor: this new AF system from Sony will be part of the new Alpha 7xx series. Here is what my source was able to recollect:
And this is the diagram I received with that rumor:
RED 6×17 camera rumors: I received some information that the Red 617 sensor is currently being tested and there is a working prototype. It is just not capturing at full frame rate for video as of now.
FYI, the RED 617 Mysterium Monstro sensor has 261,352,000 pixels, while both human eyes have 252 million rods + cons (source).
The German magazine Computerbild.de (English translation) reports the wild rumor that Sigma will release a new and improved version (Sigma DP1s) of their Sigma DP1 camera. Sigma recently released the DP2 version and I find it unusual that they will go back to DP1s. Maybe Sigma is trying to respond to the expected Leica X1 announcement and remind us that there is a cheaper alternative?
Via dpreview
AmateurPhotographer (again) reports that “Sony is very much interested in the Micro Four Thirds system”. Sony mentioned that they may add their own version of a mirrorless camera and that “if we do it, we will do it much better”. Ouch!
Other Sony rumors (Sony 2010 roadmap):
Ouch again… For the full details on the Sony 2010 roadmap go to dyxum.
Another Sony related link: “Live view and video are entry-level features”
