I have been reporting rumors about a second Pentax APS-C sensor mirrorless camera for almost a year now and today the K-01 is finally official. I am pretty sure that this camera was initially scheduled for a 2011 announcement, but Ricoh's acquisition of Pentax delayed the release.
Here is the B&H press release for the K-01, they already have listed the Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 XS lens on their website:
Just few hours before the Penatx K-01 announcement, Ricoh released a new unit for their GXR system with a 16.2MP CMOS sensor and 24mm-85mm lens. Some sample images can be found here.
The Italian website dday posted an interesting slide about the performance of the X-Trans sensor inside the X-Pro1 mirrorless camera. The graph, provided by Fujifilm, shows that the X-Pro1 has better resolution and signal/noise ratio than the Nikon D7000 and performs even better than the full frame Canon EOS 5D Mark II (only in terms of resolution, not noise). The article contains also several high ISO samples from the X-Pro1.
This is the US pricing for the upcoming Pentax K-01 mirrorless camera that will be announced in few hours:
Amazon just opened their pre-orders for the Fuji X-Pro1 camera and lenses:
B&H pre-order options:
Adorama pre-order options:
Jessops (UK)
Kenko announced a new 400mm f/8 mirror lens for Micro Four Thirds, Sony NEX, Nikon F, Canon EF , Sony Alpha and Pentax K mounts:
There will be several new product announcements before and during the CP+ show in Japan that will take place in Yokohama (February 9-12, 2012). Here is a quick recap:
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