Photo Rumors

Olympus MC-20 teleconverter, OM-D E-M1 Mark II and E-M1X firmware updates released

By PR admin | Published: June 19, 2019

Olympus officially announced their new MC-20 2X teleconverter (announced in January) for the 40-150mm f/2.8 and 300mm f/4 Pro lenses:

Press release
Pre-order: Adorama | B&H

Also: Olympus announced OM-D E-M1 Mark II and E-M1X with firmware updates.

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Coming soon: Hasselblad X1D Mark II 50c camera and a new XCD 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5 lens

By PR admin | Published: June 19, 2019

A Russian website leaked the announcement of the Hasselblad X1D Mark II 50c camera and a new XCD 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. The post is now removed. Stay tuned for the full details.

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This “DUO Daypack” camera bag raised over $278,000 on their first day at Kickstarter

By PR admin | Published: June 17, 2019

The “DUO Daypack” camera bag raised over $278,000 on their first day at Kickstarter:

For instant access to all of your gear, WANDRD designed an infinite zip system, equipped with four different sliders along an expansive, weatherproof YKK zipper. With the adventurer in mind, the exterior provides pockets to easily retrieve your phone, keys water bottle and other essentials.
Not leaving out the photographers, the interior of the DUO can best be described as an organizational beast when it comes to camera gear featuring stretch mesh pockets, zippered pouches and elastic cord organizers. It even comes with dedicated spots for your tablet and laptop sleeve that fits up to a 15 inch Macbook Pro.
Adding to another unique aspect of design, WANDRD ditches the rainfly cover for a sleek and Withstanding car wash soakings during product testing, the interior remained completely dry. Taking pride in the daypack’s durability, WANDRD is offering a lifetime guarantee on the bag.

Also currently on Kickstarter:

Peak Design Travel Tripod

Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 MK2 lens

M1 Packable Camera Strap

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: June 17, 2019

Nikon CEO confirmed a new mirrorless camera equivalent to the D5 is coming

Ricoh/Pentax rumored to be buying 26MP APS-C sensors for a new DSLR camera

Leica MP-2 black paint sold for one million euro at the last Leitz Photographica Auction

Leica M-mount full-frame lenses now available in cine form

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New Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II camera to be announced in the next 30 days

By PR admin | Published: June 15, 2019

The current Canon PowerShot G5 X model

The previously rumored Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II camera will be officially announced in the next 30 days. The new version will replace the current PowerShot G5 X. The Mark II model was already registered online under the code name PC2355. The product SKU is 3070C001. The rumored specifications are:

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New Hasselblad X1D Mark II medium format mirrorless camera to be announced on June 19th

By PR admin | Published: June 15, 2019

Hasselblad has new teasers for their upcoming X1D Mark II medium format mirrorless camera. The official announcement will be on June 19, 2019.

One of the teasers shows the shutter button that looks similar to the current Hasselblad X1D model (already listed as discontinued at B&H and Adorama):

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Comparing mirrorless systems based on Fujifilm’s concept of “Value Angle”

By PR admin | Published: June 14, 2019

“Kleinbild” means full-frame.

At the last X Summit Fujifilm introduced the concept of “Value Angle” proposed to measure and compare the potential of a given mirrorless camera system. In general: a bigger/higher Value Angle value (see table above) represents a generally easier way to construct high-quality lenses – see the related portion of Fuji’s presentation:

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Daniel Loeb calling for Sony to spin off sensor business

By PR admin | Published: June 14, 2019

Financial Times (behind a paywall) just published an article entitled “Daniel Loeb calls on Sony to sell sensors business.” Loeb’s Third Point, in a letter to investors today, according to the FT, publicly acknowledged it had built up a USD$1.5B stake in Sony. Loeb is apparently calling for Sony to hive off its sensors business, listing it in Japan as a separate company. Apparently, Loeb has set up a website laying out his thesis. Sony and Loeb previously tangled back in ’13.