Photo Rumors

Coming soon: new Leica M10-P ASC 100 limited edition camera

By PR admin | Published: February 8, 2019

A new Leica M10-P ASC 100 limited edition camera is expected to be announced soon for the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Cinematographers (via Nokishita).

Olympus executive confirmed again they will focus only on Micro Four Thirds, thinks “full-frame is kind of like a buzzword in the market”, new smaller and lighter camera coming later this year

By PR admin | Published: February 8, 2019

A few quotes from a recent Dpreview interview with Aki Murata, VP of sales and marketing for Olympus America (previously he said “HECK no...” to an Olympus full-frame camera):

“First of all we won’t use any other mount other than Four Thirds.”
“We have three strengths: Compactness and lightweight, lens quality, and I.S. That combination is unique. Full-frame is kind of like a buzzword in the market, but lens size cannot be changed.”
“We believe that the market will be separated into two. One is larger, full-frame, and the other is more portable cameras and lenses. We’re happy that everyone else is going to bigger sensors, and we’re staying where we are. I’m confident, and I’m proud to say that we’re staying here.”

Dpreview even wrote again in the editors’ note that Olympus is clearly convinced that they will stay with MFT and will not consider other system camera solutions:

Leica Q2 camera rumored to have a new 47MP sensor

By PR admin | Published: February 8, 2019

The new Leica FOTOS app version 1.1.0 already has a listing for the upcoming Leica Q2 camera and two new resolution settings:

47MP (for the Leica Q2?)
64MP (for the Leica S3?)

Here are the previous Leica Q2 camera rumors:

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Fuji XF 16mm f/2.8 R WR lens to be announced next week

By PR admin | Published: February 8, 2019

Nokishita reports that in addition to the X-T30 camera, next week Fuji will also announce the new XF 16mm f/2.8 R WR lens that is already on their roadmap.

Here are two photos of the Fuji XF 16mm f/2.8 R WR lens courtesy of DC.Watch:

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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III camera passed FCC certification

By PR admin | Published: February 8, 2019

A new Canon camera with a code name PC2366 recently passed FCC certification. This model will most likely be the new Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III camera that will replace the current Mark II version. This is what we know so far:

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Fujifilm X-T30 camera specifications leaked

By PR admin | Published: February 8, 2019

Here are the leaked Fujifilm X-T30 camera specifications:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: February 8, 2019

Three new Leica M limited production lens variants announced

Leica SL system/L-mount lens roadmap

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens to be announced next

The new Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports lens for Nikon F-mount will start shipping on February 22nd

Fujifilm X-T3 Camera Body Firmware Update Ver. 2.10 Released

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New Samyang autofocus lenses to be announced in the next few weeks

By PR admin | Published: February 7, 2019

Samyang is rumored to announce new autofocus lenses in the next few weeks. The new lenses could be for Canon EF and/or Sony FE and/or Nikon F- mounts.

Samyang already has one AF lens for Nikon F-mount, two AF lenses for Canon EF-mount and several AF lenses for Sony FE-mount.

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Yongnuo is rumored to be working on new FE lenses that may even come with autofocus

By PR admin | Published: February 7, 2019

Yongnuo is rumored to be working on new FE lenses that may even come with autofocus. The company confirmed that on the Chinese social media platform Weibo. The new lenses could be announced as early as March 2019.