Yesterday the Japanese website Nikkei reported that Sony is soon going to release a new, cheap, mid-level mirrorless camera. This sounds pretty far from the previously “rumored“ high-end APS-C E-mount model.
This is what we know so far about the upcoming Sony APS-C mirrorless camera (it is not much):
Here is another leaked picture of the upcoming Olympus E-M1X camera:
The latest Olympus E-M1X camera rumors/specs recap can be found here:
Panasonic published several pictures comparing the GH5s, S1R and the G9 side by side. This is what we know so far about the two new Panasonic S1/S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras:
The Olympus E-M1X MFT camera will be announced on January 24th and 43addict found some additional leaked details on the Chinese social media platform Weibo – here is an updated Olympus E-M1X camera rumored specifications recap:
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A quick update on my last post about the Sharp MFT 8k camera: the Japanese website Newswitch reports that the price of the Sharp 8K camera will be around ¥300,000 to ¥400,000 yen (approximately $2,800 to $3,700). The camera will be released this summer.
It is interesting to note that RED is/was also trying to produce an affordable 8k camera.
Update: according to Nikkei, Foxconn and Sharp were considering to invest in RED to develop an affordable 8K camera. Foxconn holds a 66% stake in Sharp.
Thanks Nakayamahanzaemon!
In addition to the upcoming E-M1X camera, in 2019 Olympus may also announce a new special edition camera or a lens for their 100th anniversary on October 12, 2019. The company released the following statement about their upcoming anniversary (2018 was the 10th years Micro Four Thirds anniversary):
