BCN Ranking published their latest full-frame mirrorless camera market data for the Japanese market. In the first graph, you can how Sony’s nearly 100% market share fell down to 67% after the announcement of the Nikon Z7 and Canon EOS R (Sony in blue: 67%, Nikon in green: 10.4%, Canon in red: 22.1%):
The second graph shows the distribution by sensor size: blue: APS-C, red: MFT, green: full-frame, purple: other (the graphs are for October 2017 vs October 2018):
The Dutch store Kamera Express has listed the following specifications for the upcoming Panasonic S1R full frame mirrorless camera – some of the specs were not mentioned in the official S1 and S1R information released by Panasonic:
An update on the upcoming Olympus IM010 camera that was registered two weeks ago: Nokishita now reports that the new model has passed the FCC certification. The interesting part here are the dimensions of the new Olympus camera:
144.37mm x 146.765mm x 75.345mm
That is huge for an MFT camera! The new IM010 model will be significantly larger than the Olympus E-M1 Mark II (134.1mm x 90.9mm x 68.9mm) and it will almost have a square form – an indication for a built-in vertical grip similar to the Canon 1DX Mark II (158mm x 167.6mm x 82.6mm) and Nikon D5 (160mm x 158.5mm x 92mm):
Update – here is another comparison from the comments section (thanks SteveHood):
Additional information on the Olympus IM010 camera:
The US pricing for the new Irix 150mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 full-frame DSLR lens is now officially announced: $595. Pre-orders are now open for all three mounts:
Additional information, including MTF chart, distortion graph and technical specifications can be found here:
The Phoblographer interviewed Makoto Oishi (Product Planning Manager at Fujifilm) about the new Fujifilm GFX 50R medium format mirrorless camera ($4,499.95) – here is the recap from FujiAddict:
Here are the official specs of the Yongnuo YN450 smart 4G mirrorless interchangeable lens Android-based camera (I already reported the translated version last week):
⇒ New Olympus holiday specials – up to $900 off on cameras and lenses
⇒ Sony a7II + 28-70mm + free accessories now $600 off (lowest price)
⇒ Sony A7II + 28-70mm OSS lens + free X-RITE kit now $600 off (one week only)
Panasonic Lumix ambassadors on the new Panasonic S full-frame mirrorless cameras with L-mount:
CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their September report and the downturn continues – the total number of shipped digital cameras is lower compared to the same month in previous years (orange: 2018, black: 2017, blue: 2016, click for larger view):
