Two new Sony cameras rumored: RX0 replacement and another mirrorless in the first half of 2019

We finally have some reliable Sony rumors to report - Sony registered a new fixed camera under the code name WW151602:

WW151602

  • Digital camera
  • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
  • Battery: NP-BJ1
  • AC adapter: AC-UUD12

The WW151602 is most likely a replacement for the current RX0 model (because of the Sony NP-BJ1 battery listed in the registration).

Nokishita also reports that Sony will announce at least one more mirrorless camera in the first half of 2019.

I updated the list of upcoming cameras/lenses.

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Also on January 31st: HD PENTAX-DA ★ 11-18mm f/2.8 ED DC AW and HD PENTAX-FA 35mm f/2 K-mount lenses to be announced


In addition to Leica and Panasonic, Ricoh will also officially announce two new K-mount lenses on January 31st :

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Irix EDGE light pollution filters


Irix has a new line of EDGE light pollution filters:

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This is the upcoming Leica M10-P Safari limited edition camera


On January 31st Leica will announce a new M10-P Safari limited edition camera set that will include:

  • Leica M10-P Edition Safari camera (#20015)
  • Leica Summicron-M 50 f/2 Edition Safari lens (#11824)

The camera and the lens will be sold separately:

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Confirmed: Panasonic S1/S1R announcement on February 1st



The Russian YouTube channel SG TV posted two new Panasonic S related videos. The first video is a 1080p -180fps slow motion test that confirms the announcement time as February 1st, 2:30 pm Russian time (GMT+3):

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What’s next?


Recently announced cameras and lenses:

Here is an updated list of rumored/expected cameras that will be announced in the next few weeks:

The rest of the list (expected to be announced later in 2019):

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This is the upcoming Panasonic Lumix S 24-105mm f/4 L-mount lens


This is the upcoming Panasonic Lumix S 24-105mm f/4 L-mount lens from the SG TV videos.

Update #1 - the initially posted the wrong picture to this post

Update #2: added a real picture from the Panasonic Lumix S 24-105mm f/4 L-mount lens.



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Canon sees a grim future for the camera business: the digital camera market is likely to shrink by half in the next two years


Here is a recap of a recent interview with Canon's president Fujio Mitarai for the Japanese website Nikkei:

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