Photo Rumors

Interview with Sigma’s CEO Kazuto Yamaki about the new L-Mount Alliance

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2018

Cinema5D Interviewed Sigma’s CEO Kazuto Yamaki about the new L-Mount Alliance:

Here is the recap from 43addict:

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Debunking fake news: the sensor inside the Fuji X-T3 is made by Sony, not by Samsung

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2018

The new 26.1MP X-Trans CMOS sensor inside the new Fuji X-T3 camera is made by Sony and not by Samsung as some websites have wrongly reported (see this post). This information is coming from Theo Georgiades, Managing Director of Fujifilm UK in a recent interview with PGN:

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New Meike 6-11mm f/3.5 fisheye manual lens for Nikon and Canon cameras announced

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2018

Another new third-party lens that was announced at the 2018 Photokina show: Meike 6-11mm f/3.5 fisheye manual focus lens for Nikon and Canon cameras. Here are the specifications and additional pictures:

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Interview with Panasonic about the new L-Mount Alliance

By PR admin | Published: September 29, 2018

Lesnumeriques interviewed Panasonic’s Yosuke Yamade about the new L-Mount Alliance. Here is a recap from 43addict:

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Zeiss ZX1 camera size comparisons (hint: it’s huge)

By PR admin | Published: September 29, 2018

Zeiss ZX1 camera size comparisons with other cameras (I hate to repeat myself, but the ZX1 is huge):

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Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF FE lens US price: $1,299 (pre-orders now open)

By PR admin | Published: September 28, 2018

The new Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF FE lens is now available for pre-order – the US price is $1,299. In the UK the price is £1,129.

Zeiss now has a total of five Batis lenses:

Like the new Zeiss ZX1 Facebook Page

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Olympus at Photokina: nothing to report (rumor: Olympus was invited to join the L-alliance)

By PR admin | Published: September 28, 2018

The Olympus press conference at Photokina was sad to watch. The company had nothing to announce or show, not even a prototype or an updated roadmap. After Panasonic joined the new L-alliance together with Leica and Sigma, Olympus released a press release emphasizing their commitment to the Micro Four Thirds format (the press release is available at the bottom of this post).

The rumor is that Olympus was invited to join the L-alliance in January, but they decided to stay out.

Olympus may soon announce a new special edition camera or lens for their Micro Four Thirds 10 years anniversary (2008-2018). A major Olympus announcement is expected in 2019 for the company’s 100 year anniversary (October 12th, 1919).

Olympus didn’t have a booth at the 2018 Photokina show, instead they had this “Olympus Perspective Playground“:

Flashback – Olympus revenue from mirrorless cameras is down 11% YoY:

Olympus Q1 financial results: revenue from mirrorless cameras is down 11% YoY (plus the latest financial results from Nikon and Fuji)

Fuji, Olympus, Panasonic and Ricoh combined have less than a 13% global market share:

2018 Canon, Nikon and Sony market share (latest Nikkei, BCN and CIPA reports)

Here is the full Olympus press release for Photokina:

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Fuji also announced a new Instax Square SQ20 hybrid instant camera

By PR admin | Published: September 28, 2018

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The previously rumored Fuji Instax Square SQ20 hybrid instant camera is now officially announced. The full press release can be found here. US pricing is not yet available.

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Three new Reflex prime lenses (40mm f/1.8, 75mm f/1.8 and 24mm f/1.8) coming in January to Kickstarter

By PR admin | Published: September 28, 2018

Reflex (the company behind the film SLR camera Kickstarter project) is now coming up with three new lenses: 40mm f/1.8, 75mm f/1.8 and 24mm f/1.8 that will be available in Nikon Z, Canon RF and Leica/Lumix L mount or to Fuji X and Micro 4/3 via adaptors with the EF version. The official Kickstarter launch is expected in January 2019. The price will be under $400: