The European price of the Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera dropped significantly to €4,999 from €9,559.
The price in the US already dropped by $2,500 a while back ($3,500 for the black version). The current US price of $6,495 is the same as the Fuji GFX 50S and Nikon D5.
Maybe Hasselblad is planning the refresh the X1D line soon? Fuji is already rumored to announce new GFX 100s and GFX 50R models soon.
Two weeks ago I already reported about a new Samyang 24mm f/2.8 AF pancake lens for Sony FE mount and we already have the first pictures of the new lens courtesy of Nokishita. The size of the lens will be similar to the current Samyang 35mm f/2.8 AF model. The official announcement is expected in the next few days.
The price of the top of the line Sony a9 mirrorless camera just dropped by $500 in the US to $3,998:
Some listings offer free accessories – see above links for additional information.
CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their April report. 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). The table with the actual numbers can be found here:
DSLR numbers:
Mirrorless numbers:
From January to April this year, the ratio of DSLR: mirrorless is still approximately 2:1 (one mirrorless produced for every two DSLR cameras). Mirrorless, however, generated a higher yen value per unit so far this year (total 53 million vs. 74 million for DSLRs) but this was not the case for April where DSLR had the higher yen number (20 million vs. 16 million).
Here are the other two graphs:
Here is the updated list of all registered but not yet officially announced cameras (1 x Canon, 5 x Nikon, 1 x Sony, 2 x Fuji, 2 x Leica, 1 x Ricoh):
The new 2018 Video Creators Bundle is out: you can get $1,103 worth of tutorials and training for $99. Heres are the details:
On May 28th Fujifilm registered three different new trademarks: XF10, XC10 and XQ10. Not sure what is going on here – I believe that the long-rumored X70 replacement will be called XF10. Stay tuned for additional information.
Via Nokishita
Olympus UK announced a new E-PL9 mirrorless camera. The new model will be available exclusively through John Lewis stores. Shipping is expected to start in early June. The price is £649.99 for a kit with the 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 EZ lens.
In the US the E-PL9 camera is available in 4 different colors: black, honey brown, pearl white and brown.
Press release:
