Photo Rumors

Interesting: new Sony a7s III book coming on July 2nd, 2018

By PR admin | Published: April 3, 2018

A new Sony a7 III / a7s III book is listed for pre-order on Amazon Germany website. This is the first hint that a new Sony a7s III mirrorless camera could be announced soon. The book is expected to start shipping on July 2nd – this indicates that the Sony a7s III could be announced before that date:

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New YI Pixie drone coming soon

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2018

YI Technology (check their Leica-clone mirrorless camera) will announce a new YI Pixie drone that will feature a 15MP camera with 4k video capabilities. The manual can be downloaded here. Here are the drone specifications and some additional information:

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The latest camera and lens rebates for April

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2018

Some of the March rebates for photo gear were extended and some new deals were added for the month of April. Here are the details:

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February CIPA report: DSLR cameras production has better numbers than mirrorless

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2018

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their February 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 (click for larger view).

DSLR camera production (marked with red) saw a significant increase:

compared to previous month (number of units/yen value): 135.4% / 116.6% (2* column)
compared to same month last year (number of units/yen value): 104% / 103% (3* column)

For the same period, the mirrorless numbers (marked with blue) were not so good:

compared to previous month (number of units/yen value): 105.4% / 89.5% (2* column)
compared to same month last year (number of units/yen value): 88.7% / 97.8% (3* column)

Here are the other two graphs:

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What’s next?

By PR admin | Published: April 2, 2018

After all the new products announced for the CP+ show, here is an updated list of all upcoming/rumored cameras and lenses (the NAB show is next – it starts on April 7th):

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Recap of all the new products we saw today

By PR admin | Published: April 1, 2018

A lot of interesting rumors today:

→ Leica M10 Vegan limited edition camera

→ Pentax M-1 microwave equipped with a camera, Wi-Fi and LTE modules

→ Nikon D850 luggage

→ The new Joyart Arton G 35 mm T2.8 is the lens with a universal lens mount

→ RØDELink Performer Kit Karaoke Edition

→ Contax digital rangefinder camera

→ FujiAddict.com is becoming FujiRumor.com

→ New Sony APS-C camera system revealed with the Sony a7000

→ DSLR to mirrorless camera adapter

→ Sony 20-50mm f/2 FE GM lens (SEL2050GGM)

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Breaking: Contax digital rangefinder camera to be announced at Photokina (pictures, specifications and more)

By PR admin | Published: April 1, 2018

This information about a new Contax digital rangefinder camera is coming from a very good source that has been correct in the past – it seems that the leaked screenshots are coming from a manual/brochure document. The new camera will have a hybrid viewfinder (similar to the one found in the Fuji X-Pro 2) and a split focusing screens (similar to a Leica rangefinders). In addition, we also have the technical specifications and a few LCD screenshots: