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Panasonic GH6 camera rumors/predictions

By PR admin | Published: June 5, 2018

Here are the first Panasonic GH6 rumors/predictions:

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The new Fuji BC-W126S battery charger could be for the for the upcoming Fuji X-T3 camera

By PR admin | Published: June 5, 2018

Fujifilm registered a new BC-W126S battery charger in South Korea. It seems that this will be an updated version of the current NP-W126S charger that could possibly be used for the upcoming/rumored Fuji X-T3 camera.

Via Nokishita

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The new blue Olympus E-PL9 camera now also available in the US

By PR admin | Published: June 4, 2018

The new blue Olympus E-PL9 mirrorless MFT camera that was initially announced only for the UK last week is now also listed for sale in the US for $699 at B&H and Adorama (same price as other colors). Such a good looking camera deserves a few more pictures:

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Canon to announce new EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II USM and EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM lenses

By PR admin | Published: June 4, 2018

Nokishita confirmed that Canon will soon announce the previously rumored two new EF lenses:

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II USM
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM

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Huge price drop for the Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera in Europe

By PR admin | Published: June 4, 2018

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.

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First pictures of the upcoming Samyang 24mm f/2.8 AF pancake lens for Sony FE mount

By PR admin | Published: June 4, 2018

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.

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The top of the line Sony a9 mirrorless camera is now $500 off

By PR admin | Published: June 3, 2018

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.

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April CIPA report: mirrorless shipments up, DSLR shipments down, approximately one mirrorless produced for every two DSLR cameras so far this year

By PR admin | Published: June 2, 2018

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:

compared to previous month (number of units/yen value): 91.3% / 92.2% (2* column)
compared to same month last year (number of units/yen value): 96.3% / 102.5% (3* column)

Mirrorless numbers:

compared to previous month (number of units/yen value): 113.3% / 107.4% (2* column)
compared to same month last year (number of units/yen value): 124.9% / 140.9% (3* column)

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:

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