The 2017 Fujikina event will take place on September 7, 2017. As FujiAddict already noted, we can expect Fuji to announce one or more of the following rumored/expected products:
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The new Voigtlander APO-Macro Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount is now in stock at B&H and Adorama.
Additional information on the lens can be found here. Some sample photos are available on flickr.
The latest Canon rumors:
Reuters reports that Blackstone is in talks to sell their 45% stake in Leica Camera. Potential buyers are Zeiss, a few Asian companies and private equity funds:
CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their June report where the uptrend from previous months in the total shipment of interchangeable lens digital cameras continues (orange: 2017, black: 2016, blue: 2015, click for larger view):
Yongnuo will soon announce a new YN 40mm f/2.8 full frame DSLR pancake lens. The details, including technical specifications, MTF charts and lens design can be found over at NikonRumors:
New: Yongnuo YN 40mm f/2.8N and 100mm f/2N full frame DSLR lenses for Nikon F-mount
Yongnuo lenses are sold at B&H, Adorama and Amazon and come for both Nikon and Canon mounts.
Via NikonRumors
Sony published their 2017 Q1 financial results. A few quotes:
The profit surge mainly reflected recovery in image sensors from earthquake damage sustained a year ago, the company said. Sony’s semiconductor division – which includes sensors – posted profit of 55.4 billion yen, a reverse of last year’s loss. But Sony trimmed its full-year sales outlook for sensors, issued just three months ago, by 2.9 percent as Chinese phone makers steer away from building the high-end handsets that Sony typically targets. (Reuters)
Operating profit in chips was 55.4 billion yen, recovering from a loss a year earlier, as the company recovered from last year’s earthquake and demand from phone makers increased due to the rising popularity of multiple-sensor models. Sony controls about half of the market for image sensors, the chips that convert light particles into digital photos and videos. Chip division revenue rose 41 percent to 204.3 billion yen. (Bloomberg)
Industry leaders Sony and Samsung both plan to expand 12-inch fab production capacity for CIS, Digitimes Research noted. Sony, which took a 45% share of the global CIS market in 2016, has disclosed plans to expand CIS production capacity to 100,000 wafers by March 2018 from the current 85,000 units. (Digitimes)
Here is the reported info for the Imaging Products & Solutions (includes both still and video cameras):
