Dpreview interviewed Mr. Masaya Maeda from Canon Inc. and there are many statements about Canon mirrorless efforts:

1) Masaya says that Canon Japan would like to sell the EOS-M3 in USA but it’s Canon USA that doesn’t want that. Note: Here at Mirrorless rumors there is a name for that situation…we call it “Schizophrenia” :)

2) Masaya says that looking at all of the mirrorless cameras out there, there’s nothing that really frightens us. Note: Here at Mirrorless rumors there is a name for that situation…we call it “Delusional disorder” :)

A part of those two “diseases” Masaya shared some actual good news too:

1) He promised there will be more lenses for the EOS-M system
2) He also hinted a possible 4K GH4 competition coming from Canon

NAB show is coming in April and let’s hope to see that new EOS-M 4K Canon there!

Photo Industry: Looking Ahead (SamsungCameraRumors).
[Samsung SMART CAMERA NX1] 4K Short Film “IN A CITY” by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and HITRECORD (Youtube).
Need unlimited battery power? Watch this video! (SonyAlphaForum).
Ricoh patented a Ricoh 7.5-120mm F1.6-1.9 lens for a f/1.7 fixed lens compact (Egami).
Leica X (Typ 113) Review (Photographyblog).
Sony to Discontinue CCD Products? (Image Sensor World).
An on-going photography project shot with the Samsung NX1 (Mirrorlessons).
Cinema 50-135mm T3.0 Lens hands-on at Newsshooter.
Astrophotography with NX1 (Samsungcamera).
The Samsung NX1 Full Review – Potentially the best mirrorless camera on the market (Mirrorlessons).

Sony announced four new FE lenses and two converters. You can find specs, price info, image samples and preorder options on those links:

Preorders:
In USA at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Sony 24-240mm FE at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here).
Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 Adorama (Click here).
Sony Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F/2.8 and E 20mm F/2.8 Adorama (Click here).
Sony Ultra-Wide Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F2.8 and E 20mm F2.8 Adorama (Click here). I
n Europe at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Wide Angle converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Fisheye converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.

It took quite some time but at last they are here. Seven months after the Photokina announcement the four new FE lenses are on preorder at Amazon US:

Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon (Click here).
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon (Click here).
Sony 24-240mm FE at Amazon (Click here).
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon (Click here).

UPDATE: Amazon now removed the preorder links. probably because those links were supposed to go live on 5-6 am London time on March 4. That’s when those lenses will be officially announced by Sony.

The Taiwan agency NCC registered a new and yet unanounced Leica Q Type 116 camera. There is yet no other info about the specs of the camera.

via Digicameinfo.

The new US company Konost (Click here) is raising money to realize a new rangefinder M-mount camera line. They propose to launch different models as early as 2016.

There is already a working FF prototype model and some image samples can be seen on their website. And those are the camera(s) specs:

The German Photoindustrie Verband published and incredibly detailed report about the camera market sales in Germany. Here are some of their key findings:

1) The graph on tops shows how the system camera market is dropping. But the Mirrorless system cameras managed to growth(!) despite the fall of overall sales. The DSLR market is really falling rapidly.

2) Mirrorless system camera unit sales numbers did grow with 17,4% in 2014 compared to 2013. And overall revenue increased by 26,2%.

3) The surprising boom comes via Actioncameras:

4) In 2014 for the first time since many years also lens sales are dropping.

5) More charts show that Photo book sales are increasing while accessory sales are slowing down.

We are really on the verge of a big change in Germany. Wearables, smartphones and action cameras are the markets that are growing while the DSLR and compact camera market is falling. Mirrorless can hold the ground and even manages to have a growth. But still, system cameras will more and more become a niche product compared to the massive growth of the new kind of devices people are using to take pictures and videos.