Axiom: The first complete Open Source 4K camera!

Sebastian Pichlofer just introduced me to his amazing full Hardware and Software Open source 4K camera project! I am not going to talk a lot about it. Just read everything you need at Indiegogo.com where he also collects the necessary $$$ to realize the idea.

Note: Philip Bloom also supported the project. Just to say how important and cool this is!

Fuji X100T, Silver X-T1 edition and enw lenses officially announced!

And now it’s officially here! The brand new Fuji stuff. Specs, pricing and preorders here:

X100T: BHphoto (silverblack) / Adorama (silverblack) / AmazonUS (silverblack) /
Graphite Silver X-T1: BHphoto / Adorama / AmazonUS /
XF 56mm f/1.2 APD: BHphoto / Adorama / AmazonUS /
XF 50-140 f/2.8 WR: BHphoto / Adorama / AmazonUS /
X-T1 + XF 18-135 WR: BHphoto / Adorama / AmazonUS /

 

A full FUji X100T special page can be seen at http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/x/fujifilm_x100t/

Live Blogging at Fujirumors.

New images of the Silver Fuji X-T1.

Here are some more images of the Silver X-T1 and availability and pricing info for Japan:

X100T
– Body color is silver and black
– Will be released in November 2014
– About ¥ 156,000 estimated retail price (tax included)
 

X-T1 graphite Silver Edition
– Will be released in November 2014
– About ¥ 178,000 estimated retail price (tax included)
 

XF50-140mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR
– Will be released in November 2014
– About ¥ 188,000 estimated retail price (tax included)
 

XF56mm F1.2 R APD
– Will be released in December 2014
– About ¥ 178,000 estimated retail price (tax included)
 

X-T1 + XF18-135mm F3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR Lens Kit
– Will be released September 20, 2014
– About ¥ 237,000 estimated retail price (tax included)

via Digicameinfo.

Sony madness becomes real: E-mount QX1 officially announced :)

Well, this is a kind of mirrorless camera or not? I would never have imagined to see something like this one day. Well done you crazy Sony engineers!!!

Here are the links to the preorders and news related to the officially announced QX1:

Preorders of all stuff announced today:
E-mount QX1 in USA at Amazon (Click here), SonyStore US (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
E-mount QX1 in Europe at Sony DE, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony ES, Sony IT, Sony NL, Sony NO, Sony BE, Sony PT, Sony SE, Sony FI.
QX30 in USA at Amazon (Click here), SonyStore US (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).

First previews, hands-on and tests: Guided tour by Dpreview, QX30 hands.on at ThePhoBlographer,
 

Videos: QX30 ad by Sony, QX1 ad by Sony, QX1 presentation by Sony Europe,

Press text: Dpreview, ThePhoBlographer, ePhotozine, DSLRmagazine (Spanish), Photoscala (German),

Luminous Landscape talks about “The Mirrorless Revolution”. New Cipa camera shipment data for July.

The DSLR and Mirrorless shipment chart from Personal View.

Luminous Landscape posted a video to talk about the ongoing mirrorless revolution. Watch it if you have time! And Thanks LL for mentioning our site :)

Personal View (Click here) posted the new graphs based on the July camera shipment data from CIPA. There is no big news to report a part of the constant growth of mirrorless camera shipments worldwide!