X-Pro1 Diopters, new X200 coming soon.

LIke other manufactors also FUji will announce plenty of new cameras and lenses at Photokina in September. And you can bet on it that one of the new cameras will be the X200. The current X100 is getting massive discounts in many stores (Example -$200 at BHphoto) and it even got a “discontinued” mark in some of them. Meantime we had a new (samll) Fuji X PRO 1 announcement. Here it is:

Fujifilm has announced that it will introduce Diopter Correction Lenses as an accessory for the X-Pro1.
Fujifilm is developing its own brand of Diopter Correction Lenses to accommodate near and far sighted customers who use the X-Pro 1 camera.
The Fujifilm Diopter Correction Lenses will enable these customers to view and enjoy the X-Pro1 Hybrid Multi Viewfinder more effectively.
Manufactured in Japan, Fujifilm’s specially designed 19mm Diopter Correction Lenses are packaged individually in the following six strengths:  +3, +2, +1, -1, -2, -3.
Lens strength is expressed as diopters whereby the higher the diopter, the stronger the lens. The plus (+) or minus (-) sign before the diopter strength indicates the type of lens.
Fujifilm Senior Category Manager – Imaging, Daniel Paul, said the new Diopter Correction Lenses will be a handy and practical accessory for those X-Pro1 customers with prescription glasses.
“The Diopter Correction Lenses will help to improve focus when capturing photos using the Fujifilm X-Pro1,” Mr Paul said.
They are expected to be available in August 2012.

Canon EOS-M now officially announced! Already with preorders!

The new EOS-M comes in Silver too!

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Preorders and specs:
Full presentation page on Amazon (Click here).
EOS-M Black at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M White at BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 22mm pancake at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 15-55mm kit lens at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M adapter at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M Flash at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

Previews and Reviews:
Preview at Dpreview. Preview at Techradar. Spanish hands-on at DSLRmagazine. Preview at Imaging Resource. Image and Video samples at Canon (part one and part two). Hands-on at CNET Asia.

Press release:
The lenses at Dpreview. Press at Imaging Resource. Press at Photographyblog. French press at Lemondedelaphoto. Press at Engadget. Press at TheVerge. German press at Photoscala. French press at Focus Numerique. Press at Digitalcamerareview. Japanese press at Itmedia. Press at ePhotozine.

Videos:
Italian presentation on youtube.

Poll:
Take some time to read the incoming reviews and see the image samples. After that let us know:

G5 and 45-150mm preorders at BHphoto.

Finally after ton of leaks from Russia, France, Japan and even Oman (LOL) the G5 has been officially announced. And here are the very first worldwide preorder links and officially posted specs:

G5 in Black at BHphoto (Click here), in Silver at BHphoto (Click here)
45-150mm lens in Black at BHphoto (Click here) and in Silver at BHphoto (Click here).
LX7 in Black at BHphoto (Click here) in White at BHphoto (Click here)
Other compacts, the FZ200 at BHphoto (Click here), the FZ60 at BHphoto (Click here).

Triple Fuji X news (firmware, API and cool Borchure)

Firmware:
Fuji released the new firmware update Ver.1.11 for the X PRO 1 (Click here to download). It adds the support for the new M mount adapter: “When FUJIFILM M-mount adapter is set to the camera body and the correction menu of “COLOR SHADING CORRECTION” or “PERIPHERAL ILLUMINATION CORRECTION” for the mount adapter is operated, corrected live image can be displayed on EVF/LCD for setting appropriate value with ease.

API:
FUji also launched a new API tool. More here: https://www.fujifilmapi.com/

Brochure:
If you want to check out the latest sexy looking X system borchure click the following link to download it: http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/pdf/lenses_accessories_catalogue_01.pdf. It also includes the new roadmap and an image of two of the upcoming new X lenses!

In stock status check:
Fuji X PRO 1 body is in Stock at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Jessops UK (Click here) and Digitalrev (Click here).
Fuji X 18mm f/2.0 in Stock at Amazon (Click here) and Digitalrev (Click here).
Fuji X 35mm f/1.4 in Stock at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Digitalrev (Click here).
Fuji X 60mm macro f/2.0 in not Stock at Amazon (3-4weeks) but is in Stock at Digitalrev (Click here).

 

Mirrorless news roundup…

Mitakon and Sony lens:
The image on top shows the new Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 lens for the NEX system. It will reach the market on late July. New Sony NEX lenses like the 16-50mm pancake will arrive in August!

And here is the news roundup:
Samsung NX20 review by ePhotozine.
Photoheadonline posted part 4 and part 5 of the Leica on budget guide.
Samsung 18-200mm lens review at Photozone.
X2 versus Nikon J1 by Steve Huff.
Ricoh GXR firmware update (Dpreview).
G1X review at Neocamera.

Samsung launches the EX2 (super lens!)


Samsung finally unveiled the new EX2 compact camera. You can already preorder it at Bhphoto. The 24-80mm f/1.4-s.7 lens is much faster and wider than the big Sony RX100 competitor. An astonishing achievement! The only “downside” compared to the Sony camera is the much smaller 1/1.7-inch sensor compared to Son’y full 1 inch size.

More inf at Engadget and Dpreview.