Finally some sign of life from OM Digital: New OM-1II, 9-18mm mark II and 150-600mm lens coming on January 30

After 111 months of silence OM Digital will at last announce three new MFT products on January 30 at 6am London time:

  1. OM-1II
  2. 9-18mm II
  3. 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3

Let’s get into the details of this starting from a disappointment: The OM-1II will use the same OM-1 sensor and processing engine. The real changes will be:

  1. Rebranded as OM SYSTEMS (as you know the OM-1 still has the Olympus name on it).
  2. Double the internal buffer memory
  3. 14bit raw for High resolution mode
  4. human AI recognition
  5. better focusing system

The OM-1II should be priced at 2400 Euro (a bit more than $2,000 in the US).

I got no detail on the 9-18mm II so I guess it’s just a re-branded version of the current 9-18mm lens.

The most exciting news is the announcement of the 150-600mm 5f/.0-6.3:

  • Not a PRO lens
  • But I have been told it has very high image quality
  • 2699 Euro is the price (around $2,500 in the USA)

I actually SAW the lens but I cannot share images yet. If you have images I can share please send me those using the anonymous contact box or by writing me at 43rumors@gmail.com.

Leaked Hassleblad CFV 100C digital back images and specs

This is the first leaked image of the new Hassleblad CFV 100C digital back. It looks exactly like the existing 50C back (Click here to see it). But the features are now much more advanced. Here is the spec list:

  • 100MP Back Illuminated CMOS Sensor
  • Hasselblad Natural Color Solution (HNCS)
  • Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) and face detection
  • 1TB built-in storage space
  • Lightweight Design
  • 3.2-inch and 2.36M resolution touchable backscreen (Reversible titled backscreen (40°/90°). The 40° tilt enables a lower observation perspective for your composition. The 90° tilt fully revives the classic waist-level shooting style)
  • Hasselblad user friendly interface for menu navigation, camera settings and image review.
  • The new hot shoe adapter can be utilized for flash accessories. An on-camera flash or a professional flash trigger can be installed onto the CFV 100C via the hot shoe adapter for high-speed flash synchronization.*
  • Link the 907X & CFV 100C with an iPad or iPhone via built-in Wi-Fi to transmit full-size JPG/RAW images using Phocus Mobile 2.**

* Flashes that support high-speed flash synchronization (TTL) must have a Nikon hot shoe. For more compatibility information, click “DATASHEET” in the navigation bar of this page to check.
**7.Phocus Mobile 2 requires an iPad or iPhone X or later with internal storage of 3GB (RAM) or more and an operating system of iOS 15.0 or later.

Next bunch of wild Canon R1 specs: 30MP, 120fps, 6.7k 60p

On Weibo a new Canon R1 spec list is making it’s round. Again, credibility is low…so take it with a grain of salt!

High-speed autofocus and exposure enhanced by AI recognition
Moving object trajectory prediction, high success rate smart object lock focus tracking

30-megapixel full-frame stacked dual-core focus sensor
Purely electronic rolling shutter faster than any mechanical rolling shutter
1/1250s flash sync time
(<0.8ms microsecond reading time)

Added 1:3 lossy compression CRAW (compared to lossless compression)
Unlimited 40fps(1:2 CRAW) / 60fps(1:3 CRAW) continuous shooting, up to 120fps full-featured continuous shooting
Supports 240fps burst burst shooting mode and 1s pre-shooting

Enhanced dynamic range, better than EOS R3 and EOS R5
16Bit DGO-RAW photo capture supporting two benchmarks
In-camera depth of field stack RAW

6.7K/60p & 4.2K/120p(APS-C) 12bit Cinema RAW Light recording
Full frame/APS-C DCI/UHD 4K/120p C-log2 & C-log3 video recording

The rounded body is retracted to maximize the hand feel.

Rumored Leica SL3 specs

This is the rumored spec list of the new Leica SL3:

  • The Leica SL3 will use the same 60MP sensor as the M11/Q3
  • There will be a new body that is only a bit smaller than the current SL2
  • 6.5 stops  image stabilization
  • Phase detection AF
  • 9fps continuous shooting
  • Supports cropped 8K/30p and 4K/60p + full-frame & S35 C4K/30p
  • The camera is already being tested in the field
  • Official announcement on or around March 21-22, 2024

via Weibo/LR