Sony to anounce the A6100 and new E-mount lenses on Friday!

We just ave been told that Sony will not just announce a new E-mount camcorder this Friday! There is a high chance they will also introduce the A6100 and some new E-mount lenses too! It’s still unclear at the time of writing if the lens announcement is purely an updated roadmap or also some real product announcement with preorders and shipping info. I am working now to get more info about this…

You can follow the Sony livestream event live(!) here on Mirrorlessrumors at 9.00 (9am) Amsterdam time.

Price drop on the A6000. A6100 on the horizon?

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Today major US stores like Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto dropped the price of the A6000. The so far A6100 unconfirmed specs are:

24.3 MP sensor (different from A6000)
ISO range of 100-51,200
Tri-navi control system
Mag. alloy body
15fps continuous shooting with AF.
30fps continuous shooting in “4K Mode”. This is similar to Panasonic 4K Photo Mode.
1/32000 electronic shutter
Still no touchscreen, but it has a new 2.8M dot OLED EVF.
Rear monitor is 3″ 1.04M dot and is now fully articulating.
4K Video (10 min limit)
No IBIS
No weather seal
Mic input support.
Body only price is expected around 900 USD.

But these specs are not confirmed by any trusted source yet. So don’t get to excited about those yet!

 

New LEICA X-U camera name registered in Korea

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Digicameinfo spotted a new Leica camera namer registration. The “Leica X-U” will be announced in October and details are yet unknown. And I don’t know yet if that will be the name of the new mirrorless full frame interchangeable camera. Don’t thinks so. But I hope my good Leica source can tell me more about that camera soon!

Two new cameras coming soon: Sony A6xxx and Panasonic GH4R!

The big October PhotoPlus show is getting closer and we are getting first rumors about the next bunch of new mirrorless cameras:

1) Sony A6xxx (Sony A6100?)
That camera is rumored to feature a brand new backlit RGBW sensor. The “White” pixels are added to increase the dynamic range. The Camera also records 4k at 60fps and has the fastest autofocus system of all mirrorless system cameras.

2) Panasonic GH4R
Panasonic is going to launch a new Panasonic GH4R camera which is basiccally a GH4 with V-LG added. This isn’t good news because it means current GH4 cameras will not get the firmware update for free :(

No other rumored camera yet, not from Olympus, Samsung, Fuji, Nikon and Canon :(

Coming soon: An interchangeable lens version of the Leica Q, with AF lenses. Due out in time for Photo Plus, in October!

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A source just sent me that exciting news:

Coming soon: An interchangeable lens version of the Leica Q, with AF lenses. Due out in time for Photo Plus, in October.

This will not be the replacement to the M240 but rather a new system with new AF lenses, bulkier than the Q or M lines, with an EVF and lighter build despite the bulk. Sensor will be similar, if not the same, as the Q’s sensor. Anticipate that it will come bundled with a 50 mm f/2 Summicron lens and retail around $8,000 USD. Build quality will be comparable to the M line and Q line…much of the Q’s tech, including in body image stabilization, electronic shutter, and built in high res EVF, will be included. The camera may harken in design to Leicaflex bodies of years gone by…like a bulkier XT-1 with more simplified layout. This may end up being called the new “R” camera and may well take old R lenses via adapter, along with new AF R lenses. Not sure that it will take M lenses.

Anticipate that Leica will begin to simplify options, but canceling the T line and possibly the X-line. What will remain are the DLux, VLux, M, Q, S lines…
Wow!

Thanks to the source for sending this! Really sounds like Leica is going to challenge the Sony FE system!

If you consider the price of the Summicron is around $2,000 well this means you will pay around $6,000 for the camera body only. A Full Frame X-T1…well that looks great on paper!