New Panasonic GM1, Sony A7/A7r and Olympus miniOMD info!
Nest week we will have a triple announcement: On Wednesday the A7 and A7R Sony Full Frame E-mount cameras, on Wednesday the ultrasmall Panasonic GM1 and on Friday the new Fuji X-E2. What we also learned today is that Olympus will announced a new high-end compact with 1:1.7 inch sensor on October 29. Here are some new info:
Sony A7 and A7r:
1) AF is faster than the RX series but still not as fast as the best in the mirrorless world
2) A7 and A7r have focus peaking
3) eye tracking AF
4) they are about same size as the Olympus OMD series
5) There is an optional vertical grip
6) They have Wifi and NFC
7) no Tri Navi, They had scroll wheels in front and back (which were very much like nex-7?s) and an exposure comp wheel from RX1.
8) One source the body quality is very good and the camera had a Pentax LX feeling.
9) 1/8000 shutter speed
10) both have tiltatble screen
Panasonic GM1:
1) Same GX7 image processing engine and sensor
2) built-in Wi-Fi
3) Touch panel
4) New 12-32mm lens has about the same size as a 14mm f/2.5 lens
5) Body quality is very high (like the GX7)
6) Size is as small as the Panasonic LF1 or Sony RX100
Olympus (XZ-3?):
The mini OMD looking fixed zoom lens camera will be announced on October 29. I am yet not 100% sure about the sensor size but it should be 1/1.7 inch like the one used by the current Olympus XZ series. I call it mini OMD because it will look like a small OMD (and yes it has a built-in EVF in the middle). Reminder: The Panasonic Gm1 and 12-32mm announcement will happen next week on October 17 at 5-6am London time.