As you know back in 2011 Epson developed a new R-D1s (successor of the R-D1) but than decided to not bring it on market. Epson now gave an original R-D1s prototype to a contest winner. He unboxed the camera and here you see it:
The R-D1s still looks better than 99% of the mirrorless cameras we have today. Sony, Canon Nikon and others should copy the concept!
He also took some images you can see here:
via Weibo
After a long silence we finally will get the first camera from the new OM Digital company. The so called “wow” camera will be announced on February 24th and start shipping out a couple of weeks after. Price should be around $2,000.
this better be good because at $2,000 you can find plenty of decent Full frame cameras too!
On February 9th we will get four new lenses:
The 2021 full year report has been published and Japanese camera manufacturers shipped 4% less camera units than in 2020. We can assume the camera market has now reached the bottom of a 10 year long shrinking tendency.
Ted Forbes writes:
Well here we are in 2022. We’ve probably seen the last of the DSLR releases. No matter what you think of Sony, they have literally forced the hand of every camera manufacturer in the mirrorless world. But is this the future?
It is really a pity they didn’t do this camera for real 10 years ago! The development of this camera started in 2010 but Epson saw that the market was already shrinking and that’s why they decided to not produce it.
via DC.watch
CanonRumors reports about possible three new R camera coming in 2022. CanonWatch writes:
Rumor has it that Canon might be set to release three new EOS R cameras. So, what are these cameras? One might be the already mentioned EOS R model with an APS-C sensor, said to be “maybe a little M50 mixed with some 7D“. Whatever that means. The “maybe” part sees use a bit skeptical.
Next, there might be a new entry level full-frame EOS R model in the pipeline. This camera is said to use the imaging sensor of the EOS R6. Just above this camera, there might be another EOS R model with “new image sensor, but a lower pixel count than the Canon EOS R5“
Finally, the same source suggests that at least one of the three mentioned new EOS R models might come without an Electronic Viewfinder (EVF). This might concern the most entry level of these cameras.
The EOS-M might be at the end of his life if Canon will make APS-C R-mount cameras!
