cameraman with mirrorless camera runs the 100 meter faster than the athletes :)
He coulnd’t have done this with a DSLR :)
Sigma CEO Yamaki: It might take til 2023 till we are ready with the new Foveon FF camera
Sigma CEO Yamaki said in a Dpreview interview:
We’re still at the research and development stage for the sensor. It’s mainly being worked on by Sigma engineers here. It will take some time to have a prototype of the new 3-layer X3 sensor and then we’ll see if we can move to the next stage, which will be a product. I don’t think we’ll have a product to show in 2021. Maybe 2022 or even 2023. We don’t know what kind of technical issues or challenges we’ll have to solve with the sensor yet.
Sounds like we have to wait a very long time to get this :(
CIPA data for April: A lot more shipments than last year…but still way under the 2019 performance
In April 2021 camera shipments were near twice as high as last year. But of course last year we had that COVID outbreak that killed the market. The real comparison should be made with 2019 and as you can see shipments are still way lower.
Source CIPA
Olympus has announced the new E-P7 (not coming to the USA) and the 8-25mm PRO
OM Digital shows it’s first sign of life and releases two products that were still developed under the command of the “old” Olympus company.
Preorders:
Olympus 8-25mm PRO at BHphoto, Adorama, Fotokoch DE, Calumet DE, Park UK, Wex UK.
Olympus E-P7 at Fotokoch DE, Wex UK.
Reviews:
8-25mm hands-on by Dpreview. 8-25mm gallery by Dpreview. 8-25mm PRO page at GetOlympus. E-P7 hands-on at Dcfever. E-P7 page at Olympus Japan.
8-25mm PRO videos:
Gordon Laing saw the EOS-R3 in the flesh and here is the video
He didn’t touch it tough! :)
New leaked Olympus E-P7 and 8-25mm PRO images
On June 9 OM Digital will announce the new E-P7 and 8-25mm PRO lens. Here you have the pricing and new leaked images:
OLYMPUS PEN E-P7 Body
JAPAN
MSRP：open price
shop price：¥93500OLYMPUS PEN E-P7 14-42mm EZ Kit
JAPAN
MSRP：open price
shop price：¥107800M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8-25mm F4.0 PRO
USA ＄1099.99
JAPAN
MSRP：¥176000
shop price：¥140800
And this is the new 8-25mm f/4.0 PRO lens:
On June 9 OM Digital will announce the new E-P7 and the new 8-25mm f/4.0 PRO lens. Here are the full specs of the lens which will cost $1,099:
Focal Length 8-25mm
35mm Equivalent Focal Length 16-50mm
Lens Construction 16 elements in 10 groups (1 DSA lens, 2 Aspherical ED lenses, 1 Super ED lens, 1 ED lens, 1 Super HR lens, 1 HR lens, 1 HD lens)
Dust & Drip Proof IEC Standard publication 60529 IPX1 (applies when the lens is used with Olympus splashproof Body) / Dustproof construction
Focusing System High-speed Imager AF (MSC)
Angle of View 107 degrees (Wide) – 47 degrees (Tele)
Closest Focusing Distance 0.23m (at all focal lengths)
Maximum Image Magnification 0.07x (Wide)/ 0.21x (Tele)
35mm Equivalent Max. Image Magnification 0.14x (Wide)/ 0.42x (Tele)
Minimum Field Size. 241.9 ×181.8mm(Wide)/ 83.0 × 62.4mm (Tele)
Number of Blades 7 (Circular aperture diaphragm)
Maximum Aperture F4
Minimum Aperture F22
Filter Size Diameter 72 mm
Lens hood LH-76E Lens Hood
Dimensions φ77×88.5mm
Weight 411g (without Lens Cap, Lens Rear Cap and Lens Hood)
Box Contents LC-72C Lens Cap, LR-2 Lens Rear Cap, LH-76E Lens Hood, CS-53 Wrapping Cloth, Instruction Manual, Olympus Local Warranty Card
Related Accessories PRF-ZD72 PRO Protection Filter, LSC-0914 Lens Case
Fuji says the GFX sales are “overwhelming”
The Japanese website phileweb published an interview with Fujifilm managers. And they made it clear that the GFX sales are unexpectedly high. A full translated summary can be released on Fujirumors.
I wonder if some of the other companies will ever try to launch a medium format system too. I guess Sony-Canon-Nikon are too busy fighting each other in the FF realm…
via phileweb via digicame-info