Lens rumors: Olympus working on a 500mm MFT lens, Nikon on a 12mm f/2.8 Z lens and Sony on MANY lenses :)

A couple of lens news for you:

1) Shigemi Sugimoto from Olympus told in an interview with Newsswitch that  thewy are developing a new 500mm MFT lens with 2x teleconverter
2) Nikon has patented a new 12mm f/2.8 Z lens
3) Sony said they have multiple lenses on their roadmap
4) Tamron will launch 1 new FE zoom (70-180mm f/2.8) and three FE primes in October

Fuji X-Pro3 will have a Dual LCD Tilt Screen!

Fujirumors leaked the sketches of  the new X-PRO3. These  are the differences with  the previous X-PRO2 model:

  • dual screen (small screen to see film simulations / EXIF data and main LCD screen) – styled like the Fujifilm SP-X here
  • with the screen on the body, you will only see the little screens box showing film simulation/EXIF data
  • open the screen, and it will only tilt down
  • no D-Pad (as we told you here)
  • On ISO dial, “H” has been replaced by “C”
  • Drive button works as Delete button
  • Play Button

Leica, Nikon and Olympus cancelled their participation to the 2020 Photokina show

Photokina issued an official press release about the 2020 show. And there is some surprising news:

“We look forward to strong demand and applications from both the new and the classic segments of companies like Canon, CEWE, GoPro, Sony, Panasonic, Kodak Alaris, Sigma, Tamron, Carl Zeiss, Hasselblad, Hahnemühle, Arri, Rode Mikrophones, DJI and Insta360”, says Christoph Werner, Vice President of Koelnmesse. These are contrasted by cancellations, including from Leica, Nikon and Olympus

I  am very surprised that a  giant like Nikon will not show their products at Photokina. And even more surprised that a German company like Leica will not be at a German show!

 

The Sigma FP is already in production and will be released in autumn

Cinema5D interviewed Sigma CEO Yamaki San. Some info:

– The camera is already in production
– The firmware is now  close to the BETA version
– Sigma hopes to ship the camera in autumn
– Sigma hopes third party manufacturers will make a  headphone accessory for the FP
– Sigma FP will not have flat profiles at start. But they may add it with a future firmware update
– There is no plan to make L-mount pancake lenses yet.

via L-rumors.com