Introducing Sabrina Weniger: A professional photographer based in Düsseldorf and Berlin and part of our very select group of early ZX1 testers. Join us as she talks about her first weeks with the new ZEISS ZX1 and how the camera affected her personal photography flow, all while walking the streets of Düsseldorf’s Little Tokyo in pursuit of that perfect picture.
Fujirumors shared these first image samples that were posted online for a short period by PCH shop. PCH wrote on the article that has now been removed:
“Our first impressions are more than good! This lens is relatively light, handy and the optical quality after our first tests is at the rendezvous. In addition the GF100-200mm is stabilized which is very valuable when we have the tremblotte like me
The Fujinon GF100-200mm F5.6 LM OIS WR should arrive in the course of the first quarter of 2019 if our information is correct“
A whole bunch of leaked documents posted by SonyAlphaRumors make it clear Sony is ready for 8K:
1) Sony has finalized the new XEVC 8K code (details on SAR).
2) There is a 60MP 8K sensor (details on SAR).
3) There is a 36MP 8K sensor (details on SAR).
No don’t get too excited: While sensor and codec will support 8K the hardware might not. Processor speed and heating issues might be the limiting factor here. I expect 8K to be implemented on large camcorder bodies first, It might take 1-2 years before we get in on more normal sized compact mirrorless cameras.
Oh boy! GearHeads like us will go crazy looking at these brand new images of the Nikon 58mm f/0,95 Z lens. And thanks to Nikon photographer Yusuf Kathawala for the first time we can see this lens mounted on the Nikon Z camera. And I have to say that this lens looks less big than I expected.
This image in particular should help to give you an idea:
On the left you see the 58mm lens and on the right the 105mm f/1.4 F-mount lens.
I know it’s still a big lens. But maybe not as crazy big as we all expected. Here are some more images:
Now let’s hope the original $6,000 rumored price tag is wrong and the lens will cost half of that. If not I will have to sell a kidney :)
Mobile01 talked to Ricoh manager Noguchi Hiroshi and he made it clear that:
1) Ricoh will not make a Full Frame GR camera
2) Have no plan to make cameras with curved sensor
Here is the full google translated interview:
Q: The most important, but the most users will want to ask questions. All netizens want to ask, why is GRIII not a full-frame, but still apply APS-C, what is the consideration behind it?
A: GR is a snapshot camera of "Snap Shooting", so the most important purpose is to make a high-quality image while carrying a convenient product. We think APS-C is the most suitable choice.
Q: But the system in the past film era is also full-frame, but there is no way for digital users to do it?
A: 35mm is the specification that Leica has developed, but the digital era does not have to stick to this direction. Because GR is pursuing a camera suitable for snapshots, Snap Shooting is the main goal. In fact, in terms of technology, we can put the FF sensor in the GR, and it is about the same size as the GRIII, but there will be some compromises, such as the quality of the lens, or the operability. But we think APS-C is the most balanced choice.
At the current GRIII quality level, the photo can be enlarged to a size of B0 (100 x 141.4 cm), which can also be very fine.
Q: It has been rumored in the past that the new generation of GR will be born with a curved photosensitive element. Has this matter been discussed during development? In addition, when developing, is there no need to respond to market demand, that is, the sound of using full-size photosensitive elements?
A: The curved photosensitive element we have never considered, this thing is completely rumor.
As for the internal discussion of the full-frame, we are totally unconventional. If in the future, we want to add a new product line, then it may be possible to consider the use of full-frame photosensitive elements, but we are currently aiming at creating a "orthodox GR", so with the current product planning Said no such plan.
Many technology products will have the technical advantage. For example, for a while, the computer will see the highest CPU clock, but not everyone will need the highest specification, because not everyone will use it. The same is true for cameras, because not Full Frame is the best and most suitable thing. We must consider the user's situation and needs to create the best products. But we do know that fans with a lot of GRs really want the next generation to be full-frame.
Q: What is the technical impact and communication after Pentax joins? How many people are there in the team that develops GR?
A: The development department also needs to do the Theta 360 camera, but also the development of Pentax. So no one is completely responsible for the GR camera. Everyone is actually responsible for more than one project at the same time, so it is difficult to say how many people are responsible. GR. After Pentax entered, it was actually not a communication, because it was basically the same team.
Q: When was GRIII developed?
A: About a year and a half to two years ago.
Q: Who is leading the team when developing new products? Is it led by engineers and then marketed for planning; or is it that marketing asks engineers after collecting opinions from consumers? How is Ricoh Pentax done here?
A: Actually, there are both, but in GR, but for the product planning department, they have a very clear "GR philosophy". We will respect the needs of GR fans, but we will also look at the engineers. idea. However, GR will have its own adherence to the concept, not to say that the market has all the needs and put it all in.
Q: Is the volume of GRIII shrinking again, is it the demand of consumers? Because I have used the GR series myself, I think it is already a very mature camera, so I would like to ask if it is a technical display if the volume is reduced? Or is it a response to consumer demand?
A: Both have. The positioning of GR is a pocket machine, so miniaturizing the product is our priority.
Q: So if you can be smaller, would you want to do it even smaller?
A: Yes, but of course we must balance the operability. But at the moment we think this size is the best.
L-rumors reports that Panasonic will unveil the full S1-S1R specs in January. Shipment of the camera is rumored to start as early as in March.
What’s sure is that Olympus will NOT join the L-mount alliance. In a recent interview released by Imaging Resource they stated they will never go Full Frame.
The image on tops shows the lens design difference between the EF and RF 35mm lenses. Thanks to the shorter flange distance the RF lens can be made much smaller while still having a superior image quality.
In an interview with DC.watch Canon engineers explained why having a shorter flange distance and large diameter matters. Just like Nikon also Canon claims lenses can be made of higher quality when the diameter is large because less in glass correction is needed.
It’s very interesting to learn from the interview that Canon actually considered to use the EF-M mount. But the smaller diameter wasn’t satisfying to achieve top image quality results. This seems like an indirect critic to Sony too which uses about the same diameter (Emount has 46mm and EOS-M 47mm).
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Note: I edited this post and corrected some mistranslated part reported by the readers. Thanks!