Canon says 8K EOS-R Cinema camera is a possibility. And they will consider adding on sensor stabilization in future models.

The Japanese website MyNavi interviewed Canon managers. And there are a couple of things I wanna share here:

  1. Canon says the EOS-R sensor is not the same as the one used by the 5DIV. The new sensor has been refined and with new micro lenses and with addition of Dual Pixel AF.
  2. The Image Quality of the EOS-R will be higher than that of any other Canon DSLR camera thanks to the new sensor, new processor and the new high performing lenses
  3. Canon did not add on sensor stabilization because of the costs, the heating issue and size issues. But they will consider adding on sensor stabilization on future models
  4. Of course we can expect lower and higher end EOS-R models to be released in the near future
  5. Canon is considering making a 8k Cinema EOS-R camera.

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found via Digicameinfo.

First leaked Fujifilm GFX 50R specs: Costs around $4,500 only and it’s the cheapest digital Medium Format ever!

Fujirumors spilled out the first specs of the new GFX 50R camera that Fuji will annnounce on September 25:

  • 2 way tilt screen (and not 3 way, like GFX 50S or Fujifilm X-T3)
  • dual SD-card slot
  • button layout/look similar to X-E3 (joystick etc), with a few differences, such as the MCS switch on the back of the camera instead than on the front like X-E3.
  • no more “cooling box” (meaning the “brick” at the back of the LCD that the Fujifilm GFX 50S has)

More over this camera will be priced at around $4,500 making it the cheapest digital medium format camera ever made!

Panasonic FF rumors…

This has been an exciting time in the mirrorless world and we still have some Zeiss, Sony, Fuji, Ricoh announcement ahead. But ther very single announcement that excites me most is the one from Panasonic on September 25.

It’s rumored they will launch a completely new Full Frame mirrorless system camera. We have no relaible info yet and here I am only going to sum speculations and low ranked rumors I found on the web:

– Very hybrid focusd camera like the GH series
– High Video quality performance
– Takes current MFT lenses with adapter (crop mode)
– Preorders will open in January and shipment start in March
– Sensor made by Panasonic and not Sony

I see the potential for this camera to be superior to the current Canon and Nikon offerings. But still, I think it will be very hard for Panasonic to gain customers on this new system. They would really need to WOW us a lot to win over people.

 

Wild rumors about Samsung producing large quantity of Full Frame sensor

The NX1 still sells for $2,460 on Amazon

We know Samsung is capable of doing great APS-C sensor (just look at the NX1 camera). And many still wish Samsung will come back doing APS-C or FF sensors for other manufacturers. There is yet no evidence supporting that’s really going to happen. But there is a big discussion within the Korean Forum Seeko.kr that attracted my curiosity. According to a user report Samsung is doing this:

  1. Samsung Electronics has just built a full-frame sensor in meaningful quantity. Those are not just an engineering samples.
  2. They will start mass production next year and plan to deliver them to Japan. But they did not mention a particular company. They plans to supply it to multiple customers.

O f course this is just forum talk for now and has near zero credibility. But I keep fingers crossed this will be true. it would be about time to get an alternative to Sony’s domination!