The bad news collection: Fuji X-T2, Olympus E-PL8 and Sony A5300 shipment will be delayed!

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Quick bad news: The Komamoto Sony sensor production facility got damaged during the earthquake. And this will definitely have a huge impact on camera shipments. This is the latest info I got:

  1. Olympus will delay the new E-PL8 launch
  2. Sony will delay the A5300 launch. Not sure Sony will announce anything at all this June.
  3. The Fuji X-T2 will also ship later than expected

How long those camera shipments will be delayed has to be seen. The Sony sensor factory is planed to restart by end of May. Let’s hope there is no unexpected reason for an ulterior delay!

Canon EF-M 28mm STM lens leaked. It has a built-in LED light!

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There shall be light! That’s what God Canon created with the soon to be announced EF-M 28mm f/3.5 IS STM macro lens! The lens is the first Canon with built-in LED light! Check out those Digicameinfo leaked images:

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Crazy right? But it looks cool :)

Here are the full lens specs:

  • The world’s lightest macro lens
  • Image stabilisation (IS)
  • Hybrid IS
  • Standard lens of conversion 45mm corresponding to the flexible for a variety of subject
  • Built-in macro light. It can automatically illuminate when needed
  • Maximum magnification is 1.2 times
  • AF motor stepper motor
  • One UD lens and two aspheric lenses

P.S.: The Yasuhara lens for E-mount does the exact the same thing as the new Canon…

via Canonwatch

Interesting (and wild) speculation: Samsung stopped NX sales because of patent-infringement?

Samsung never took time to explain their NX customers why they did quit their NX system. Dpreview forum user RAW JAW is trying to convince Samsung to give a public statement. At the same time he got an interesting theory about why Samsung may had to quit the NX line:

It took me a while but the recent post regarding Samsung Camera Manager app problems indicates to me a clear possibility that Samsung is trying to avoid a class-action lawsuit.
Now this is strictly my opinion and in my neck of the woods you’re allowed to express your opinion and here goes:
Knowing Samsung’s past history regarding various patent infringement issues it is my belief at this point in time that the ongoing apparent discontinuing of the Samsung NX camera line has occurred as part of a possible patent infringement lawsuit settlement.
It is my opinion that’s Samsung is discontinuing the NX camera line in the manner they did so not to make everyone aware that their purchases of Samsung camera equipment were actually purchases of the Samsung camera equipment that possibly violated the patent of other manufacturers.
I repeat this is just my opinion at the moment. My having invested quite a bit of my own money on Samsung gear, I am more than content with the quality of images I’m getting from my Samsung camera gear.
With the absence of a full explaination from Samsung about their actions in these matters, in my attempt to try to understand Samsung’s actions regarding their ongoing apparent removal of the NX line from the marketplace it seems to me the only logical reason is they are trying to satisfy a patent-infringement lawsuit settlement and at the same time not have their customers file a class action suit due to the possibility that Samsung was possibly selling camera gear that possibly violated another manufacturers patents.
I am guessing Samsung is trying to avoid its NX camera line customers from filing a class action law suit to recover their money spent on Samsung Camera gear, gear that possibly violated patents held by other manufacturers.
As I stated this is only my opinion and my motivation is ONLY to get Samsung to respond in this Public Forum with an official statement on their NX camera line.
If this post does not prompt an Official Announcement from Samsung regarding their NX camera line my opinion is that everyone should jump the Samsung ship.