The first rumor of the new week is about Canon. Those may be the specs of an upcoming new EOS-M model:
24mp APS-C Sensor
New generation AF system
DIGIC V
Removable Electronic Viewfinder (Very high resolution)
Optional grip attachment
5fps
Slightly larger than the current EOS M
Introduced with 3 more lenses
$999 USD
I think it’s more a wishlist than a real camera :) But if true than Canon really aims to play in the same league of the Sony NEX-6 and NEX-7 and the Fuji X-E1.
It’s not a mirrorless related news but a cool project about making the cheapest Thermal Camera ever made. Check at Muoptics (found via Personal View).
Mirrorless news: Adapting Third-Party Lenses on X camera (Fujirumors). EOS-M review at Gizmodo. Sony RX1 review at Cnet Asia. Pentax MX-1 Review at Photographyblog. Olympus Tech Outfits E-P3 With X-Ray Filter (ThePhoBlographer). Sony NEX-3n image gallery at Whatdigitalcamera. Sony’s moment of truth (The New Yorker). sony 500mm f8+sigma tc 1.4x ex DG+vivitar tc 2x mc4 DGII on the sony nex 5n. A 2100mm test(!) on Flickr. Replacing the NEX-6 LCD at Hellyeahpictures. Mirrorless Battle: OM-D vs GH3 vs X-E1 by Admiringlight. E-PL5 review at TechHive. Olympus 15mm f/8 Body Cap Lens review at Admiringlight.
Fuji owners will be happy to hear this: On Monday Adobe will release an update that will finally bring a much more advanced support for that unique Fuji X-trans RAW sensor. That is a news most Fuji users were waiting to hear for over a year now!
Nikonrumors posted the link to the Patent Number 20110080659 filed by Nikon on September 30th. It describes the characteristics of the 18mm f/2.8 DX lens (28mm equivalent) that could be used by the upcoming APS-C compact and fixed lens X100s competitor.
And people is having fun designing the possible Nikon camera. The image on top is from Mike Kobal! :)
The other image was that one (but with an erroneous interchangeable mount)
While the specs aren’t impressive the size reduction is noticeable! It’s the smallest APS-C mirrorless camera on market and the build quality is on a good level with metal body and no use of cheap plastic only. Price is very low with $499 with the 16-50mm kit lens. Could be a nice camera to buy!
The popular Japanese Magazine “Nippon Camera” published their product roadmap for 2013. It’s based on their own sources and speculations. This is their mirrorless camera list:
Canon: New EOS-Me in July Nikon: New Nikon 2 in August Sony: NEX-3n and NEX-7r in March-April. NEX-9 in August Olympus: E-P5 in April. E-M7 in August. Panasonic: GF7 in March, G7 in August, GX2 and GH5 by end of the year. Ricoh: GR Digital V Fuji: X-M1 in April,X-PRO 2 in July and X-E2 in August.
Nice roadmap but I think only half of the things are correct. NEX-9 is coming in 2014, NEX-7r is named NEX-7n according to my sources. GH5 sounds a bit weird and X-M2 is also unlikely to come :)
A Nikonrumors reader design (not the real rumred camera!).
Is Nikon going after the Fuji X100s? Nikonrumors reports that “Nikon will announce a new compact camera with 16.2 effective megapixels DX-sized CMOS sensor, fixed 28mm f/2.8 (or maybe even f/2.0) lens and EXPEED 2 image processing engine“