Nikonrumors reports that the new V2 mirrorless camera willa rrive before the end of this year. Meantime the Nikon 1 V1 with the 10-30 mm lens down to insane $399 (click here). And the Nikon 1 price drops are now pushing the camera on the top 10 of the most sold mirrorless cameras at Amazon (see here).
It’s Canon EOS-M news day! As you know the camera is now shipping in Asia on [shoplink 100180 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon Japan (Click here).
And Engadget just posted the first full Canon EOS-M review: “We like the Canon EOS M — far more than we might have expected, given its mediocre performance during our hands-on — but the company’s first mirrorless ILC falls short on several fronts. Professional photographers can affix their pricey L lenses, which is nice, but the dismal focusing performance means SLRs will probably be far more appealing to these users. With the M, Canon is providing a digital camera bridge of sorts in the hopes of capturing the hearts (and wallets) of amateurs looking to step up from point-and-shoots. Indeed, this is far more versatile than what these beginners are used to, yet it’s still built on a simple interface that isn’t intimidating. Granted, this isn’t what the pros had been hoping for, but Canon’s DSLR series clearly isn’t ready to free these users from their hefty housings, leaving the company’s ever-strong professional lineup to live another day.“
Canon EOS-M preorder links:
Full presentation page on Amazon (Click here).
EOS-M Black at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M White at BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 22mm pancake at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 15-55mm kit lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M adapter at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M Flash at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Rayqual (Translation here) announced a long list of adapters for 14,700 Yen. Now you can use lenses having the following mounts: LM,CFD, NF,CY,PK,OM,M43,LR and EXA.
Image via AV camera Thailand (via FujiRumors)
Today Adobe released the new Camera RAW 7.2 which adds support for the new Fuji X and Sony NEX cameras. Just click on the links below to download the update:
Adobe released Lightroom 4.2: Mac update (Click here) and Windows update (Click here)
Camera Raw 7.2 and DNG converter 7.2: Mac update (Click here) and Windows update (Click here)
One of the new most exciting mirrorless cameras is certainly the Fuji X-E1. The good news is that the camera is now shipping in Asia on [shoplink 100016 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Digitalrev (Click here). It will take a long time before EU and US reader can get it too in late October or early November (See shipping date at BHphoto).
Preorders:
Black Fuji X-E1 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Silver Fuji X-E1 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Black Fuji X-E1 with 18-55mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Silver Fuji X-E1 with 18-55mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Fuji 14mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Fuji 18-55mm f/2.8-4.0 OIS lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Some more Fuji related news (via Fujirumors):
Popco posted a set of X-E1 images. Some of them are so well made that it really makes you want to get the camera today 
Quick fujifilm XF18-55mm F2.8-4.0 R LM OIS lens hands-on at Cnet Asia: “we found it comparable with most 18-55mm kits lenses in terms of speed. However, images were very sharp, and the F4 aperture at the long end does give a more pleasing background blur than most kit lenses.”
Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18 mm f/2 R test at Lenstip: “You can honestly say the Fujinon XF 18 mm f/2R is a well done lens, fully recommendable to those users who understand what they are buying and what the limits of such a purchase are.”
Left: not mounted, right: mounted
Japanese site Egami (translated) spotted a patent filed by Nikon for a ring flash that can be mounted directly on the camera body. The patent pictures suggest a compact camera. Looks like the ring flash gets mounted through a sort of bayonet mechanism
Two news on two of the most popular mirrorless cameras. The Sony RX1 specs just got changed. Sony Japan that they will remove the AF-C focus option. The good news that thel shutter speed has been increased to 1:4000 (before it was 1:2000).
The second news is that a huge E-M5 firmware update has been released. Source: olympus.co.jp. You have to use the Olympus Digital Camera Updater.
And to end there is a quick note for a nice deal on the Sony NEX-5n. That tiny little nice camera is for sale for $369 at Adorama (Click here). This is one of the best deal I ever saw on a mirrorless camera this year.
And once again Samsung leaked the names of future NX models on their support page. We have the NX300 and the NX-R. the NX-R should be that “retro” model which image has been shown by Samsung almost a year ago.
