Mayflower posted a completely different theory that explains why the digital compact camera and the system camera sales are falling dramatically.
They blame the poor usability and lack of customer oriented camera development. In short it's time for the camera manufacturers to develop a sort of iPhone alike friendly camera. Ok that was veeeery simplified from me :)
Fujirumors got very reliable info about a new lens roadmap that Fuji will announce next week. The future new XF lenses will be:
- 120mmF2.8 1:1 Macro
- 35mm f/2
- New 1.4x Teleconverter.
- 100-400mm
And according to 43rumors also Panasonic has some lens surprise:
- 30mm f/2.8 macro lens
- a second (fast?) prime lens prototype
And of course we still have Sony left with their new FE lenses...
Image courtesy: AllAboutSamsung.de
With all those big cool announcements and leaks the new Samsung NX3300 launch got unnoticed on the web :)
The camera is basically a NX3000 with faster processor and minimal optical change. Thanks AllAboutSamsung.de for sharing the pics!
And here it is the new Olympus E-M5II It got announced today along a long list of accessories.
Preorders:
E-M5II body in Black or Silver at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto
14-150mm II lens at Adorama, BHphoto
FL-LM3 Flash at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto
Olympus ECG-2 External Metal Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto
Olympus HLD-6P Battery Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto
HLD-8g at Amazon, Adorama,
E-P16 eyecup at Amazon, Adorama,
HLD-8G and HLD-6P kit at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto
Full leather case at Amazon, Adorama,
Olympus PT-EP13 Underwater Housing at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto
Previews and tests: First impression at Dpreview, Hands-on review at ePhotozine, First impressions by ThePhoBlographer, Test by DSLRmagazine (Spanish), First impression by Russian reviewer Dimitri Kroupski (Russian of course), Spanish analysis at Quesabesde, First impression Steve Huff,
Image samples: On Flickr.
Videos: Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Hands-On Field Test by TheCameraStoreTV:
Press text: E-M5II: Dpreview, BHphoto, Photographyblog, SystemKameraForum, DSLRmagazine, Quesabesde, ePhotozine, Focus Numerique, DC.watch, 14-150mm II: Dpreview, Photographyblog, ePhotozine, ThePhoBlographer, DSLRmagazine, DC.watch, E-M1 firmware: Dpreview, Photographyblog, ePhotozine Focus Numerique, 8mm f/1.8 fisheye: Dpreview, Photographyblog, SystemKameraForum, DSLRmagazine, Quesabesde, ePhotozine, Focus Numerique, DC.watch, Olympus launches the Air clip: Dpreview, DC.watch, TG-860 compact: Dpreview, Cool E-M5II accessory range graph at ePhotozine.
