Camera rumors for 2016?

Canon EOS M5 specs have been leaked. It's sort of like 80D in a smaller mirrorless body. Rotating screen, Dual Pixel AF, no 4K (ya, like anyone was expecting it), no price given yet but expected to be around $1,200 for the body only.
 
Nikon is coming out with two action and one VR cam. The announcements and presentations should be made before PhotoKina. The actual shipping dates are in the next year's thread.
 
Really wish the Panasonic UX180/90 had 200Mbps modes for 4k 24p, 100Mbps really isn't enough. You know it's capable since it has a 200Mbps mode for HD and 150Mb for UHD 60p.

Also wish the UX90 had timecode I/O, would've made a better "little brother" to the UX180. Generally shoot two cam one wide one close. Would've been great to get one of each here, but without timecode looks like I would need to get two 180s.
 
Mmmm... that sounds a bit dubious to me. Maybe they decided to change things because the a7R II is their huge hit right now, but otherwise an a7 III should come first, right? With the a7R II autofocus for stills and clean 4k video, but with only 24 Mpix, for $1700. Then the a7R III a few months later, with improvements mainly in AF, flash control, all those things photogs care about.
 
A7 III and A7 RIII rumors have been around a while. Some even had RIII (or A99II/9) with the 70 MPX sensor. For video shooters, 10-bit recording, even if only external, is more relevant.
 
Samuel H said:
Mmmm... that sounds a bit dubious to me. Maybe they decided to change things because the a7R II is their huge hit right now, but otherwise an a7 III should come first, right? With the a7R II autofocus for stills and clean 4k video, but with only 24 Mpix, for $1700. Then the a7R III a few months later, with improvements mainly in AF, flash control, all those things photogs care about.
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DLD said:
A7 III and A7 RIII rumors have been around a while. Some even had RIII (or A99II/9) with the 70 MPX sensor. For video shooters, 10-bit recording, even if only external, is more relevant.
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Guys, believe me or not and I know about the past rumors.

I just repeat what said one of my friends who is working as a demonstrator on Sony's booth (an independent, a contractor not directly working for Sony) : people from Sony told him that the A7R III would be announced quite soon (he didn't spoke about other models, only A7R III, but I agree with you that the A7 III should come first and and A7S III last) and that the sensor should be 50 MP.

That's it. I believe it's a very reliable source as it comes directly from Sony Europe.

Now, let's hope it will also have IBIS, this time with 10 bit output on HDMI (at least, can wish for internal recording too) and records on CFast...
 
Well, a7 III and a7R III could actually arrive at the same time, and I wouldn't complain at all about that.

If it was up to me to direct Sony's a7 strategy, we would have:

* a7 III with 24 Mpix and the same AF as the a7R II. Maybe clean 4K, but just leave the current a7 II video (1080p with aliasing/moire) if needed because this one needs to be CHEAP ($1700 at launch, lower if possible).
* a7R III with more Mpix and improvements in all the things photogs care about (AF, flash triggering, that kind of stuff I don't even know about). Not many video improvements because Mpix are not optimal for video and the a7S is the one for that.
* a7S III with 18 Mpix and same AF as the a7R II or III, full sensor readout giving clean 4K at 60 fps, un-crippled slog3 for dynamic range that matches the FS7. 10-bit would be nice but it's not mandatory on the III; it should be there, even internally, on IV, 2-3 years from now.
 
Timing wise - after PhotoKina, there's PhotoPlus in New York (October, 20-22).

Most companies, however, don't want to announce consumer products before the Christmas shopping season unless they can also ship them in numbers and this is where the earthquake may have hindered the delivery schedule for the second half of 2016. The Kumamoto plant should be up to full production now though and a $3,000-$3,500 price range cameras don't move as many pieces as those $1,000 and below.
 
Several new MFT lenses are about to be announced by Olympus - 25mm F/1.2, 12-100mm F/4 (IS) and 30 mm F3.5 macro.

The 12-100, apparently, has a manual focus capability.

The OMD1 MKII should be announced within a week.
 
That's a good argument for launching a very expensive a7R III before the mass-appeal a7 III. Now I can see the a7R III or even a9 coming out in fall, and a7 III early next year, after the Xmas season.
 
I should have added a disclaimer - $3000-$3500 cameras don't ship as many bodies ... unless it's 5D MKIV, which is currently 6th on the Amazon DSLR best seller list

Tthe negative for Canon here is that MKIV has a 4-star rating, albeit from very few reviews, on both Amazon and B&H, which is the lowest of its major releases.
 
Digicame apparently got the specs for the new Panasonic LX10 camera. 1" sensor, 4K, weighs under 300 grams. No price yet.

Nikon Rumors report that Nikon has mentioned in an email that the DL series that was supposed to ship last summer is having problems beyond its Sony sourced sensors. Now, it's having problems with processors. DL cameras were well received upon their announcement last spring. Alas ...
 
LX-10 images in the link. (DVX User still dings the s-word, even if it's in Japanese)

Panasonic's official release -

Looking more in-depth at the LX10, this sleek, pocketable camera sports a 20.1MP 1″ MOS sensor, which affords a high native sensitivity to ISO 12800, expandable to ISO 25600, and fast stills performance throughout the camera system for shooting up to 50 fps with an electronic shutter, 10 fps with a mechanical shutter, or 6 fps with continuous autofocus. UHD 4K video recording is also supported at 30p and 100 Mbps, along with Full HD 1080p/60, and the 4K capabilities further avail a trio of 4K Photo Modes for shooting 8MP stills at up to 30 fps. Balancing speed and sensitivity, a 3x zoom Leica DC Vario-Summilux f/1.4-2.8 lens is featured, which covers a 24-72mm equivalent focal-length range, and includes a series of aspherical and low-dispersion elements to minimize spherical and chromatic aberrations throughout the zoom range. Five-axis HYBRID O.I.S.+ image stabilization is also employed to reduce the appearance of camera shake when working in dim light, and built-in focus-stacking capabilities along with a Post Focus mode afford a pair of features to ensure sharply focused imagery. The compact body of the camera incorporates a 3.0″ 1.04m-dot LCD touchscreen, which tilts 180° upward for taking selfies. Built-in Wi-Fi is available too, for wireless image sharing and remote camera control from mobile devices.



http://nokis*%ta-camera.blogspot.it/2016/09/dmc-lx15.html
 
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