Short roundup before the storm: New VG30 pic, new K-5II with Sony sensor and Hasselblad-Sony partnership?
I have to catch up with some news before to keep talking about the big A99, RX1 VG900 and NEX-6 cameras that are going to be announced tomorrow! So here are three interesting news:
1) We have some new VG-30 pics you can see her eon top. Click on the pictures on top to see the full size version.
2) Pentax announced the new K-5II with 16,3 Sony Exmor sensor without AA filter (Specs and price here at BH).
3) Hasselblad will announce a mirrorless camera with a larger than Full Frame sensor. And it is rumored that the sensor is made by Sony! The camera will be similar to current Hasselblad Xpan cameras (they are here on eBay). I certainly hope that’s a true rumor! More info at MirrorlessRumors.
4) Sony A57 review at Photographic-central.
Important: Announcement tomorrow (Wednesday) at 4-5 int he morning London time. And as I told you yesterday I just noticed that I gave you the wrong links to our social network. Here are the correct links to the RSS feed (Click here) and Twitter (Click here) stream and the Facebook fan page (Click here). By joining us you will not miss any rumor about the future NEX-9, A1 and other cameras to come the months after Photokina 
physica
9 months ago |Although this is SAR….. But….. NIKON , Canon , after that Sony Also got a New FF DSLR…but Pentax still did not get a FF DSLR… When wil Pentax be FF?
Matt
9 months ago |Pentax saw no point in competing with Canon and Nikon in the FF market, so instead went a step larger with their 645D for their professional cameras.
Sky_walker
9 months ago |ROTFL – typical Nikonian – not only things his brand is the best in a galaxy, but also finds it necessary to write it in capitals.
*eyerolls*
deraiwl
9 months ago |mmm so if you speak ill of the canonists and nikonist is because you fear them or because you are holding a playstation in your hand and you think can make decent pictures, or because all reuters pros use canon and snob nikon, sony, pentax, leica mhuahah
Sky_walker
9 months ago |o_O, nope, not really. I just despise people who think they are superior / their work is superior because of the brand they chosen.
But I guess not everyone share this point of view.
roger48
9 months ago |I share your view SW, all brand snobs are basically arsewipes.
physica
9 months ago |Well , I’m not a Nikonian , I’m using a Canon EOS 7D /w lens but own no Nikon’s stuff @@”
I said the Sequence of N-> C-> S just because of the announcement day D800 -> 5D3 -> A99 , no other meaning…… back to the front , what I’m talking about is After the A99 will there’s any other brand (like Pentax) will introduce FF DSLR….. but Agree with Matt about the 645 is much more competitive instead of introducing FF and fight with C/N/S….
JON
9 months ago |OF COURSE SONY HAVE TO PARTNER W HASSELBLAD! NOBODY WILL BUY JUST A SONY IN THE PROFESSIONAL SEGMENT. THEY WILL ONLY BUY THE KNOWN AND PROVEN BRANDS HASSELBLAD
John Maverick
9 months ago |Leica M10 and Leica ME also with possible Sony sensors.
kalpurush :)
9 months ago |Andrea – show us the A- mount lenses man!
And, when the a77 Firmware update coming??
Sky_walker
9 months ago |^ this, this, this
fotowolf61
9 months ago |+1
A77 firmware update PLEASE !!!!
santela
9 months ago |There’s no point to digitalize the xpan…
Sky_walker
9 months ago |Why not?! It’ll make RX1 look cheap. It’s in best Sony interest to give Hassel it’s FF sensor and encourage them for making a competition. Then it’s: Lecia, Hassel, Sony – the grand trio of only companies capable of producing tiny full frame cameras.
Awesome, isn’t it?
räven
9 months ago |It says that the sensor is larger than fullframe though…
Sky_walker
9 months ago |? Why. Original Xpan used standard 35mm film (yea, it got special feature to make pano-shots with multiple frames, but still – in single shot mode it had regular frame size)
Sahaja
9 months ago |Uh no, it made pano shots on a wider frame with a single shot. For regular 6:9 aspect it used a smaller mask and shorter film advance.
They would probably have to stitch two full frame sensors together end to end to achieve something similar in digital – which I suppose can be done.
I expect the price will make the RX1 look like a real bargain.
Sky_walker
9 months ago |Sweep panorama will be in, no worries.
emopunk
9 months ago |Andrea there will be actually two storms: the first one will happen on my bank account when I preorder the A99. The second one, will be cast by my wife when she realizes what I am doing
feedmatekill
9 months ago |same here mate…..also I just bought minolta 28-70mm f2.8 G to go with the a99
(650€ mint condition)
emopunk
9 months ago |Eheheh. You got a damn good deal if it’s mint! Congratulations! I’ll try to be happy with my Tammy 28-75 f2.8 for now.. It’s a great lens, too. And cheap for what it gives.
Carl
9 months ago |Too bad any mirrorless ‘Blad is almost certainly going to be priced through the roof. I’d be well keen on something like that if it was within my means financially.
Alexey Ozerov
9 months ago |link to BHphoto is incorrect.
Sahaja
9 months ago |“Similar to the X-Pan” – does that mean it is a panorama camera or that it just looks like the X-pan? The Fuji X-Pro already looks similar.
hexx
9 months ago |X-Pan was rebranded Fuji, TX-1 and TX-2 to be precise
Joel Richards
9 months ago |The X-pan used regular 35mm film. I wonder if part of the reason behind the RX1 isn’t that Sony made an agree with ‘blad and Leica not to beat them out of the gate with a cheaper interchangeable lens camera but that the hasselblad, sony, and Leica Mx will all use Sony’s new sensor. Similar to what seems to have happened with the Nikon 36mpx FX sensor.
Thoughts?
Cliff
9 months ago |Does anybody see a Sony LANC controller jack on this new VG30? (or know if it has it it outside of these pictures)
No excuse for Sony to leave LANC control off now!!
Cliff