image source: Rob Sheridan

I finally found at least one person using the new and expensive Hasselblad Lunar. But it is not a rich Sheikh or Russian petrol-company leader. It’s famous filmmaker David Lynch (wikipedia bio)! You can see him using the camera at Rob Sheridan’s blog. One more thing, the resulting video is horrible (from a creative point of view): you can watch it on youtube.

I guess he was the on buying all Hasselblads that were for sale on Amazon last week :)

Thanks Dario Cotti for spotting this!

Amazon just issued a note on both new RX cameras (RX100MII and RX1R). It says:

“Due to high demand we anticipate being unable to fulfill all customer orders with our first allocation. Product supply from Sony is very limited. Your place in line will be maintained, and we will not charge your credit card until we ship the product.”

To be honest I didn’t expect a “high demand” on the new RX1R.

Here is the updated preorder list:
RX1 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, Sonystore US, Sony Canada, Sony Deutschland, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony Italy, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Spain.
RX100MII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, Sonystore US, Sony Canada, Sony Deutschland, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony Italy, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Spain.
Sony HVL-F43M TTL flash at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sony VFA-49R1 Filter Adapter for the for RX-100 & RX-100M2 & RX-1R at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sony AG-R1 Attachment Grip for RX-100 & RX-100M2 & RX-100M2 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sony Premium Leather-Like Jacket Case for RX-100 & RX-100M2 at Adorama.

Preorders:
RX1 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, Sonystore US, Sony Canada, Sony Deutschland, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony Italy, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Spain.
RX100MII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, Sonystore US, Sony Canada, Sony Deutschland, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony Italy, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Spain.
Sony HVL-F43M TTL flash at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sony VFA-49R1 Filter Adapter for the for RX-100 & RX-100M2 & RX-1R at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sony AG-R1 Attachment Grip for RX-100 & RX-100M2 & RX-100M2 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sony Premium Leather-Like Jacket Case for RX-100 & RX-100M2 at Adorama.

Hot info:
RAW RX1R vs RX1 image comparison at Dpreview.
Sony’s claims up to 40% higher sensitivity for the new RX100 II

Hands-on and previews:
RX1R at Techradar, Dpreview, Imaging Resource, ThePhoBlographer, Photographyblog, Engadget,
RX100 II at Techradar, Dpreview, ePhotozine, Imaging Resource, ThePhoBlographer, Photographyblog, Engadget,

Image samples:
RX1R at Dpreview,
RX100 II at Dpreview,

Videos:
RX1R at SGNL (youtube),
RX100 II at SGNL (youtube), Cnet (Lori Grunin), Chip.de (German).

Press text:
RX1 at Dpreview, ThePhoBlographer, Cnet, DSLRmagazine (spanish), Focus Numerique (French), ePhotozine, LeMondeDeLaPhoto (French), Photoscala (German),
RX100 II at Dpreview, Cnet, DSLRmagazine (spanish), Focus Numerique (French), ePhotozine, LeMondeDeLaPhoto (French), Photoscala (German),
Sony HVL-F43M flash with Multi Interface Shoe, video lamp at Dpreview, ePhotozine, ThePhoBlographer,

After an extemel long wait the Zeiss 50mmf /1.4 SSM lens is finally shipping at BHphoto (Click here). It is also in Stock in Asia. You can find it in Stock at Digitalrev and on [shoplink 19177 ebay]eBay[/shoplink]. The lens should be in Stock within the next 2-3 weeks in EU and US stores too.

The Zeiss preorder are available at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and SonyStore USA (via AlphaCameraDeals). In Europe at Wex UK, Amazon DE and Technikdirekt DE.

Today Fuji announced the X-M1 (fulls pecs and price at Amazon, news and reviews on MirrorlessRumors). Fuji is becoming a serious competitor in the mirrorless world and now offers a wide range of cameras (the X-M1 is their first entry-mid level camera).

Also on the sensor front they promised quite some innovations: Two weeks ago Panasonic and Fuji (Source: Fujifilm) unveiled the new organic sensor tech that in theory allows doubles the dynamic range of the current best sensor Sony 36 megapixel sensor used by the Nikon D800 (Source: Adorama). The Sony sensor has 15.3 EV while the new Fuji-Panasonic sensor achieves a theoretical result of 29.2 EV.

But as reported prevails on SAR also Sony is working on the same tech. And Egami just spot a brand new Sony patent describing the organic sensor design. And the new Fuji-Panasonic sensor is expect to hit the market in 2015 only. I believe that by then also Sony’s organic sensor will be ready for mass production.

Image courtesy: Fotointern

Ok this isn’t really a big news for us but for the first time since their foundation in 1846! Zeiss decided to drop their “Carl” name on lenses. The first lenses with the pure “Zeiss” mark only are the Touit. In their pre-production version they still had the full “Carl Zeiss” definition. But now it’s Zeiss only.

oth Zeiss Touit lenses, the 12 and 32mm primes are in Stock now at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

via Fotointern.ch.

Unboxing the Sony DSC-WX300

S.L.R. Advantages at Half the Size by David Pogue on the NYT.
Samyang 16mm f/2.0 and 300mm f/6.3 Reflex lenses announced (Dpreview).
Sony Expera Z review at DxOmark.
Sony introduces the PMW-300 (Sony.de).
Sigma 50mm f2.8 DG Macro review by ThePhoBlographer.
Sony HX50V review at CameraLabs.
Wina HX-50 (Sony Facebook).
Leica X Vario: Gestion du bruit électronique at Focus Numerique.