Today Panasonic announced the FZ-1000 superzoom (25-400mm) camera and specs and price info can be read at Amazon (Click here). At that point you will think. Why should we care about this camera? Well there are many good reasons:

1) The camera uses the same Sony RX100M3 1 inch sensor. For the first time Sony is selling their famous 1 inch sensor to an external company!
2) As suspected the RX100M3 sensor is capable of 4k. The new Panasonic FZ-1000 records 4k at 30 fps with 100mbit/s. This lead to one question. Why is this feature not enabled on the RX100M3 or RX10? I got some “word” that it has to do with a possible heating issue on the Sony’s. Something Panasonic was capable of solving.
3) The FZ1000 is an amazing competitor of the RX10: wider zoom range, 4K recording and costs $400 less! Looks like Sony has to lower the price or offer a RX20 soon…

It’s good to see competition finally starting to challenge Sony. It will force Sony to lower prices and innovate more!

This week we reported the new 18-35mm f/1.8 A-mount lens (on preorder here at Amazon) will finally ship from June 20.  It’s a superb APS-C zoom and we cannot wait  to see what is coming next from Sigma: Egami spotted a series of Sigma lens patents (which also includes the already known 18-35mm lens). And according to them Sigma is working on a new 16-50mm f/2.8 and a new 12-24mm f/2.8 ART lens.

Now let’s just hope Sigma will increase their production to be able to ship A-mount lenses along the usual Canon and Nikon mount versions!

Another week with SLR Magic Anamorphot (Sony A7/OM-D/SpeedBooster) from Seb Farges on Vimeo.

α6000 + Distagon T* 25mm F2.8 at DC.watch.
Art vs Otus – A Real World Test (CameraPro).
Sony Semiconductor Business Update (Image Sensor World).
A7r and Metabones deal in Australia at CameraPro.
Sony A7R – test aparatu at Optyczne (Google translation here).
A77II test at Kasayapa.
Sony 70-200mm FE lens review at Danisolphotography.
Photos of Geneva shot with Sony a7R and Zeiss 50mm 1.4 ZA at Eternallycreative.

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