Rumors from others: No new Canon DSLR this year. Pentax K-3 with Sony 24 MP sensor.

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Image via Digicameinfo.

While we are waiting to see what Sony will announce in mid October there is also something going on on the competition front.

What you see on top is the new Pentax K-3 that will be announced in early October. It will feature the same Sony 24 megapxiel sensor from the SLT-A77. Interesting, the K-3 has a “Software AA Filter” (no Hardware filter!).

Nikon will announce the D610 on October 7. It’s basically a D600 with more fps and some minor fixes (Source: Nikonrumors).

Canonrumors reports that Canon will not release any new cameras this year. Thank God we have Sony that will give us some excitement in October ;)

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MXphoto working on a EF to E-mount Full Frame adapter!

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MXphotoclub reports that they are working on a new adapter named “Falcon” . I contacted them and they told me that this is a new generation electronic Canon EF to E-mount Full Frame(!) adapter. This is great news for all current Canon EF Full Frame lens owners that want to buy the soon to be announced NEX-9 Full Frame camera. One more reason to leave Canon for Sony ;)

MXphoto is also the one company behind the Lens Turbo. MX already sells a [shoplink 21480 ebay]Canon EF to NEX Lens Turbo adapter (here one Bay)[/shoplink].

And here are all other LensTurbo adapters:
[shoplink 18692 ebay]Pentax K (here one Bay)[/shoplink] [shoplink 22693 ebay]Minolta MD/MC (here one Bay)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 18694 ebay]Contax C/Y (here one Bay)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 18695 ebay]M42 (here one Bay)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 18696 ebay]Canon FD (here one Bay) (here one Bay)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 18697 ebay]Nikon Ai-s (here one Bay) (here one Bay)[/shoplink].

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(SR5) UPDATED: ILCE-5000 coming soon too! Two NEX-FF(?) listed on indonesian agency.

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The public Indonesian agency Postel is now listing three new Sony cameras! One is the ILCE-5000, a more advanced version of the current A3000. And than we have two “weird” names. The “WW328261” and “WW328262“. These could be the two new NEX-FF models and the name may be just a code and not the final name.It would be a damn good news if Sony would really launch both the cheaper and more expensive NEX-FF models right from the start!

UPDATE: Sony made remove the ILCE-5000 entry on the Postel site. The two other “codenames” are still there because these are not the real camera names anyway (but just the codes for the approval system). It looks like Sony is reading SAr and reacting quickly. So I wanted to tell them that even the Thai agency shows the ICLE-5000. You can run but you cannot hide ;)

 

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Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!

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A3000:Just announced and already a price drop. 10% off on Sony store Europe.

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In Europe Sony already decided to lower the price of the just announced and first ILCE-3000 (or A3000) camera and kit lens. It’s now 299 pounds at Wex UK or 359 Euro at Wex DE. It even sells for less at Mediamarkt (see photo on top). I am a bit surprised to see such a big price drop one month after the announcement. And I don’t know the reason why Sony didn’t price the A3000 at 330 Euro in first place (was 399 Euro at launch).

And until Monday midnight, 10% on Europe Sony stores with this voucher code: “JOYSEP13“: Sony Deutschland, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony Italy, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Spain.

 

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For German readers: Triple Sony Gold Box deal at 14:00 Uhr.

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Dealsrunner.com spotted a triple Gold Box deal on Sony cameras that will start at Amazon Germany:
Sony A77 (Click here).
Sony DSC-HX50 (Click here).
Sony HDR-AS15 Action-Cam (Click here).

And don’t forget that also the A99 (Click here) and the NEX-7 (here in Finland) hit a new low price record. The A77, A99 and NEX-7 will all get a new successor within the next 1-4 months!

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To see all Sony (and not only Sony) photo deals for all Europe, US, and Asia check out DealsRunner.com.

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New Leica to NEX smart adapter by Phigmenttech.

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Paul from Phigmenttech sent me this eMail to present the new Leica to NEX smart adapter you cna buy right now on phigmenttech’s site (Click here).

“This adapter will modernize your Leica lenses with the following feathres:

Coded Lens Identification (fills in EXIF):
-Allow for Leica coded lenses to automatically send identification to the NEX camera. This means correct focal length and aperture range data in your EXIF.
-You are not limited to coded Leica lenses. You can use other M-mount lenses which will use a ‘default’ user selected setting for EXIF data.

Focus Coupling:
-This adapter will pick up the RF movement and send it to the NEX camera to auto invoke the focus assist; you can now free up one more button  for customization (if you were already using it for MF assist).

Peripheral illumination correction:
-I have provided a method for defining the level of vignetting correction. This is disabled by default, but it can be enabled.

Easy configuration:
-The adapter can easily be configured by the end user via a simple computer interface.
-Adjust default ID setting for non-coded lense
-Enable/disable focus assist engage
-Define lens properties (focal length and aperture range)
-Enable/disable ‘profiles’

Firmware Updatable:
-Firmware updates can easily be applied by the user without the need to mail it back

User manual and other details can be found at the product page: https://www.phigmenttech.ca/lmnex/index.php?page=product

Oh.. one thing to note. This is only available in Canada/USA at the moment until I raise enough funds to get CE testing done to allow sales in Europe.”

Thanks Paul!

 

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