Dear readers!
Our best sources sent us the following message (a few hours ago):
“Within the next 12 hours a new “exceptional” product will be announced. A product that 99% of you want but only 20% of you will buy!”
UPDATE: Those are the words from the sources. Let’s keep our feet on the ground, maybe not everyone will like it (hey I don’t know what it is).
It is something nobody expected and no rumors website has even talked about (so I have been told). I still don’t know what it is…but I am working on it.
“Nobody expected” to me means no GF2/GF3/GH2 and no E-5 or no new PEN.
UPDATE 6: Nor Olympus and Panasonic product. Fuji and Leica are not expected to join MFT with a camera body (Leica already said they are not interested in MFT). My speculation is:
– Sigma, Kodak or Pentax body (but that’s hardly going to happen)
– Zeiss, Leica, Sigma, Pentax or other third party lens
– or something else I hardly can imagine to be “exceptional”. No Adapter or third party viewfinder will ever make me go crazy 🙂
UPDATE 5: I contacted the first source of the rumor and he told me we should expect the new product to be announced tonight between 11pm (London time) and 2 am (London time). It is definitely a new MicroFourThirds product. He can’t or won’t give me any more details yet. In the meanwhile other sources confirmed that there is no planned Olympus or Panasonic announcement!
UPDATE 4: It’s a MicroFourThirds product!
UPDATE 3: Now 9 hours left. There is also no planned Panasonic announcement. So it could be an announcement from a third brand. I don’t believe Fuji or Sigma or Pentax will come with a MFT camera. And also leica said they will not join the MFT system.
UPDATE 2: Now 11 hours left. We asked some of our sources if there was a planned press release from Olympus or Panasonic. There is definitely no planned press release from Olympus….so you can stop voting for the Olympus fullframe camera 😉
UPDATE: Now 12 hours left. I guess it is a countdown 🙂 We will continually update this post with all the rumors we receive. We are currently investigating if there are planned press releases…
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I added a crazy poll just for fun:
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223 Responses
wow..
can’t wait for the announcement..
can 4/3 fight back?
but why only 20% will buy?
because it’s so expensive?
I wonder what that product will be. How come they predicted that only 20% are going to buy it? Sounds like its going to be very expensive.
Didn’t the guys told you that they don’t want to hear that something is coming but rather get the news when there is news?
I would totally agree. This waiting is hounting me 😉
Hey, I really don’t know what’s going on. But I know it is a BIG news and a nice product. To many sources told me that!
I do hope it will be news this time and not just rumors. I can’t wait to see there new camera.
Hi Admin,
Can you tip us if its Pana or Oly?
Don’t believe it is an Olympus news but I am also not sure it has to do with Panasonic. I swear I don’t know it yet 🙁
The biggest „surpise” for me would be just a GH2 with top image quality @ more than affordable price.
A bit demanding, am I?
The biggest news for m4/3 would be an adapter with translucent mirror that enables PDAF on 4/3 lenses. Tens of new fast focusing lenses in one swipe, no need for OVF, PDAF in video.
Although Fuji or Pentax joining in would be as good!
It has to be related with this: http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/rumors-something-exceptional-is-coming-on-august-26-japan-time/ . Somebody must know who has a press conference scheduled for tomorrow ( Japan time ). Any hints?
Carl zeiss announcing m4/3 lenses?
Something only 20% will buy?
Should be in the 1500-2000 € / $ Price-Range…
Based on the hints given – I guess very fast prime lens (faster than f/1.4), which almost everyone claims to want (the 99% part). The quality and price would be relatively high meaning that it will sell but only to those who are serious about it (the 20% part).
Not guessing a camera body – any new camera would be unlikely to reach 20% share of the available customer base, and 99% can never agree to wanting any camera.
We’ll see soon.
I agree with Joel that a lens is the most probable.
Or a Leica m4/3 body.
Can’t be. Leica has manifested that 4/3 sesor is crap.
“Canon says we quit DSLR and join MFT”
hehe thats good 🙂
maybe its the 100mm f2 macro… xD
LOL!!!
Still dreaming of a Fuji EVIL with big EXR Sensor!
interesting poll, it seems that most ppl includes me are willingly to see 135mm fullframe annouced from oly 🙂 just the dream lol
What about one of these accessories for the hotshoe?
Wi-Fi transmitter – something that allows me to independently control 4 flashes, flush all my pictures to my media box & Flickr page, have live-view on my iPhone and shutter triggering from my TV remote.
A Fan – to cool down the sensor and give us FF equivalent High ISO Low noise free clean pictures.
Hotshoe bridge – to connect my new E-P2 to her sister the E-P2′ allowing me to make real 3D pictures. IN YOUR FACE FUJI! And I forgot to mention this will do movies too. And HDR. And double exposure noise reduction. And super-resolution. And panoramas too!
Have I mentioned Wi-Fi? – I want Facebook access in the camera too! Every smartphone is doing it so this no big deal.
Cheese Detection – I don’t know the specifications from the Olympus external mic but I hope it ‘s there. Otherwise I want a FW upgrade right about now. I want the shutter to fire anytime someone says “Cheese!”. With regional settings of course, because I want mine firing on “Queijo!”.
USB host – to play in camera movies from my portable disk drive, while the models are undressing. Oh wait, that’s probably not the best use , but you get the picture.
Hotshoe Hub – so you can mount all these together.
External WB sensor – just to quiet down those 2 or 3 geeks that think that it could make a positive difference to their picture taking. But that is after all those first and very important priority issues are implemented.
Extra memory card – allowing the hotshoe cap to double as a MicroSD slot.
Loudspeaker– that says “Cheese!” when you press the shutter button. (Also read the other one where I mention regional settings). With the current state of the E-P1/2 AF it will give the subject enough time to smile.
Retinal scanner – to identify the photographer, set it in the EXIF data and digitally sign the pictures. You could use that also to login to the camera and switch settings between users.
An external GPS – to geo-tag the photos. OK, ok, I know this one is a gimmick, but with the right development it could tell you if there are any Pen friends taking pictures in the neighborhood.
A LED lamp – to allow you to see the camera buttons in low light.
Sound trigger – now that I think of it “Cheese detection” is a bit limited. I want the shutter to fire with a loud sound. I see many applications in lightning/criminal/fart photography.
An USB charger inlet – for the camera battery.
Full QWERTY keyboard – support as the E-P2 is still too short on configurable buttons.
Mouse support – using buttons and keys to define the AF area size/placement just takes too long.
Solar panel charger – for those 3rd world beach/sky resorts where an USB plug isn’t available every 100m.
finally a Mirror – like cell phones have to compose self-portraits! This has the added advantage that you can go back to calling your E-P2 a DSLR because it obviously has a mirror.
Lots of fun(ny) stuff here, but what I’d like to see is wireless connectivity of camera with mobile phone, so that the live view can be seen on the phone screen and it can be used as a remote, to activate the shutter. Better, if a phone has a touch screen, it could be used to select a focus point ( like G2 ). Perfectly doable.
Still dreaming about a Fujifilm large sensor cam…
I voted the Canon one just for fun.
But the really interesting one would be: ‘Sigma has m4/3 camera’. It would automatically mean that Sigma would also start producing lenses too. IMO strengthening the system is one of the keys to it’s sustained success. Sigma would also give a very interesting new sensor opportunity for m4/3 system users. (same would go for Fujifilm, but they don’t make lenses).
Hmm… 20%. Wasn’t there a quote somewhere about mirrorless camera systems having 20% of the market?
Maybe it’s something for all mirrorless cameras. Some sort of add-on?
How about a completely new mid-format System, like Leica S2, from Olympus?
This definitely will be a big surprise!
a new leica? or maybe a digital voigt RF?
oh, but this is in Japan hehe…
A modular full frame Olympus with separate modules for mount and sensor with the ability to use all Legacy Olympus OM, Canon and Nikon lenses as well as all 4/3 and micro 4/3 lenses. It will have the ability to interface with new affordable Eye-Trek 3D VR glasses as both viewfinder and for review of taken images.
Actually, I should probably patent that Eye-Trek idea. Taking the viewfinder off the camera – hmmm. Candid photography anyone?
Hi,
If this is another m4/3 camera (no matter what the badge is on the front) or a mirrorless camera then I will NOT be in the 20% that will buy it as I am NOT in the “whatever%” that want it.
John
Olympus will release the OM-5, an analog fullframe SLR
What about a Fuji with EXR sensor in m4/3?
Or even better … I’m with Heiko … an OM-5! Now that would be a surprise, a big, big, big surprise!
Medium format mirrorless system by Olympus with a Kodak CCD? Just dreaming (sigh).
It would be great if the article had a timestamp of when it was posted (+ the timezone) rather than just the date, otherwise it’s difficult to figure out when the end of that 12/14 hours is.
I suppose 12 hours was at noon CET. So, the end of the countdown should be at 00:00 CET.
I would love a digital Olympus OM4, full frame of course, with the re-introduction of those lovely little digitally optimized lenses: 28/2, 55/1.2…
I have a technical question. If Oly were to announce a FF body, is there any way (thinking a magnifying adapter) that the existing lenses could work on it? Some way of getting the existing lens to “cover” the larger sensor? Like an EC-14 that magnified the lens?
Or does that not even make sense?
What sucks I will be out of town w/ limited connectivity for the next 4 day!!! Camping. o I may be in suspense for days!! Or I may just have to drive to the nearest locale that has a cell signal! LOL
No, I do not think so. The problem is the image circle. The area covered by the lenses is not large enough for full frame, so in order to cover the full frame area one has to enlarge the image. That is possible from a technical point of view, but you’ll lose speed (the light leaving the end of the lens has to cover a larger area, meaning that number of photons per area unit will be smaller) and you will lose resolving power. So no, I do not think that Olympus a company with a very, very high optical standard will go for that route.
In theory, they could build a Full Frame-Camera with (for example) a 40 MPix-Sensor that automatically crops a 10 Mpix-Image when a MicroFT-lens is mounted. I think something similar exists for APS-C-lenses on some Nikon FF-DSLR’s.
I’m surprised that so many people want a full frame Olympus! Didn’t people buy into 4/3 as an alternative?
It must be the new EVIL M43 iPhone released by Apple and Olympus together.
No, that’s called iCam :). And Apple is going to release it by themselves with their own apple-shaped mount and lenses :).
A fixed lens large aperture compact camera like sigma dp1/dp2 with a 4/3 sensor from Panasonic or Oly
A fixed lens large aperture compact camera like sigma dp1/dp2 with a 4/3 sensor from Panasonic or Oly….
My guess is an electronic translucent mirror. Hence no more shutter needed (silent mode). No more flip-flap mirror so it’s very easy to make a modular 4/3 mount. Phase and contrast focus could work together. Every one wants one because it is slim in m4/3 mount and full of feature with 4/3 module (mount and grip).
Anyway, I just could do with an Pentax K7 body with nice 6400 iso and Kodak colors.
Olympus will announce OM-4Ti successor.
What we all fail to recognize is that the forum owner knows nothing about this product yet. ALL “FT5” “rumors” have turned out to be BS in the last few months. This will be yet another string of failures, I’m afraid. The only thing worthy on this site is actual news after official announcements.
Hi Hank! Let’s make a bet. If I fail I close this website. If you fail you leave that website? If you are sure about your statement you will certainly not fear to join the bet or not? 😉
What do our readers think?
Me like suggestion 🙂
Silly, childish bet, written in poor English. A bit sensitive, aren’t we? And how exactly would I “fail”? All I did was point out the obvious. Do we need to go through all of the failed “FT5” rumors one by one? Are fanboy cheerleaders all you want for readers? Or can you handle someone holding you accountable now and then?
Hank, don’t be a jerk. Obviously English is not Admins first language. And the site is called 43 RUMORS not NEWS. If you really don’t like reading this site, don’t read it! That, my friend, is not rocket science.
Hank. What has my poor english to do with what we are talking about? Why are you here? I leaked the E-P1, E-P2, GF1, G2, LX5 so I have nothing to demonstrate to anyone. And yes, of course I made mistakes with some of my FT5 rumors. Everybody knows that and I am always sorry when it happens. But this is a rumors site, an unperfect simple rumors site.
English has to do with the fact that it was hard to decipher your “bet”. Glad you cooled off, I was never upset. This is a good news site, but your “almost certainly correct.” predictions don’t help your credibility. Just be careful with those strong predictions, it sets you up for big disappointments. BTW, your clock seems to be running slower than mine. :~)
Good luck, I can’t wait to see what’s coming, sounds interesting.
Don’t close the website whatever happens.
I totally agree. This is a great website for NEWS about 4/3 products.
Hi Hank!
I have taken a big breathe. We should stop that 🙂
We can discuss the way to deal with rumors in a second moment. But this time believe me…there is something coming!
Interesting bet, admin. Big stakes. Exactly when did the clock start on your 12&14 hour predictions? And how IS Hank going to fail? I didn’t see that he made any predictions.
… 99% want but only 20% will buy… sounds like something in the high price level. So maybe some new Medium Format System?
Or that legendary product, Kirk and used to say: “Energy, Scotty”?
What happend to the Canon “Wonder Camera” ??
Wouldn’t the next 12 hours be in the middle of the night in Japan? Any ideas where this kind of anouncement could come from in the next 12 hours? USA? Europe? The sun is up in Antartica I think.
A FT HD Cam.
It means the announcement comes from the US…
Nobody would announce anything during the night…
%20 will buy takes FF and medium formats and Four Thirds out of decision. Since FF cameras have %4 DSLR market share, medium formats are about %1 and Four Thrids are about %6. So probably an expensive lens
I am SO bored with MFT
I find them fiddly, too small, ridiculously shaped when coupled with a large lens and way way way overhyped.
The 99% / 20% part of the statement, above, does make me very nervous as it points to “something amazing, at an amazing price”
Oh well, I console myself with the fact that the E3 WILL become cheaper over the next few months. Maybe even I, on my budget, will end up with something nice.
But as the rumours mount and the announcement approaches, my excitement is dwindling as money becomes a factor.
Major launch in a recession seems to me to be a very brave and/or a very foolish strategy.
You obviously didn’t get the memo: the recession is over. Well, at least in Germany it is. 🙂
… an EVIL camera with interchangeable sensors… 😉 And the bet goes on… Can’t wait to read the news, since I might well belong to the 20% (unless it is something that we already have seen but it has a red dot on it to make it 10 times more expensive).
A 4/3 to m4/3 adapter with PDAF implemented using either a semi transparent mirror like the new sony A55, or an electronically controlled fixed mirror. It will allow use of 4/3 lenses at their best, but probably only 20% of current m4/3 owners will actually buy it. Count me in the 20% group!
m4/3 lens tea cups ? 😀
a new 3d avatar porno?
Who would need FullFrame if Panasonic realease 25/0.5 or something like that (eqv. of 50/1.4)
maybe its “just” a new fast prime lens which will to expensive for the regular mft user.
The suspense is killing me. Official.
Leica M7.2 that has digital back, upgradable every 2 years for $3,000.
It’s a mirror attaachment for the hot shoe.
Holga joins 4/3 consortium and starts manufacturing film bodies for 4/3 lenses. This is what has never been talked about on rumor forums
I would like to see Olympus dlsr… I always wanted Oly dslr, was about to buy e620, but then I said, lets wait to photokina… then they abandoned 4/3’s… I hope Oly would release APS-C DSLR or a “cheap” FF. And I will only buy Olympus DSLR’s, no Canon, Nikon, Pentax, or Cybershot with mirror 😀 can replace that, how I feel about olympus.
some regular 4/3 lens… like 100mm macro… 😀
I may know what is coming. A photographic company is going to present a whole renovation of their “white” tele lens line from 200mm till 600mm but with much more lightness than the previous models. Maybe also the new Canon Eos 60D will come also.
Thanks to our Optical end lens master Valentin Sama.
I voted for Canon quitting DSLRs and joining M 4/3. HaHa!
And what about a micro 4/3 rangefinder?
Why on earth would Olympus or Panasonic develop a full-frame camera? That would involve far more than just developing a camera as new lenses would also have to be introduced. I think it’s safe to say that seeing a FF camera from either company ain’t gonna happen.
Olympus is making “micro” version of Leica S2 system…
/one can dream, right?
This rumor definatly has nothing to do with either oly or panny if those folks are talking about being surprised by this. It has to be an announcement from Sigma or Leica. In all likelihood I’d guess it’s a lens.
If it is a lens…. I’ll submit what I’d LIKE to see is either a Leica Summilux-4/3 41mm f/1.4 or Leica Summicron-4/3 12-25-41mm f/2.0. Of course I would never be able to pay for either of those options, but I can dream… maybe while I’m dreaming I can hope for a low price on those as well!
I don’t think it will be a Leica. It will be the middle of the night in Europe 🙂 It has to be Japanese.
I’m positive it’s gonna be EVIL camera either from FUJI or from Canon… We will find out soon
Leica is already in a coorperation with Panasonic, I can’t see them producing lenses for µFT. I guess its a nice lense from Sigma.
The new lens standard, shared by canon/nikon/olympus/sony 😉
Also there is little chance it might be a Sigma with fixed zoom lens
the first re-focus camera : http://www.refocusimaging.com
leica full frame EVIL with M-glass compatibility
I’ve talked with a guy from Canon, and he sad that there will be a EVIL Canon before photokina. Maybe tomorrow?
It’s a Canon – the new Canon 60D will be announced on August 26th
No Photorumors 😉
None of those poll options are crazy enough. I’m thinking something like “Leica has an M-mount EVIL camera” 0-:
The following is from March 2009 – perhaps the vision is soon to be a reality:
[b]Akira Watanabe had another bold projection: autofocus will change dramatically in SLRs.
Today’s SLRs use a “phase detect” autofocus subsystem in which some light is diverted from the viewfinder to sensors in the bottom of the camera. These sensors enable the rapid autofocus that helps make SLRs much more responsive than compact cameras, which use a “contrast detect” method that analyzes the data from the image sensor itself.
Watanabe, though, believes image sensor-based autofocus will outperform phase-detect systems in the future. That’s important not just for compact cameras, but also for SLRs that today often have an awkward problem with composing a shot using the camera’s LCD: when the sensor is in use to run the display, the phase-detect autofocus subsystem can’t be used. That means live view on SLRs today is typically a frustratingly slow process.
“In terms of speed, phase detect is faster. But imager autofocus will exceed phase detect,” Watanabe said.
And speed isn’t of course the only factor. “In terms of accuracy, imager-based autofocus is much more advantageous. It directly focuses on the surface itself,” the exact location where the image will eventually be recorded. “Phase detect focuses not on the real surface but on a virtual surface,” the focusing subsystem reached via a moving mirror.
Imager-based autofocus doesn’t require the full use of the image sensor area, so it doesn’t directly increase power consumption concerns, he said. In Olympus’s new midrange E-30 SLR, for example, autofocus uses only a few points on the sensor when autofocusing in live view mode. [/b]
The Canon 60D is nothing exceptional and no one cares for it at a 43 rumours site.
I guess it could be a m4/3 fast prime lens made by Panasonic Leica, probably a 25mm f/1.4.
It is something almost everybody wants, although few people are going to buy it as it will probably cost around US$800.
No mention of m43 in the quote. Canon 60D is due tomorrow. Sony can’t be the only other manufacturer with alternative mirrorless tech other than m43. Imager autofocus would be very good. Might explain Sony’s haste to get its announcement out and products in store first.
p.s. Canon’s marketing team is good, they’d be happy to use this site to promote the 60D 🙂
Maybe the 12-75/2.8-3.3 zoom? Would also fit the 99% want it but only 20% can afford it.
Autofocus adapter for OM glass. Fits Micro Four Thirds bodies. 0.5x magnification, 1 stop gained. 50mm F1.8 looks just like 50mm at F1.8 when printed or viewed.
438.00.
I think its an 2-20000 f/0.8 IS USM DO lens…
99 % wants it. 20% buys it.
LOL!
I voted Fuji! They have been very quiet when it comes to DSLRs and previously they were relying on Nikon bodies and their own sensors.
I am sure they have chosen to mimic Olympus and join the Micro 4/3rds party.
I guess that is Leica 12-75mm/F2.5-3.3 HD OIS !!!
And the price is above USD1000 !
An iPhone application or a similar totally useless innovation. No let’s be serious: Tamron joins the mFT market and lauches the first mFT-lenses for X-mas 2010.
I assume we don’t KNOW that this is to be a MFT announcement?
I´ve got the final information:
Canon will buy Olympus Imaging and all mft Technolgy, so they are the instant mirrorless market leader
lensless camera !
A gold plated camera with diamond lenses, for only 1$ per pixels 😉
nobody will expected SONY announce another news, so must be SONY FF!!!!
Where is Nikon? Just announced D3100 and Coolpix Stuff – but where and when do they fire the big bang of their new system?
There is no product that “99% want”. Bullshit.
Only 20% will buy it means it wil be $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$….
Am i right?????
Theres an announcement from Canon today…there isnt?
is happy to hear bout new system after A33 and A55, make other choice possible, but 20% consumer based…..is likely to be very very expensive….over 1000…
How about that for a crazy guess…Contax is releasing their G digital system and you can use the old G lenses….and its a FULL FRAME…lol
Gd-EXR – a dream would come true!
Much Ado about Nothing?
I hope not….
is it this?
Canon announce 120mega pixel sensor thus ending the mega pixel race.
http://hothardware.com/News/Canon-Introduces-120MP-Camera-Sensor-/
No chance that 20% of us will buy it!
Apple buys Olympus to produce iCamear. Or Google tie up with Samsung for gCamera.
My guess is a fixed lens panasonic using the new panasonic 4/3 sensor. Very compact, takes external EVF, maybe 14-45 equivalent in collapsible lens design. Pocketable. We all SAY we want one, but might baulk at the fixed lens thing when it comes time to put our money on the table.
Hmm.. let’s see: It’s not from Olympus, Panasonic, Sigma, Fuji, Leica or Pentax. But it’s something 99% of us want but only 20% of us can afford.
The latter means it has to be for Fourthirds or Microfourthrids, right?
I get the feeling one or more of these assumptions has to be wrong.
If not, what can it be? Hasselblad or Zeiss joining Fourthirds?
MFT product – Im disappointed
Oh it’s a mft product…
Leica will show the S-L2 mft system camera, a miniversion of the S2
This website is no longer about 43. 90% rumors is about MFT and lenses for it. Disappointed
So it is my fault if companies do not release any 43 product? What should I do?
Maybe Sigma has produced a MFT very fast prime.
… and 20% of us would buy it? you’re kidding.
It’s the Ricoh GXR unit with m4/3 mount!
The rumor only says “exceptional mirrorless product”.
That does not mean 4/3 or µ4/3.
It could be a Leica or Canon FF EVIL.
UPDATE 4: It’s a MicroFourThirds product!
Fuji 3D-EXR-mFT … they could if they want …
It has to be a rediculously expensive lens(90% want only 20% buy), i’m willing to bet its not a camera (notice micro four thirds product)
It must be an Olympus lens cup, like those kooky canon L lens cups, right???
“UPDATE 4: It’s a MicroFourThirds product!
UPDATE 3: Now 9 hours left. There is also no planned Panasonic announcement. So it could be an announcement from a third brand. I don’t believe Fuji or Sigma or Pentax will come with a MFT camera. And also leica said they will not join the MFT system.”
So the Canon option must be right then… Yippie!
Not possible since Canon is not part of 4thirds…
I got it!
Leica Noctilux-mFT 1:0,95/50 mm ASPH
Okay that would be a “101% want it” and a “1% buy it”
You mean 0,000000001% you buy it…
More like Noktor. My guess is they made another “native” lens conversion.
That would be an odd time of day for an announcement.
Admin, you are kidding us …you already know what is and hour by hour you will give us small updates…torture…but…good call…,but after all this fuzz, it better not be just another lens for m4/3 or else…
CRB. There is no way to make you believe that I don’t know! It’s just that rumor sources are writing me pieces after pieces. They are also torturing me!
Unless you were in Japan, in which case it would be 7:00-10:00 a.m.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh, Tamron 28-300 mft lens!
And what about ricoh?
But seriously, tell us more admin!
I swear you I am trying to do my best!
It’s Noktor 25mm F0.85 lens 🙂 .
No crappy special interest lens please!!
No Noktor lens!
Leica will announce lenses for m4/3…now the right guess…
I hope it is something ridiculous like a Leica GF1
but it is probably something like a leather case…
most of us will like the look of it, but only 20% will be willing to pay the RRP
I am still holding out for a Canon Mirrorless MFT
A 40/1.2 from Zeiss or Tamron. Probably Zeiss if only 20% of us can afford it. And it has to be full autofocus if 99% of us is going to want it.
ZZZZZZzzzzzz
That’s my interest gone
MFT – another toy product
“99% of you will want…”
Weyhey – I’m in a 1 percentile minority. Wooooohooooo
Heh, me too!
Hi,
I am also in the minority then. I wonder if we get a badge…..No interest in m4/3 for me. Where is the E-5?????
John
leica mft <500€ please! ^^
lol u are a little dreamer aren’t you
anything with leica on it = x5 price of other products
May be it’s the µ4/3 little brother of the old panasonic LC1. A steroid LX5 😉
This mFT stuff really starts to annoy me. I don’t care about mFT. I like my pro-grade lense and my E-3. Why should I use a 12-60 on a Pen? If I want slow focussing, I’ll put it on my E-620 and choose Imager AF. Same for 50-200 SWD. This website is obviously kind of mFT fan-website but at least a bit more getting in touch with reality would be quite nice.
Patrick. If the companies do release m43 products only why should that be my fault???
Obviously it’s not you fault. But of course things like the current “Something unexpected? I hope….”-poll are at least a bit mFT-centric, aren’t they?
But things like pro-grade mFT – or in other words: pro-grade massmarket gadget. Come on, you’re kidding.
+100000000000000000000
need a m43rumors.com to have only 43 things on 43rumors 😉
I still think it is a lens, but also it can be some kind of adapter that we can use on m4/3 bodies with other lenses but this adapter+software it will support autofocus
Since there are no time stamps on your site, you MAY want to tell people “at XXX time” instead of “in 11 hours” since we have no way of knowing when that might be.
+1
and don’t forget the adblocker …
Pentax, i put my trust in you to deliver! <3
I my opinion it´s not fuji m4/3 due to rumors which have appeared on internet last year (admin says it´s something not rumored) http://mirrorless.net/new-rumor-fuji-body-for-m43-with-exr-sensor
I hope it is a m4/3 module for ricoh GXR.
A GXR is really cool format, I think.
It showed pretty good image quality with APS-C.
I believe it could show a same(or better) image quality with m4/3 sensor.
Oh yeah! I love how Ricohs look!
m4/3? And why would 99% of us want this, unless it’s some kind of uber-m4/3 that solves every single problem anyone has ever had with any other m4/3 camera? I knew that line sounded like marketing bafflegab when I heard it. (Admin – this is not a slur on you! I know you just report news when you hear it, and I know m4/3 stuff is important too; I’m just annoyed at the “overselling”.)
Lens makes sense to me. And since it’s something that only 20% will buy, I’m guessing an f 2.8 zoom lens.
Though I liked another commenter’s lens adapter w/ autofocus theory. But it would have to be ridiculously expensive for only 20% to buy and I’m not sure 99% would want it.
99 % want MFT product. I dont belive
A m4/3 camera from Canon. That would be THE BOMB! Isn’t Canon going to have a press conference tomorrow?
I have a feeling that it will be a 3d lens.
hmm. 50/1.2 or 85/1.4 SWM lens? we admit that we want, but we wont buy ($)
When I read “exceptional”, I’m thinking it’s neither a new body nor a new lens …. but something else, unexpected, different …
What about an accessory ?
What if it was a converter from MFT lenses to FT bodies ?
I know I am repeting myself, but I don’t see Leica making an anouncment in the middle of the night. It is much probably a Japanese anouncment.
I want the E-5 today! – but if it’s mFT: A new Leica branded Panasonic Body for 1000$.
The E-5 will be annoucned by mid -September…
Mid September? So I think I have to visit the photokina…
will it be the iPad of m4/3? hehehe jk
20% will buy it…so >2000 usd product…so…what would cost more than 2000 bucks for m4/3?….definitely a lens…but which?
If it costs 20% only 0,1% will buy it…
20% in really big in fact … under 500$
Canon in m4/3 ! ! !
Canon in m4/3 ! ! !
Canon in m4/3 ! ! !
Canon in m4/3 ! ! !
… Canon …. because Apple don’t make a PhotoCamera… until NOW ! ! !
canon already stated that they are not going in m4/3 market. but they will make mirroless camera like nikon but both will be in 2011
I think the is Lensbaby for m4/3!. maybe 1% not like the and only 20% buy.
It must be a stereo-camera from Fuji !
“No Adapter or third party viewfinder will ever make me go crazy :)”
Well, an adapter which will enable autofocus on 3rd party lenses would make a lot of people crazy, I think! 😉
nobody seems to have mentioned Pentax…
it it is Pentax then they are crafty little (insert rude word in plural!)
but it seems more likely that voigtlander will make 4/3 mount lenses without adapters…
a Voigtlander 35mm F/2 in a 4/3rds mount would probably sell!
I might be wrong but how about Kodak is going to announce its new Micro Four Thirds camera?
This option should have been included in this poll.
Tamroooooooooooooon, will make our day
6 Updates and still now clue.
But I seriously doubt that the 99%/20% assumption will be true!!
I give up. I’m confused. Nothing from Olympus or Panasonic but it’s M43?
I need a lie down. Or a drink. I know, I’ll have a drink THEN lie down.
Barman! Guinness please! Extra cold…
Hi folks,
20% ??? … Got to be Either a Macro 100mm or 400 F/5.6, From Either Tokina or Tamron. Least of all Sigma !!!
Thanks……James.
“A product that 99% of you want but only 20% of you will buy”
Sounds like a dear lens…
All this hype for “something exceptional” and then everything that would be exceptional has been ruled out already. Ridiculous…
One more guess…99% would like a foveon sensor on a m4/3 body(oly or pan) IMO…and nobody knows or have any hints about the upcoming product…so it can be a sigma body…and probably only 20% will buy it, since AF will be slow, shot to shot time also slow..and of course the QC from sigma that really sucks…
Admin..tell your sources to read the comments here and see if anyone here is getting closer to the upcoming product….thanks
Well, if 99 percent of us will want it but only 20 percent of us will buy it… that means it’s either very expensive or production will be limited. So I’m guessing it’s an expensive lens in the Zeiss/Leica neighborhood. But wouldn’t it be cool if somone like Voightlander brought out a micro four-thirds digital rangefinder? That’s just me talking – I have no such information! 🙂
Fuji has joined u43 and will releases a u43 body with its current phase detection autofocus on the focal plan http://www.dpreview.com/news/1007/10072109fujifilmf300exr.asp
Autofocus is really fast, on par with the PRO Nikons and Canons, so 99% wants it. Other features are lagging, so only 20% buys it, despite a reasonable price.
hahaha, great idea. All of us were convinced the price will limit sales, but a “mediocre” product is always a show stopper. Even if it has one revolutionary new feature…
I bet on Sigma. They’ve secretly developed a Faveon-based MFT sensor and will bring a DSLR and DPµ for that. And a lens-roadmap.
What happens if Canon or Nikon join uFT?
I doubt they will, but who knows. I like my E-30 and other Oly products, but I do not get into all the brand holy wars.
Each device has some uses for which it is best fit, and other uses will be compromises.
Full-frame is good for low light, and when I chose an Oly 4/3 E-30 for sports (based on extended 2:1 range) and travel, I knew that the sensor would not be best for astrophotography for which I could use a full-frame DSLR or a separate digital imager. I’ve seen astrophotographers physically hack their Canon full-frame DSLRs to add additional sensor cooling to reduce thermal noise even more. To me, adding special active and passive sensor cooling makes more sense on a separate digital imager for astrophotography.
how about a real leica lens designed for 4/3rds…
like a 50mm F/2 summarit?
My bet is that it’s an electronic adapter to allow AF DSLR lenses from Canon or Nikon to work with ANY 4/3rds camera. That changes the game as there are many good lenses out there.
It can be done by any good 3rd party with the right will.
It fits into the 99% will want and 20% will buy as 80% will only buy native 4/3rds lenses, given the expected $300 +- $100 or so adapter cost, as most buyers will only want one or two lenses. As a result the EP2 with in-body image stabilization becomes a very compelling choice due to the wide range of options.
It’s easy guys : sigma will start production of m4/3 lenses
(watch parkin’ meters)
Pentax already issued 3 patents for m43 lens and we know that Pentax has already said they are working on an EVIL camera.
http://www.43rumors.com/is-pentax-joining-micro-four-thirds-or-just-licensing-lenses-out-to-them/
http://k-rumors.com/k4-finally-hoya-decided-to-make-a-pentax-mirrorless-camera/
its going to be a new MFT module for the Ricoh GXR – the equivalent of a pulling the trigger on a gun and instead a little sign rolled out that says “bang” LOL. you heard it here FIRST
Does anybody really bought this GXR thing? For me it would be 0% want and 0% buy 😉
noktor 25mm f.0.95 from a CCTV lens, and no way anyone can buy it
Of course it must be a Epson. With their printing expertise they do understand that 4/3 is the ideal digital format!
“Rangefinder” company folks. unless I’m mistaken 😀 Sigma and Tamron do not make cameras… and when has Fuji made a rangefinder? that pretty much leaves Leica, Voigtlander, Schneider and Zeiss. It’s a pricey lens – probably a 10, 12 or 15mm f1.4 prime…
” and when has Fuji made a rangefinder?”
Seriously?
http://fujirangefinder.com/
“Canon says we quit DSLR and join MFT (11%, 197 Votes)”
sorry. but i really ROFLed… lol…
An Epson m4/3 rangefinder???
Epson? now THAT would be cool!