Kodak is again displaying their soon to come new PixPro1 Micro Four Thirds camera. Photographyblog (Click here) posted 60 hands-on pictures of the camera with the new 12-45mm, 42.5-160mm and 400mm fieldscope lenses.
Dpreview (Click here) also had the chance to see the camera and writes:
This is the Pixpro S-1, an entry-level Micro Four Thirds mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. It will come with a 12-45mm F3.5-6.3 kit zoom that retracts when not in use for improved portability. There’s also a 42.5-160mm F3.5-5.9 telezoom and a slightly eccentric 400mm Fieldscope lens, which is manual focus and has a fixed aperture of F6.7. JK Imaging says that while these were originally designed for the Asian market, it plans to sell them in Europe too.
P.S.. Full camera specs at ePhotozine.
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Are these gonna be compatible with Panasonic and olympus models ?
The 12/45 seems…. huge comparatively to Olympus and panasonic latest models….
But if it s compatible, it can only give up more choice !
Yup, will be compatible as all are m4/3
If it is labelled as MFT then is it complies with the standard.
Based on experience this past decade in helpign other people who have had the misfortune to buy a Kodak digital camera, I have learned that a Kodak camera is to be avoided at all costs.
Sad, but true.
JK Imaging licenses the Kodak brand, therefore this camera is not actually a Kodak camera, it is a JK Imaging camera with the Kodak brand printed on the front.
Well, that sure makes a difference. “JK Imaging” has produced some of the finest cameras in recent memory.
JK Imaging only markets and sells the cameras and lenses. The actual manufacturer has been confirmed to be Asia Optical, based in Taiwan. They make lenses for compacts and mobile phones, and their lenses can probably be found in many of the compact cameras made by more famous companies.
Interesting 🙂 thanks for that extra info, Asia Optical has a market capitalisation of ~300 million USD so is clearly not a ‘fly by night’ operation – great to see another player in MFT.
JK Imaging has been the designer/manufacturer of Kodak branded cameras for about a decade. Role is a bit reversed now, but’s pretty much a continuation the partnership they always had.
You can read about it here too.
http://fourthirds-user.com/2014/03/handson_with_the_kodak_pixpro_s1_micro_four_thirds_camera_and_lenses.php
Can’t people just be happy that other manufacturers are making this system grow bigger !? How many companies are making EOS M cameras ? How many are producing NEX cameras ? how many are making X series cameras ? The list goes on, only M4/3 has the record of having these many companies behind it! and that’s not counting lens makers. Kodak may not suit your enthusiast needs but it’s going to offer something sorely lacking in m43: dirt cheap entry models. If m4/3 wants to consolidate in the market or even expand its reach within it, then it needs many companies validating its standard but more importantly, it needs to offer easy access to the system, it needs to cross that threshold between current mirrorless prices and entry canikons or even photography centric smartphones, all for the purpose of tempting people with a better proposal than just size. ¨Size¨ has not been enough of a reason for making people opt for m4/3 instead of their smartphone or making the jump to/from DSLRs and the main reason for that has been prices. m4/3 advantages only become clear once people actually own and try them for real, marketing has clearly failed to transmit the benefits of this system so its clear that m4/3 has to become the default accessible system and capture the entry market, only then will people opt for all the latest enthusiast products.
Trying to sell m4/3 by marketing the EM1 and GH4 or the Lecia 42.5mm is not gonna get us anywhere expect a niche, Kodak is doing this system a favor,even if these Kodak models somehow ¨cheapen¨ the public perception of m4/3, marketing existing enthusiast/pro gear takes care of any possible critics, OTOH solely marketing those high tier products without entry alternatives will never get you new users and the system will stale.
I totally agree with this comment, that having more manufacturers backing Micro Four Thirds is an awesome thing, something which no other system has!
You’re absolutely right about the lack of low-priced, true entry level models and lenses to draw people into the system. Sure, there are occasional deals on older models, but the majority of consumers want to buy NEW, not leftovers.
Panasonic and Olympus each need ONE, reasonably featured, $399 body to draw users into the system. What’s it called in marketing-speak… aspirational? Almost every manufacturer of ANYTHING does this!
You are correct. I hope millions of really stupid Americans buy Kodak branded m4/3 cameras, to lower the final costs for lenses with cameras by Olympus and Panasonic.
Too bad it seems like they won’t sell them in America. They said that it was meant for the Asian market, and that they will also be sold in Europe.
Even if it’s not any good I almost want to give them props just for making this step. Well depending on what features it has and how much money of course.
I don’t hate Kodak cameras, but I think they should really spend money working on the design. If the camera looks better. I’m sure they can sell it a lot easier. Seriously, I think even the Olympus EMP2 looked ten times better than this PixPro1
Kodak didn’t design this camera, the owners of the Kodak name just let JK Imaging use it on their camera. They’re expecting to sell the camera on price not looks. And probably not even on features.
an entry level camera that should have a Price tag of 299$ . Otherwise epm2 or gf6 are better options.
Thanks admin for sharing this one again….
what about any new PEN models ?
Do we need to wait til PK or can we expect any rumors sooner ?
Interesting lenses! Who designed these ones?? Why don’t we get more Kit-Lenses starting with 12mm up to 45mm portrait from other m43 manufacturers?
And 42,5 starting at F 3.5 for the Telezoom is also fine.
Olympus does a kit lens starting at 12mm too. But I agree, am glad to see Kodak offering this too 🙂
Micro Four Thirds have developed into quite a system. There are 22 companies currently listed as supporters of the standard:
Consumer cameras and lenses: Olympus, Panasonic, JK Imaging (Kodak brand licensee).
Lenses and related equipment (adapters, converters, extension tubes): Sigma, Tamron, Zeiss, Schneider-Kreuznach, Cosina (Voigtländer brand licensee), Kenko Tokina, Kowa, Tomytec, Leica (cooperates with Panasonic on some lenses, but doesn’t manufacture them).
Professional equipment (broadcast/cinema cameras, industrial high speed cameras, machine vision systems etc.): Blackmagic Design, Astrodesign, Kenko Professional Imaging, Komamura, Photron, SVS-VISTEK, ViewPLUS.
Then there are three companies that supplied technology for Olympus’ Four Thirds system, but probably isn’t actively involved in MFT: Kodak, Fujifilm, Sanyo.
The fact that Sigma, Leica and Fujifilm all support the standard, makes it a theoretical possibility that we could get MFT cameras from these companies. It’s unlikely, though, since they already have their own camera systems.
Everybody here is touting a low-priced MFT but the problem in the end is always ‘you get what you pay for’. If the market starts getting flooded with low cost/low quality mft cameras then consumers are going to buy these low cost options and get pissed off at the quality and never buy it again. Terrible reviews will flood the market and ruin the MFT system.
These consumers didn’t notice how shitty the PS cameras are. All they need to be told is that m43 is a functional substitute for aa dSLR (no matter the quality–why do you think Nikon and Canon makee so many relatively poor cheap dSLR’s–because no one can tell the difference by looking at one if it is a good one).
What about the ISO capabilities of the sensor and possible PDAF? If the sensor is powerful enough and they add PDAF (in a follow-up model), they will score a big advantage.