One of our trusted Samsung sources just sent us that image which includes some description about the Samsung camera prototypes. The real AMAZING news is that Samsung is really working on a large format sensor system! Those cameras are more than prototypes! The source told me that Samsung will release both leaked models, the Leica X1 styled and the Hasselblad styled cameras. The source couldn’t give me specs of the [shoplink 100117 ebay]Hasselblad[/shoplink] styled camera but told me that “it will be a very simple system, with AF/MF option and Auto mode, so simple maybe means that it will be cheaper than other MF cameras.”. Samsung would be the first manufacturer to produce a larger than MFT/APS-C sensor sized mirrorless camera!
Stay tuned on MirrorlessRumors! We hope to learn more about the medium format camera soon!
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It will be great , more choice for the MF camera. But beside of the MF camera , i’m just very interested in the Leica X1 styled camera, if it’s true and the performance is not bad, i’ll go for it 😀
yes the Leica X1 like camera sounds promising lol…
I would love waist level shooting, but I need AF too. I don’t mind about scene modes and “advanced”, “smart” stuff (actually I think most serious shooters don’t like them), so the middle-format like looks very promising, if it’s not too large.
Is there any rumors on when this stuff might be make public?
I think I’m very excited about both camera’s
the X1 I just hope they have a very good EVF to go on top of it.
The MF one is still a bit of a mystery, Should have some sort of EVF attachment.
please please please be true!
Popular Photography’s article has a quite different take on these prototype photos. Their article reads that these are early prototypes (prior to the NX that we have today), and are (sadly, I would say) not the next generation. According to Pop Photo’s piece, the photo shows designs that were rejected in favor of what is being sold currently. Who’s right? I hope Mirrorless rumors is right. We’ll see.
http://www.popphoto.com/gear/2011/05/samsung-blog-shows-incredibly-prototypes
That article reads, in part, as follows:
“A new blog post from Samsung shows us just how radically different some of their prototypes were, and how much things changed between the various stages of design and the eventually released NX10.”
I very much hope you are right. Analogue controls on digital cameras rock!
i would love to have the X1 style but with built-in flash as well.
i didn’t use it often, but when i need, i will want it built-in
Flash?! No way… believe me, you don’t want a flash on an X1 like body… (and thanks god they didn’t put a flash on my Leica M8.2…)
after re-consideration, i tend to agree with your opinion.
cheers,
Hey Admin,
any infos on the third prototype? Everyone seems to be focused on the manual controls of the “x1” and the “hasselblad”. But what about the slim one ont the left with the wide angle zoom attached. Would be a cool and very elegant nx100 replacement…
If this is true, I am about to “lose” all my money to Samsung!
Finally there will be a swivel screen. Very essential!
I hope they also include a well priced fixed focal length with aperture wide open!
Well ? What the heck is going on with this camera? Has anyone heard anything new on it? My god i am just itching for a mirror-less that’s larger than and APS-C sensor,
It still breaks my heart that they are not making this.