Fans of the classic rangefinder layout with integrated viewfinder in the corner will be happy to read the following rumors:
- Sony could announce the new A6xxx within the next 2-3 weeks! Of course the camera will have 4K and a new high-resolution viewfinder.
- Olympus will announce a new PEN with integrated EVF sometimes in early Spring.
- Fuji will launch the X-PRO 2 on January 15.
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Note: I said those are “rangefinder styled” cameras. Not real 100% rangefinder like an M-mount camera. I guess that no company other than Leica will ever launch such a real rangefinder camera anymore.
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How about the mother of all rangefinders, the new Leica M?
What new M? or do you mean the SL?
No I mean a new M, according to the usual M Product Lifecylce it should be due end 2015 beginning of 2016
Rumored to be thinner. They also seem to have patented a hybrid VF. We’ll see
Yep I don’t care so much about the size, I find the current M fine but a hybrid VF, Rangefinder + EVF – that would be a killer feature for me…Then they only need to offer the package for a reasonable price (for Leica Standard of course)
I’m a M43 kinda guy. But I also adapt a couple of Nikon-mount lenses and vintage glass. Then I went ahead and got me a Nikon D5300… and although I love the APS-C sensor and quality, the OVF and traditional mount are not for me. I need snappier liveview handling and I love peaking and seeing what I’m getting! Sony does that for me. But I haven’t got that much fullframe covering glass, so I’d prefer APS-C. And there’s a M43 to E-mount adapter which I’m keen to find out if that even works well. So yeah, sign me up for the A6xxx. Especially if it has trickled down tech from the A7RII, A7SII, RX10M2 and RX100IV. It’s been rumored for far too long. I hope they’re taking to time to implement the coolest tech. Give it to me, baby!
Regarding the MFT-to-E-Mount adapter l’d say it’s not worth your while; since it lacks electrical connectors it is only useful for completely manual lenses, and even then a lens’ image circle is still smaller than APS-C if it’s really designed for MFT. If it’s not, like some Mitakon or Samyang lenses, chances are you’ll get it with E-Mount in the first place…
Yeah, Veydra, SLR Magic, Zhongyi, bunch of M43 manuals. Though the Veydra’s are actually mount swappable by the user (wonder how much of a change that is to the adapter plate). So… I’ve found that E-mount to M43 is not a thing, but the other way around: yes.
APS-C wise I prefer the adaptability of Nikon glass. And you can take simple adapters with mechanical aperture control, compared to Canon mounts. I’d love for them to come out with something like a mirrorless take on the D5500 (and give it 4K etc?), but don’t see them jumping on that any day soon. Really, Sony has really has shown they got everything it takes by just looking at the mentioned before A7RII, A7SII, RX10M2 and RX100IV… if they were to release an A6xxx or even NEX-7 successor A7000, with a bunch of sick features, they might just win a lot of people over from the M43 format, much like myself.
Not saying M43 performance is shit, but the D5300 for example has very decent lowlight performance. More so, the color science, detail, sharpness etc, it’s just all there. Sony does a little worse on color, but otherwise does a great job themselves. And they’re not afraid to break tradition as much as Canon and Nikon, so we as consumers are getting great innovation and specs from the likes of Sony. Samsung had a nice go at it with the NX1, but it’s not a mature product, there’s no focal reducers and the native lens selection is so-so. It’s all for the grabs for Sony. Panasonic might be able to do something like JVC, which actually has the M43-mount but a S35-sized sensor.
I just bought the RX100 IV, but I really was looking for an ILC that gave me what the RX100 gives me, pocketable, built in EVF, built in flash, fully tiltable screen and great sensor/lens. I’m just missing a slightly bigger sensor and some zoom and maybe a touchscreen. A Pen or A6xxx that would provide all these features would be awesome.
Panasonic GM5, LX100 fit the description.
both have fixed screens
a6xxx is dead without affordable, quality lenses. Zeiss doesn’t count. Even among Zeiss lenses there is no quality zoom lens.
Exactly. A system that does not have decent zoom lenses is lame. What decent zoom can I buy for E-mount? Apart from terrible and slow kit lens there is only the Zeiss 16-70 with f4 (costing like it was f2,8), but nothing faster. Oly/Pana has standard f2,8 zooms, Fuji has got two (16-55/2,8 and 18-55/2,8-4), Samsung has fast zoom too, only Sony still has nothing.
18-105 f4,
24-240 3.5-6.3,
10-18 f4,
18-200,
28-70
m43 needs 2.8 for its dof, on apsc you would only need 3.5-f4
Well I don´t see a single f2,8 zoom in your list. So again, Sony is the only kid on the block without fast zoom.
Saving up for one of the m43 telephoto lenses.
Sony is worthless to me without any quality and fast prime pancakes. Affordable as well please. Haven’t found any better bang for your buck than the Samsung 30mm prime.
Having said that, I do wish for a faster focusing pancake from Sammy! Time for an update!… well… if you stay in the camera biz…
I wish someone would make a FF mirrorless camera in the rangefinder style that had premium build quality and style, but not super luxury pricing.
I want a brand new Benz, but I will only pay $15,000. That’s what you’re saying.
Not at all. A7 prices are fine. But to continue your Mercedes metaphor, a CLA or even C Class fits the bill
Just use the A7 and “pretent” that the viewfinder would be slightly off center and for style – you could paint the body or use stickers 😉
A FF NEX-7 please.
Amazing it has taken Olympus so long to come to this point, surely they saw the need years
ago? But then Samsung still haven’t seen the need for compact models with EVF –
perhaps a significant reason they have overwhelmingly under-performed in sales!