The Leica L mount and why we need new lens mounts (Redshark).

Preorders:
Panasonic S1R at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. In Europe at Calumet DE, ParkCameras, Jessops.
Panasonic S1 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. In Europe at Calumet DE, ParkCameras, Jessops.
Panasonic 50mm f/1.4 S at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. In Europe at Calumet DE, ParkCameras, Jessops.
Panasonic 24-105mm f/4.0 S at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. In Europe at Calumet DE, ParkCameras, Jessops.
Panasonic 70-200mm f/4.0 S at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. In Europe at Calumet DE, ParkCameras, Jessops.

By Nick Driftwood

This is one of the first images of an EF mount lens mounted on the Panasonic S1 using the new MC-21 adapter.

Source: Getnavi.jp

Preorders:
Panasonic S1R at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. In Europe at Calumet DE, ParkCameras, Jessops.
Panasonic S1 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. In Europe at Calumet DE, ParkCameras, Jessops.
Panasonic 50mm f/1.4 S at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. In Europe at Calumet DE, ParkCameras, Jessops.
Panasonic 24-105mm f/4.0 S at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. In Europe at Calumet DE, ParkCameras, Jessops.
Panasonic 70-200mm f/4.0 S at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. In Europe at Calumet DE, ParkCameras, Jessops.

BHphoto listed all Sigma L-mount lenses (Click here) and the MC-21 adapter (Click here). No preorders available yet.

Above you can watch the full Sigma Cp+ presentation. The TSI and Foveon managers talk in english while CEO Hirai talks in Japanese. Activate Youtube’s rather funny autotranslation tool 🙂

To sum up:

– They have working FF sensors (development nearly finished)
– They are now working to fine tune the sensor
– It will have the best Foveon image quality so far and improved low light performance

Here are some slides: