As with anything trendy, rumors are a big part of the photography industry. And as with anything that is a big part of anything nowadays, there are photography rumors sites for just about everything and anything in the world of photography.
Those sites share gear development news, industry statistics, brand specific deals and most importantly insider’s information.
While some rumors fade away, a lot of them turn out to have a solid base and become main stream news once formally released.
Favorite quote of all sites: “This site is not affiliated with Canon/Nikon/Fuji/Sony/Olympus….”
If you want to know the future before it happens (at the risk of being totally wrong), here are the main sites that cover photography rumors.
Canon Rumors
Where? http://www.canonrumors.com/
What? Canon Rumors covers everything Canon: new gear, reviews, deals and rebates, Firmware hacks, Canon company status and more. CR has a prolific forum [http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/] that is fuzzing with Canon gear conversation.
Who? Editor: Craig Blair
Recent interesting rumor: Sigma to Introduce a 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens Shortly?
Nikon Rumors
Where? http://nikonrumors.com/
What? Nikon rumors covers, well, Nikon related stuff. new gear, reviews, deals and rebates, Canon company status and more. They also host a sub site about Leica rumors.
Who? The site does not tell
Recent interesting rumor: This “Nikon D800x super kit” camera sculpture is huge
Sony Alpha Rumors
Where? http://www.sonyalpharumors.com
What? Sony Alpha Rumors covers. Care to guess? They cover Sony related news, deals, rumors and reviews. No forum.
Who? Andrea
Recent interesting rumor: First images of the new DSC-QX10 and DSC-QX100 lens-cameras!
Lighting Rumors
Where? http://lightingrumours.com/
What? Lighting rumors is a bit of a strange member of the rumors sites family, instead of being oriented towards a specific brand they are covering rumors related to lighting equipment.
Who? David A. Selby
Recent interesting rumor: Rotolight denies allegations of suppressing criticism of their products
Mirrorless Rumors
Where? http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com
What? coming from the same house as Fuji rumors, 4/3 rumors and Sony alpha rumors, the structure of the site is quite similar, Only this time it is mirrorless centric. Expect Panasonic GX, Olympus OM and the likes.
Who? The site does not tell
Recent interesting rumor: New NEX-5T and new 16-70mm E-mount lens coming soon.
43 Rumors
Where? http://www.43rumors.com/
What? coming from the same house as Fuji rumors, Mirrorless rumors and Sony alpha rumors, the structure of the site is quite similar, Only this time it is 4/3 centric. Expect Sony Nex, Olympus PEN, Ricoh GR, Samsung NX and the likes.
Who? The site does not tell
Recent interesting rumor: High End OMD E-M1 has “modified” E-M5 sensor without Anti Aliasing filter.
Photo Rumors
Where? http://photorumors.com/
What? PR hosts rumors that relate to the entire photography industry.
Who? Judging by the site structure and linking, it is probably the same guys/girls who are running the formerly mentioned Nikon Rumors.
Recent interesting rumor: Lytro promising “breakthrough” products in 2014
Fuji Rumors
Where? http://www.fujirumors.com/
What? I’ll let you guess this one out.
Who? Unclear
Recent interesting rumor: X100 firmware update coming soon (end of August?) 13 comments
Other
The sites above are almost 100% rumors dedicated, and are usually very centric in their coverage. In additions to those several other photography sites occasiaonly cover rumors either echoed from the sources above, or compltly original. Here is a short list:
- DIYPhotography – yes, this very blog.
- EOSHD – mostly Canon and HDSRL related rumors
- Planet5D – Mostly Canon and HDSRL related rumors
- PetaPixel – Anything gear related
- The Phoblographer – Anything gear related. Strong focus on analog
- SLR Lounge – Anything gear related
- DP review.com – Anything gear related
- 1001noisycameras– Anything gear related
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