New Cameras and Lenses in 2015 (only serious or interesting)

This reference post is a summary of new cameras and new lenses [these two links jump DIRECTLY to the new gear listings below)], featuring only serious and/or interesting products (judgment call; please feel free to make a case for/against specific products). Unlike before, this will NOT cover every single freaking camera squirted out of a marketing department’s twisted pretzel logic 😉 The exact format will develop over time as very few new products have been announced so far in 2015.

Latest Update: 2015 is over, this post covers 2015 cameras only… For newer cameras, check the New Cameras and Lenses of 2016 reference page…

New Cameras in 2015

+ NOV-20: [RF]: Leica M (Typ 262) Rangefinder (24mp FF, $5200)
+ NOV-04: [DSLR]: Sony A68 SLT – UPDATE: also coming to USA market in Spring 2016
+ OCT-20: [MIRR]: Leica SL Typ 601 (FF Mirrorless, $7450)
+ OCT-14: [FIXD]: Sony RX1R II (42mp FF BSP, $3300)
+ OCT-13: [FIXD]: Canon G5 X (1-inch, 4.2x RAWsumer, $800)
+ OCT-13: [FIXD]: Canon G9 X (1-inch, 3x RAWsumer, $500)
+ OCT-13: [MIRR]: Canon M10 mirrorless ($600 w/15-45, $850 two-lens kit)
+ SEPT-11: [MIRR]: Sony a7S II ($3000, E-mount)
+ SEPT-03: [FIXD]: Ricoh Theta S Spherical (360 degree, $350)
+ AUG-27: [MIRR]: Canon M3 mirrorless (24mp, $680 body, $800 w/18-55)
+ AUG-25: [MIRR]: Olympus E-M10 Mark II ($650 body, $800 w/14-42)
+ AUG-03: [MIRR]: Fuji X-T1 IR ($1700, infrared)
+ JUL-16: [MIRR]: Panasonic GX8 (20mp, M43, $1200)
+ JUL-16: [FIXD]: Panasonic FZ300 (12mp 1/2.3″, 24x f2.8 constant, $600)
+ JUN-18 [FIXD]: Canon G3X (1″, 25x optical, $1000)
+ JUN-17 {FIXD]: Ricoh GR II (16mp APS-C, 28/2.8, no low pass, $800)
+ JUN-10 [MIRR]: Sony a7R II (35mmFF, $3200)
+ JUN-10 [FIXD]: Sony RX100 IV (1″, 24-70, $950)
+ JUN-10 [FIXD]: Sony RX10 II (1″ 24-200 CZ, $1300)
+ JUN-10 [FIXD]: Leica Q (35mmFF fixed lens, $4250)
+ JUN-09 [FIXD]: Panasonic CM1 camera-phone (1″ MOS, Leica Lens, unlocked, Android, $1K)
+ MAY-18 [MIRR]: Panasonic G7 (M43, $800+)
+ MAY-18 [MIRR]: Fuji X-T10 (16mp, $800)
+ APR-23 [DSLR]: Pentax K-3 II (body only, $1100)
+ APR-17 [MIRR]: Olympus E-PL6 (w/14-42, $300)
+ APR-15 [FIXD]: Olympus Stylus 1s ($700, RAW, 28-300 eq, naming confusion)
+ APR-15 [VID]: Blackmagic Design Micro Cinema Camera and Studio Camera 4K (M43rds, $1000, $1300, mid-July)
+ APR-08 [VID]: Canon Cinema C300 Mark II ($16,000 in EF or PL, Sept 2015)
+ APR-02 [MIRR]: Nikon J5 (1″ CX, $500 w/10-30)
+ MAR-02 [DSLR]: Nikon D7200 (24mp APS-C, $1200)
+ MAR-02 [FIXD]: Nikon P900 (83x optical zoom, $600)
+ FEB-10 [DSLR]: Nikon D810A (A for Astrophotography, 36mp FX, $3800)
+ FEB-10 [FIXD]: Nikon Coolpix P610 (16mp 1/2.x”, 60x optical, $500)
+ FEB-09 [FIXD]: Sigma dp0 Quattro (Foveon X3, 14mm f4, no price)
+ FEB-09 [DSLR]: Pentax K-S2 (20mp APS-C, no AA, 5.5fps, $700)
+ FEB-05 [DSLR]: Canon 5DS R (50mp FF, $3700)
+ FEB-05 [DSLR]: Canon 5DS R (50mp FF, no low pass, $3900)
+ FEB-05 [DSLR]: Canon D-Rebel T6s (24mp APS-C, status LCD, $850)
+ FEB-05 [DSLR]: Canon D-Rebel T6i (24mp APS-C, Wifi, NFC, $750)
+ FEB-05 [MIRR]: Olympus E-M5 II (body only, $1100)
+ FEB-05 [MIRR]: Samsung NX500 (28mp BSI CMOS, 9fps, w/16-50, $800)
+ JAN-19 [MIRR]: Panasonic GF7 (16mp M43, w/12-32 f3.5-5.6, $600)
+ JAN-15 [MIRR]: Fuji X-A2 (16mp APS-C, w/16-50 f3.5-5.6 II, $550)
+ JAN-15 [FIXD]: Fuji XQ2 (2/3″, 4x, RAW, $400)
+ JAN-15 [FIXD]: Fuji S9900W & S9800 superzooms (16mp 1/2.3″, 50x OIS (24-1200mm eq), four AA, W=Wireless, $350 and $330)
+ JAN-05 [DSLR]: Nikon D5500 APS-C ($900 body)
+ JAN-05 [DSLR]: Canon 6D w/24-105 STM IS (new official kit, $2200)
+ JAN-05 [FIXD]: Canon SX530 HS superzoom (50x, $430)
+ JAN-05 [FIXD]: Panasonic ZS50 travel zoom (RAW, 30x, $400)

New Lenses in 2015

+ NOV-18: [PRIM]: SLR Magic Cine 50mm f1.1 Lens (E-Mount, $350)
+ NOV-17: [PRIM]: Pentax 35mm f3.5 AL [IF] HD FA645 (645, $1100)
+ OCT-21: [PRIM]: Fujifilm XF 35mm f2 R WR (Fuji X, $400)
+ OCT-20: [ZOOM]: Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm f2.8-4 ASPH. Lens (SL system, $4950)
+ OCT-16: [PRIM]: Sigma 20mm f1.4 DG HSM Art (C/N/Sigma, $900)
+ OCT-15: [PRIM]: Zeiss Otus 28mm f1.4 ($unknown, Canon, Nikon SLRs)
+ OCT-12: [PRIM]: Zeiss Loxia 21mm f2.8 (Sony E-Mount, $1500)
+ SEPT-23: [ZOOM]: Pentax HD FA 24-70mm f2.8ED SDM WR ($1300)
+ SEPT-21: [PRIM]: Rokinon 21mm f1.4 (M43, Fuji X, E-mount, Canon EF-M, $500)
+ SEPT-21: [PRIM]: Rokinon 50mm f1.2 (M43, Fuji X, E-mount, Canon EF-M, $550)
+ SEPT-10: [PRIM]: Zeiss 21mm f2.8 Milvus ($1843, C/N)
+ SEPT-10: [PRIM]: Zeiss 35mm f2 Milvus ($1117, C/N)
+ SEPT-10: [PRIM]: Zeiss 50mm f1.4 Milvus ($1200, C/N)
+ SEPT-10: [PRIM]: Zeiss 50mm f2 Milvus ($1283, C/N, Macro)
+ SEPT-10: [PRIM]: Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Milvus ($1800, C/N)
+ SEPT-10: [PRIM]: Zeiss 100mm f2 Milvus ($1843, C/N)
+ SEPT-02: [PRIM]: Tamron 35mm f1.8 Di VC USD ($600, C/N/A (Alpha not VC))
+ SEPT-02: [PRIM]: Tamron 45mm f1.8 Di VC USD ($600, C/N/A (Alpha not VC))
+ SEPT-01: [PRIM]: Panasonic 25mm f1.7 (M43rds, $250)
+ SEPT-01: [ZOOM]: Panasonic 14-140mm f3.5-5.6 POWER OIS (M43rds, $700)
+ SEPT-01: [ZOOM]: Panasonic 45-150mm f4-5.6 MEGA OIS (M43rds, $300)
+ SEPT-01: [ZOOM]: Panasonic 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II MEGA OIS (M43rds, $250)
+ AUG-27: [PRIM]: Canon EF 35mm f1.4L II (SLR, $1800)
+ AUG-27: [PRIM]: Canon EF-M 22mm f2 STM (mirrorless, $250)
+ AUG-27: [ZOOM]: Canon EF-M 11-22mm f4-5.6 IS STM (mirrorless, $400)
+ AUG-27: [ZOOM]: Canon EF-M 55-200mm f4.5-6.3 IS STM (mirrorless, $350)
+ AUG-09: [PRIM]: Rokinon Xeen 24mm T1.5 (C/N/E/m43/PL)
+ AUG-09: [PRIM]: Rokinon Xeen 50mm T1.5 (C/N/E/m43/PL)
+ AUG-09: [PRIM]: Rokinon Xeen 85mm T1.5 (C/N/E/m43/PL)
+ AUG-06: [ZOOM]: Tamron 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 Di VC II (C/N/A, $250)
+ AUG-04: [FIXD]: Nikon 24mm f1.8G (DSLR, $750)
+ AUG-04: [ZOOM]: Nikon 24-70mm f2.8E VR (DSLR, $2400)
+ AUG-04: [ZOOM]: Nikon 200-500mm f5.6E ED VR (DSLR, $1400)
+ JUL-02: [ZOOM]: Nikon 16-80mm f2.8-4 DX VR (DSLR, $1067)
+ JUL-02: [PRIM]: Nikon 500mm f4 VR (DSLR, $10300)
+ JUL-02: [PRIM]: Nikon 600mm f4 VR (DSLR, $13330)
+ JUN-23: [ZOOM]: Tokina 24-70mm f2.8 SLR lens (C/N, $1000)
+ JUN-19: [ZOOM]: Sigma 24-35mm f2 DG HSM Art SLR Lens (C/N/Sig)
+ MAY-18: [PRIM]: Fuji 90mm f2 R LM WR ($950)
+ MAY-12: [ZOOM]: Olympus 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO (M43, $1300)
+ MAY-12: [ZOOM]: Olympus 8mm f1.8 Fisheye PRO (M43, $1000)
+ MAY-11: [FIXD]: Canon 50mm f1.8 STM (EF, $125)
+ APR-23: [ZOOM]: Sony 24-70mm f2.8 ZA SSM II VS T* ($2100, Sony A-mount)
+ APR-23: [ZOOM]: Sony 16-35mm f2.8 ZA SSM II VS T* ($2250, Sony A-mount)
+ APR-23: [PRIM]: Zeiss Batis 25mm f2 (built-in OLED info-screen, E-mount, $1300)
+ APR-23: [PRIM]: Zeiss Batis 85mm f1.8 (built-in OLED info-screen, E-mount, $1200)
+ APR-16: [PRIM]: Fuji 16mm f1.4 R WR ($1000)
+ MAR-03: [PRIM]: Sony FE 35mm f1.4 ZA Distagon T* (A-mount, $1600)
+ MAR-03: [PRIM]: Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS (E-mount, $1100)
+ MAR-03: [PRIM]: Sony FE 28mm f2 (E-mount, $450)
+ MAR-03: [ZOOM]: Sony FE 24-240mm f3.5-6.3 OSS (E-mount, $1000)
+ FEB-24: [PRIM]: Panasonic 42.5mm f1.7 OIS (M43, $400)
+ FEB-24: [PRIM]: Panasonic 30mm f2.8 OIS (M43, $400)
+ FEB-09: [PRIM]: Sigma 24mm f1.4 DG HSM Art (C/N/A/Sigma, $850)
+ FEB-09: [ZOOM]: Pentax 18-50mm f4-5.6 DA WR RE DC ($300, new kit lens)
+ FEB-05: [ZOOM]: Canon 11-24mm f4L (EF, $3000)
+ FEB-05: [ZOOM]: Olympus 14-150mm f4-5.6 II (M43, dust-splash, $600)
+ FEB-04: [ZOOM]: Pentax 70-200mm f2.8 HD D FA* ED DC AW ($2300)
+ FEB-04: [ZOOM]: Pentax 150-450mm f4.5-5.6 HD D FA DC AW ($2500)
+ FEB-03: [ZOOM]: Tokina 11-20mm f2.8 DX DSLR lens (Canon, Nikon, $600, preorder)
+ FEB-03: [ZOOM]: Tokina Cinema 50-135mm T3.0 (Canon, Nikon, $4500, preorder)
+ JAN-22: [ZOOM]: Tamron 15-30mm f2.8 Di VC USD (Canon, Nikon, Alpha SLR mounts, $1200)
+ JAN-14: [PRIM]: Rokinon 135mm f2 (nine mounts, $550; also Cine version for $600)
+ JAN-05: [ZOOM]: Fuji 16-55mm f2.8 WR LM R XF (Fuji X, $1300)
+ JAN-05: [PRIM]: Nikon 300mm f4 VR (Nikon F, $2000)
+ JAN-05: [ZOOM]: Nikon 55-200mm DX VR II (Nikon F, $350)

History of “Latest Update” blurbs
Just in case anyone is interested in the “history” of the “Latest Update” blurbs, I am archiving them here, so the top of the page is more readable 🙂

… Sony A68 coming to USA market in Spring 2016… new Leica M Typ 262 digital rangefinder (35mmFF)… new SLR Magic 50mm f1.1 Cine Lens for E-mount… new Pentax 35/3.5 645 lens… new Sony A68 SLT from Sony Europe… new Fuji 35/2 R X-system lens… new Leica SL camera and 28-90 ZOOM *GASP* lens… new Sigma 20/1.4 SLR lens… new Zeiss Otus 28mm f1.4 SLR lens… new Canon G5 X and G9 X 1-inch compacts with RAW… new Canon M10 mirrorless camera… new Zeiss Loxia 21mm f2.8 for E-mount… earlier “blurbs” from this paragraph moved to the bottom of the page to make this more readable… new Pentax 24-70mm f2.8 FA… two new Rokinon “mirrorless” primes… new Sony a7s II full frame E-camera… SIX new Zeiss Milvus SLR lenses for Canon and Nikon… new Ricoh Theta S… two new Tamron 35mm and 45mm f1.8 Di USD primes (stabilized for C/N)… four new Panasonic M43 lenses (one prime, three zooms)… new Canon 35mm f1.4L II SLR lens… Not a hallucination, a new Canon mirrorless camera (the M3) and three new EF-M lenses to go with it… new Olympus E-M10 Mark II m43 camera… new trio of $2500 Rokinon Xeen T1.5 lenses (24, 50, 85)… new Tamron 18-200 APS-C zoom in C/N/A… new trio of Nikon lenses (24/1.8, 24-70/2.8E, 200-500/5.6E)… new Fuji X-T1 IR edition… new Panasonic GX8 (m43rds) and FZ300 superzoomia… three new Nikon DSLR lenses… new Tokina 24-70mm f2.8 (C/N) SLR lens… new Sigma 24-35mm f2 SLR lens (C/N/Si)… new Canon G3X… new Ricoh GR II (yes, a follow-up is finally here!)… new Sony a7R II, RX100 IV and RX10 II… new Leica Q full frame big sensor prime… Panasonic CM1 camera-phone (Android, 1″ Live MOS, Leica lens, unlocked GSM, North America model)… new Panasonic G7… new Fuji X-T10 and 90/2 lens…