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Updated & Improved: Fujifilm X-E1 Studio Sample Photos & First Impressions
Our Fujifilm X-E1 studio sample photos page has been updated again with all new sample images processed with Lightroom 4.4, which has improved RAW processing for X-Trans sensor cameras.
Read More »Pentax K-01 Studio Sample Photos
The Pentax K-01 mirrorless camera got a very mixed response when it was announced, a little over a year ago. It was big (pretty much the same size as the Pentax K-30 DSLR) and the funky design, by celebrity designer Marc Newson, was polarizing – either you loved it or you hated it. However, the […]
Read More »Olympus E-PL5 Pen Camera – Featured User Review
Thanks to Heather S for her Olympus E-PL5 Pen camera user review. Her review was selected as a Featured User Review because it’s well-written with plenty of detail and she represents the perfect Olympus E-PL5 buyer – a point-and-shoot photographer looking to move up to an unintimidating but high-performance interchangeable lens camera. And the E-PL5 […]
Read More »Sony Alpha NEX-7 Studio Sample Photos
The Sony Alpha NEX-7 is Sony’s top-of-the-line compact system camera. It was our 2011 Camera of the Year because it was the first mirrorless camera to offer true pro-level performance. It was a very difficult camera to get ahold of, though. I finally got my hands on one and I’ve been using it for a […]
Read More »New Tamron 14-150mm f/3.5-5.8 VC Lens For Micro Four Thirds Cameras
Tamron announced a new zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras this week at the CP+ tradeshow in Japan. The Tamron 14-150mm F/3.5-5.8 Di III VC zoom lens will be their first for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The 14-150mm focal length is effectively converted to 28-300mm with the 2x Micro Four Thirds conversion factor and […]
Read More »New Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN Lens For Mirrorless Cameras
Sigma announced a new 60mm f/2.8 lens along with some redesigned lenses for the CP+ tradeshow in Japan (Jan. 31 – Feb. 3). The new Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN lens is designed for mirrorless cameras and will be available in Sony NEX and Micro Four Thirds mounts. On an NEX camera the effective focal length […]
Read More »Olympus 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II Micro Four Thirds Lens Updated
One of my favorite things about Olympus’s interchangeable lens cameras is the extra reach the smaller Four Thirds sensor gives me – especially with long zoom lenses. I loved the crazy 600mm reach I got with their original 70-300mm Four Thirds DSLR zoom lens and I was really psyched when they came out with a […]
Read More »Can The Metabones Speed Booster Really Increase Maximum Aperture?
The recently announced Speed Booster lens converter from Metabones has been getting a lot of attention. The Speed Booster allows you to use SLR lenses on mirrorless cameras, making them 0.71x wider (with APS-C sensor cameras) and improving MTF (Modulation Transfer Function). Metabones also claims the Speed Booster converter “increases maximum aperture by 1 stop.” […]
Read More »Sony Announces 18-200mm OSS E-Mount Power Zoom Lens
Sony has introduced a second power zoom lens to their E-mount NEX lens line. Actually, the 11x E PZ18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS power zoom lens was already introduced as the kit lens for Sony’s NEX-VG30 camcorder. But it’s now available on its own for Sony’s NEX still cameras as well as the NEX-mount camcorders. Why the […]
Read More »Sony Announces New 20mm f/2.8 NEX System Pancake Lens
Sony has announced a new, compact prime lens for their NEX mirrorless camera system. The new E-mount 20mm f/2.8 pancake lens has a focal length equivalent to 30mm on a 35mm / full-frame camera. That’s a conservative wide-angle focal length – very close to the traditional 35mm focal length preferred by photojournalists and street photographers. […]
Read More »2012 Camera of the Year – Olympus OM-D E-M5
For the last few years choosing a Camera of the Year was pretty easy for me. But I was very conflicted about the 2012 Camera of the Year. I knew which cameras were in the running but I had a tough time picking out the one camera that was most deserving. The people have spoken […]
Read More »Video: Welcome To The “Mirrorless Camera Party”
Here’s a fun photography-related video for your Friday entertainment. Do you own a mirrorless camera or are you thinking of investing in a mirrorless camera system? Are you wondering which mirrorless camera system is the best? Well, this video won’t really answer those questions. But it is a quick fun sketch of the current mirrorless […]
Read More »New Nikon 1 J3 Compact System Camera Adds Speed & Pixels
The Nikon 1 J3, introduced last week at the annual CES tradeshow in Las Vegas, is the third iteration of Nikon’s “J” entry-level mirrorless system camera. It has Nikon’s new EXPEED 3A processor and a new 14.1-megapixel sensor that was introduced in September with the Nikon 1 V2. Although the Nikon 1 mirrorless camera system […]
Read More »Sony Alpha NEX-6 Studio Sample Photos
I got to use the Sony Alpha NEX-6 for a few days in the fall, at a Sony press event. A full Sony NEX-6 review, based on that experience, has already been published. Unfortunately, I only had the camera for about three days and couldn’t get it in our studio for proper controlled test photos. […]
Read More »Nikon 1 S1 Compact System Camera – An Affordable Action Camera
Last week at the annual CES gadget-fest, Nikon added a new entry-level camera to their “1” mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera line. With a $499 price tag and simple menu-based controls, the Nikon 1 S1 is designed for photographers who want a compact camera with better performance than they’re getting from their Smart Phone or point-and-shoot […]
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