The most unusual mirrorless (fixed lens) camera on market is certainly the Lytro Illum. It is shipping now at Amazon and BHphoto. If you want to learn more about the camera read the full review at ePhotozine:

“The camera is quite large and bulky and does take some time to get to grips with, particularly in regards to the best way to take photos. Manual focus over-ride is beneficial for getting the best results from the camera. Plus, this makes you think about how you are taking photos and what elements you want to be in focus, or rather what elements you want to be re-focusable. This is a completely different way of thinking compared to traditional photography as traditionally, you would have one item in focus and control the depth of focus using the aperture. However, with the Lytro Illum, as there is the creative potential to have a much larger area in focus (without having to stop down to a much smaller aperture), it is best used in creating photos with a number of elements at different distances from the camera. Outputting still images from the Lytro Illum is not the intended goal of the camera, creating interactive images is and at this, the camera excels.“

P.S.: Also de popular German Magazine Der Spiegel tested the Kamera. The Lytro Illum will be released on December 12 in Japan (DC.watch). A report about the Japan presentation can be found at Itmedia.

First production tests from Samsung’s new super-camera (Imaging Resource).
First impression and quick review (SamsungCameraRumors).
Samsung NX1 real-world sample images (Dpreview).

One mroe thing: 300mm Samsung Lens Hands On at SamsungCameraRumors.

Jordan and Chris from TheCameraStoreTV just posted that Canon G7X vs. Sony RX100 MK III Shootout. The G7X is a great camera but also that one has some symptoms typical of the Canonitis disease. Just watch the video to learn what’s wrong with the cam :)

TheCameraStoreTV posted that great Olympus 40-150mm vs Panasonic 35-100mm lens shootout! Which one is the best? Just watch the video to see it!

And here are more test of the new 40-150mm PRO lens:
Sample Gallery at Cameras.Reviewed.
Review by Robin Wong.
Preview by BMCR.
Great image samples at Pen3.de.

Well, we are slowly getting a clear picture about what’s coming.

1) Sony will focus on their A-mount stuff and “only” announced lenses for their mirrorless system (Zeiss Loxia and “normal” FE Sony lenses).

2) Panasonic will announce the LX1000 (fixed lens) and GM2 4K capable cameras

3) Olympus will announced the E-Pl7 today and is coming with a Silver E-M1 and new 40-150mm Pro lenses in a few days.

4) Canon/Nikon: Nothing serious on the horizon

5) Fuji “could” but also “could not” showcase a prototype of the 2015 X-PRO 2

So what could become the big hit at Photokina? Well it will come from an unexpected company: Samsung!

I have been told by sources the camera has the potential to become the best APS-C camera on market. It has a terrific EVF, over 10fps, brand new close to 30MP sensor and fastest AF on market. It looks like a modern camera (no retro style says redcrow).

I really can’t wait to learn more about that camera….

The Sigma DP Quattro is one of the strangest but also for some aspects very intriguing camera. Just watch the video on top to see if the camera suits for you :)

And if you want to read more about the camera check out this list of the most recent reviews and tests:

Sigma dp2 Quattro review (Digitalversus).
Test in Spanish by Quesabesde.
Sigma DP2 Quattro Review (Photographyblog).
Full review at ePhotozine.
Sample images by Outbackphoto.

Lesnumeriques (google translation here) compared the new Sigma DP2 Quattro quality against the Sony A7r and Leica S2. As you can see from the High Resolution images on their page at ISO 100 the Sigma shows an amazing sharpness and detail. Just imaging if Sigma would make a FF or even MF Foveon sensor!

Some more DP2 Quattro tests:
Try the Sigma dp2 Quattro For a Week Long Test Shoot (ThePhoBlographer).
Sigma dp2 Quattro Full Size Sample Photos (ePhotozine).