Nikon Coolpix A review (and in Stock in US).

After Canon, Fuj and Pentax also Nikon has a high end APS-C fixed lens compact camera. And it’s finally in Stock at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). But how does it compare with its rivals? Photographyblog posted the full Coolpix A review and writes: “smaller and more pocketable than its rivals, but with slower auto-focusing and no built-in viewfinder. It’s definitely an interesting camera in its own right that would make a great second camera for Nikon DSLR owners, but ultimately a few crucial shortcomings and some fierce competition limit its appeal to a wider audience.“

Pb isn’t really enthusiastic about the camera but everything is relative. The Nikon is really a pocketable camera while the Fuji X100s is not. You have the choice :)

Fuji X100S & X20 Hands-On Field Test by TheCameraStoreTV

The nice guys from TheCameraStoreTV tested the new Fuji X100s and X20 cameras. Check out the video!

Meantime Photographyblog tested the new X100s and the camera got a full 5 star rating with an “Essential” Mark. They write: “Quite simply the new Fujifilm X100S is one of the best cameras that we’ve ever reviewed and joins its illustrious predecessor as a worthy winner of our coveted Essential! award.“

Check the Fuji X100s price and in Stock status at [shopcountry 100018]

Leica M-E gets DxOmarked. And a new Leica Monochrome review.

DxOmark published the full Leica M-E sensor test. And as you see from the screenshot on top it can’t match the best FF sensors from Nikon and Canon. That said I am very curious to see how good the newer Leica M and the Leica Monochrome sensors are.

Speaking about the Monochrome, there is a full review at ThePhoBlographer that writes: “It’s hard for me to come up with anything poor to say about a camera that consistently “wow’ed” me. I had a bigger grin on my face after shooting with this than I have in a long time, and that certainly has to stand for something.“

I have “no grin” thinking on the $8000 I have to spend for a Monochrome Leica :)

Pentax Q10 gets DxOmarked and is on par with the Panasonic GF5!

 

The likely most “exotic” of all mirrorless and interchangeable lens cameras just got DxOamrked (Click here). And the sensor performance is actually surprising! The Q10 matches the quality of the 12 Megapixel Micro Four Thirds cameras! That0s a huge surprise considering the big sensor size difference. Chapeau Pentax! The once again proved that they are capable of squeezing out all the quality they can from their (Sony) sensors.

P.S.: Good for MFT that their latest generation sensors marked a huge leap forward. Otherwise this would be very embarrassing for them :)