Today is Sony RX1 day! The first Full Frame compact camera ever made is finally shipping in Asia (for example at Amazon Japan). And it may not be casual that today two first professional ISO tests have been posted on Focus Numerique (translation here) and on Imaging Resource. And the first thing you will notice is that the RX1 beats the other usually not so goo HIGH ISO images from other Sony cameras like the A99. It is on par with the best FF of the class (like the Nikon D600).

Looks terrific!!!

USA and Canada:
RX1 links at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sonystore, Sonystore Canada.

Europe:
RX1 links at Sonystore DE–UK–FR–IT–ES–NL–SE–FI–CH, Wex UK, Wex Germany.

Fujiguys (Click here) posted a new set of X-E1 and XF1 videos. And if you are still deciding if you should get the X-Pro 1 or the X-E1 just check out the latest comparison at Fujirumors. P.S.: Plenty of X-E1 are now in Stock (Just check Slidoo eBay for example).

By the way, Olympus announced the new 17mm lens and you can read all news and reviews over at 43rumors. The rumored 40-150mm f/2.8 lens will likely be announced in January.

Image courtesy: DSLRmagazine

We got many new reviews and here is a roundup of the most important ones:

Digitalcamerainfo posted their full GH3 review: “The Panasonic GH3 is the Micro Four Thirds system all grown up, and it’s hard to argue that it’s not the best mirrorless system camera to date. While we’ve seen impressive performance from other bodies like the Sony NEX-7, and incredible styling and control in the Olympus OM-D E-M5, the Panasonic GH3 brings all of that together with some exceptional video quality to boot.“

ePhotozine is the first website posting the full Sony 35mm f/1.8 E-Mount lens review. The lens gets marked as “Highly Recommended” for the following reasons: “Sharpness is very good from maximum aperture, and can even be considered as outstanding as the lens is stopped down.Other optical anomalies, such as CAs, falloff and distortion are also kept well in check, plus the light weight and compact dimensions of the lens should make this an ideal addition to any serious NEX camera owners kit bag. The addition of optical stabilisation can only enhance the appeal of this lens.“

Photographyblog (Click here) just published the full X-E1 review. It gets Highly Recommended by the reviewer: “The Fujifilm X-E1 feels even more like the natural interchangeable lens evolution of the incredibly popular X-100 camera than the X-Pro1 did, offering refined, intuitive handling, fantastic image quality, premium build quality and five high-quality lenses on launch.“

Body cap resolution test at DSLRmagazine (translation here). The Dutch website Pixelmania (translation here) posted the full E-Pl5 review. Also Frankfurter Allgemeine (translation here) tested the E-PL5.