Sigma DP1 Merrill edition gets tested (impressive image quality!)

ePhotozine (Click here) is among the first websites to have posted a full Sigma DP1 Merrill review. It’s a compact fixed lens camera and many would love to have an interchangeable mount version of it. Also because of his very unique image quality. ePhotozine writes: “The Foveon sensor is capable of resolving excellent – to stunning – levels of detail far beyond what you would usually expect from 15 megapixel images.” And Outbackphoto updated the Sigma RAW processing tutorial.

There are two Merrill compact cameras:
DP1 with 28mm lens at Amazon, BHphoto and of course on .
DP2 with 45mm lens at BHphoto and on .

Canon EOS M reviews from Asia. ISO comparison and lens test included.

The Canon EOS-M is now shipping in Asia at Amazon Japan and of course on [shoplink 100180 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. And Asian websites also posted first reviews with image samples. Check out DC.watch (translation here) and Ascii (translation here). Both websites posted ISO tests and Ascii also tested the zoom and 2mm pancake lens quality. The 18-5mm kit lens isn0t particularly sharp and shows a high distortion on the wide angle side. The 22mm pancake is certainly much sharper although the edges are not as good when you take pics at full aperture. But check it out for yourself, that’s the best way to get an idea of the quality!

Canon EOS-M preorder links:
Full presentation page on Amazon (Click here).
EOS-M Black at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M White at BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 22mm pancake at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 15-55mm kit lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M adapter at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M Flash at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

GH3 and RX1 image samples!

EXCLUSIVE! Sony’s New Compact Digital Full Frame Camera the RX1! from SonyElectronics on Vimeo.

Today you can arm yourself with your favorite Image Editing Program and lot of patience to check the pixel quality of the new Panasonic GH3 and the unique Sony RX1 fixed lens Full Frame camera. Here are lots of new image samples to check out:
RX1 samples at Imaging Resource, Dpreview and Steve Huff.
GH3 samples at FourThirdsUser, Pocket Lint, Photographyblog and ePhotozine.

These are two completely different cameras but both are very high quality tools within their category. The GH3 is very likely the next hybrid camera and the RX1 is the only one of his kind. Hope there will be an E-mount version of it soon!

mirrorless news roundup…(GX2 coming in November, SLRmagic lens test and Samsung reviews)


Panasonic patent describing a possible GX camera design.

Photokina is over but the next rumor time is on the horizon. There is a good chance that Panasonic will announce a new GX2 in November. With same Gh3 sensor but same compact style as the current GX1. And of course as reported previously there will be also a new Nikon V2 before Christmas. There is no hint yet about possible Olympus-Sony-Fuji-Canon-Ricoh or Pentax announcements coming any time soon.

And here is a roundup of mirrorless related news and reviews:
Samsung SMART CAMERA NX20 + 85MM F1.4 review at SamsungImaging. Another NX20 review at Letsgodigital. Samsung 30mm f/2 NX Pancake Lens Review at ePhotozine. A Photokina “mirrorless” roundup by 3D-Kraft. Canon EOS-M samples at DC.watch. EOS-M image samples at Itmedia. Samsung 85mm f/1.4 ED SSA NX Lens Review at ePhotozine. A Photokina SLRmagic lens report by ThePhoBlographer.

Full Canon EOS-M review at Engadget!

It’s Canon EOS-M news day! As you know the camera is now shipping in Asia on [shoplink 100180 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon Japan (Click here).

And Engadget just posted the first full Canon EOS-M review: “We like the Canon EOS M — far more than we might have expected, given its mediocre performance during our hands-on — but the company’s first mirrorless ILC falls short on several fronts. Professional photographers can affix their pricey L lenses, which is nice, but the dismal focusing performance means SLRs will probably be far more appealing to these users. With the M, Canon is providing a digital camera bridge of sorts in the hopes of capturing the hearts (and wallets) of amateurs looking to step up from point-and-shoots. Indeed, this is far more versatile than what these beginners are used to, yet it’s still built on a simple interface that isn’t intimidating. Granted, this isn’t what the pros had been hoping for, but Canon’s DSLR series clearly isn’t ready to free these users from their hefty housings, leaving the company’s ever-strong professional lineup to live another day.“

Canon EOS-M preorder links:
Full presentation page on Amazon (Click here).
EOS-M Black at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M White at BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 22mm pancake at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 15-55mm kit lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M adapter at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M Flash at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).