A double Lytro camera review.

It doesn’t happen very often to see a major paradigm shift in the photo camera industry. Mirrorless was one of them and now Lytro is leading a new revolution. In short, it is the first camera that takes picture without the need to focus on a single point. The full image is in focus and if you want to add some focusing effect you can do it after you took the picture.

To see how it works check out the latest two reviews at The Verge (Click here) and Dpreview (Click here). The product page is available here: www.lytro.com.

The current product is more a toy than a real usable camera and I don’t know if that new kind of photography will play a major role in future. But I will keep a close eye on lytro because I may be wrong and the future will not be DSLR or Mirrorless but Lytro :)

 

Mirrorless news roundup…(with Nokia crazy 40+ megapixel sensor)

Full Canon G1 X review at Digitalcamerareview (Click here).
Metabones EF to E-Mount adapter for Sony NEX Review (EosHD).
Interview with Canon at Megapixel.
Canon Powershot G1 X Sample Photos (ePhotozine).
NEX-7 and 50mm lens test (Bmupix)
Le Sony NEX-7, par Jean-Marie Sepulchre (Alpha Numerique).
German Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 review at Digitalkamera.
The crazy 41 megapixel camera fo the new Nokia smartphone (Image samples at Nokia website).

P.S.: Who said Megapixel race would end? I already knwo of a Sony sensor with 100 Megapixel sensor that will be shown at Photokina :)

Samsung NX200 tested at Dpreview

[shoplink 100005][/shoplink]Better late than never :) Right before the new NX210 and NX300 announcement Dpreview (Click here) posted their Samsung NX200 review. The camera earns the Silver Award with a great overall score of 77%. Not a bad result at all.

Check the current price of the NX200 at [shopcountry 100005].

Canon G1 X is in Stock (will it sell?)

Canon first attempt to counterattack the mirrorless system cameras is the G1 X. And it’s now in Stock for the first time at Adorama US (Click here). Our friends at Photorumors also found the first unpacking celebration pictures at Rust.se (Click here). And Trustedreviews (Click here) tested the G1 X: “The advantages of this larger sensor are immediately clear to overall image quality, with the G1 X offering class-leading performance in this respect. However, in other areas the G1 X lets itself down somewhat with sluggish operation and niggly performance issues. Image quality purists may well be willing to forgive these flaws, however anyone in the market for a snappy advanced compact with quickfire operation may well be slightly disappointed“.

I don’t think the Canon G1 X is the right camera to compete with mirrorless sytem camera.s But I guess that Canon is juts tasting the terrain before the real big deal!

ISO test: Fuji X PRO compared with the Canon 5D markII

Fuji promised us that the X PRO 1 has a better resolution and noise handling than Full Frame cameras. To check if that is true visit the Japanese website DSL-check (Click here / via Fujirumors) They posted the ISO comparison between the Fuji and the Canon 5D markII (Click on the image to see the full size image on their website). As you can see you have both a JPEG and RAW comparison. And which one is better?

If you look for more images samples than the famous Japanese website DC.watch (Click here) posted a set of image new Fuji X PRO 1 full size image samples. Scroll down to see them! Also the swedish magazine Alltombild (Click here) posted full size JPEG images. An ISO test has been posted by Itmedia (Click here).

UPDATE: Views on Fuji Xpro1 from Fotosidan (Sweden). Positive impressions from the tester:
Manual focusing – much better than X100
AF – quick if you have something to focus on
2nd camera for pro’s and others with HQ DSLR equipment
1st camera for steet photographers
Very sharp at ISO 200
jpg smearing at high ISO

The Fuji X PRO 1 camera can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here), Epxansys US (Click here) and Expansys Canada (Click here).
in Europe at Jessops UK (Click here), eBay Italy (Click here) and Expansys UK (Click here).
in Asia at Amazon Japan (Click here) and eBay Japan (Click here).

The Fuji X 18mm f/2.0 can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
in Asia at Amazon Japan (Click here).

The Fuji X 35mm f/1.4 can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
in Asia at Amazon Japan (Click here).

The Fuji X 60mm f/2.4 macro can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).

A (unlikely?) Sony NEX roadmap rumor from China

Real or not this is the very last rumor floating around the chines XITEK forum. While I am pretty sure the NEX-F3 rumor the rest could be a “fake” guess. Anyway, I hope the rumor is real because I like that rumored Full Frame NEX-9 :)

Sony NEX roadmap:
NEX the F3, C3, an upgraded version, 2012 (March)
NEX 5G, 18.3 million pixels, as the upgrade version of 5N 2012 (September)
Full Frame NEX in late 2013.

Fuji X PRO 1 coming two weeks earlier in US stores


Good news for our US folk! The X PRO 1 will arrive thirteen days earlier than expected at BHphoto (Click here). European and canadian friends have to wait 2-3 weeks more to get it. Only Amazon Japan (Click here) has it in Stock right now.

More Fuji bits: Some X PRO 1 “cameraporn” pictures at DC.watch (Click here) and Fuji X PRo 1 image samples at Kakaku (Click here).

The Fuji X PRO 1 camera can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here), Epxansys US (Click here) and Expansys Canada (Click here).
in Europe at Jessops UK (Click here), eBay Italy (Click here) and Expansys UK (Click here).
in Asia at Amazon Japan (Click here) and eBay Japan (Click here).

The Fuji X 18mm f/2.0 can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
in Asia at Amazon Japan (Click here).

The Fuji X 35mm f/1.4 can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
in Asia at Amazon Japan (Click here).

The Fuji X 60mm f/2.4 macro can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).