Fuji just announced that they will launch a new interchangeable mirrorless system in Spring 2012. There are no info yet about specs and price. There is only a general statement saying that Fuji’s goal is to archieve the highest image quality possible. Sounds like they could go Fullframe or am I crazy? :)
The Ricoh GXR A12 “M” Mount Module Review by Ashwin Rao (Steve Huff).
The Pentax Q Digital Camera Review – A pocket full of pixels! (Steve Huff).
A mirrorless camera design by designboom.com.
Nikon 1 V1 : galerie d’images at Focus Numerique.
The Fuji X10 will start shipping on October 28 (Amazon UK).
P300 Vs Pentax Q Vs NEX-5 Head-to-Head (RiceHigh)
Looking at the images samples floating around the web almost nobody believed the Nikon J1 and V1 sensor could be as good as the bigger Micro Four Thirds sensors. And here comes the latest DxOmark test and tells you exactly the opposite story. According to their tests the sensor of the J1 is exactly as good as the latest 16 Megapixel sensor of the Panasonic G3 and better than the rest of the Micro Four Thirds cameras. Color depth and landscape is slightly better than the G3 and only at High-ISO Micro Four Thirds has a visible advantage. Anyway, Sony still has by far the best sensor of all Mirrorless cameras. The NEX-C3 has 17 more points than the J1 and I bet the new Sony NEX-5n is even better!
Click the links to see the comparisons:
Nikon J1 vs Sony NEX-C3 vs Panasonic G3
Nikon J1 vs Nikon V1 vs Olympus E-P3
Preorder links:
Nikon J1 at [shopcountry 100053].
Nikon V1 at
Nikon PR guys really messed it up by stating on facebook (Click here) that “A photographer is only as good as the equipment he uses“. I am sure this is not what Nikon really thinks, but that PR gy really should take some leasosn form real Photographers to learn that it is the perosn behind the camera the key for good photography!
P.S.: Nikon V1 body images at DC.watch.
There is a new 20 page long Nikon J1 review at Digitalcamerainfo (Click here): “If the camera were released three years ago, that might be enough to hail the J1 as the conquering hero many Nikon fans have been waiting for. Instead, it wades into an already crowded pool with a feature set and image performance that is bested in most areas by other cameras already on the market.“
Amateur Photographer (Click here) interviewed Mr. Yoshizo Mori (general manager of Nikon’s development department): “The Nikon 1 system was designed with functionality, size, speed and its feature set as a first priority rather than the traditional concerns of the size of the sensor and the number of pixels on it.“
Nikon 1 V1 preview at Cameralabs (Click here): “Nikon’s decision to employ a sensor that’s smaller than the APS-C and Micro Four Third sensors used in existing Interchangeable Lens Cameras, ILCs, has disappointed enthusiasts who equate sensor size to quality. And in a respect they are right, as bigger sensors traditionally enjoy greater light gathering power, lower noise and broader tonal dynamic range. Bigger sensors also typically place lower demands on the resolving power of the lens, and for the same coverage as a camera with a smaller sensor, allow a shallower depth-of-field too.“
Nikon J1 and V1 first impression at Hybridcams (Click here).
Fuji X100 review at DigitalPhotographySchool (Click here): “This is quite a camera! If only Cartier-Bresson were alive I’m sure he would embrace its street shooting prowess. It will not appeal to the casual shooter: I was (forgive me!) continually searching for the zoom control!“
Ricoh M-mount module test at Dc.watch (Click here) and Outbackphoto (Click here). The Ricoh GXR and A12 Leica M Mount Module in Action (ThePhoBlographer). Full review again at ThePhoBlographer.
Pentax Q test at DSLRmagazine (Click here).
Leica Factory Visit – August 2011 at Luminous Landscape.
Samsung NX200 Hands-on Preview at Imaging Resource and Quesabesde.
Cnet Asia (Click here) wrote a first take test about the new Nikon 1 V1: “The company tells us it aims to target entry-level users with the introduction of the J1 and V1. But we wonder if compact upgraders will choose Nikon over other brands such as Panasonic’s feature-rich Lumix series and Sony’s NEX series with their larger APS-C sensors. In an already crowded ILC segment, Nikon will need a clear marketing strategy in order to reach out to shutterbugs. “
First Nikon V1 image quality test at DSLRmagazine (Click here).
Nikon V1 first impression review at ePhotozine (Click here): “It’s nice to see 4 lenses available at launch with another 7 already in advanced stages of development. This gives the Nikon 1 system more lenses than some other manufacturers have planned for their mirrorless system!“
Image Quality comparison at EosHD (Click here).
