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Falling in Love All Over Again with the Olympus OM-D E-M5

28/04/2013 By Heather

Tonight, I fell in love all over again. Not with my fiance and fellow MirrorLessons writer Mathieu (bless his heart), but with a camera – the Olympus OM-D E-M5.

This isn’t to say that I ever stopped loving the E-M5. It has the fastest continuous shooting mode I’ve ever seen, a cool retro body reminiscent of the old OM-D series, and drool-worthy image quality, despite its small Micro 4/3 sensor. And did I mention how incredibly silent and discreet it is?

But tonight was different. I had decided to accompany my fiancee on a photography assignment at the Massimo Cinema near the National Cinema Museum of Turin, where he was planning to use the E-M5 professionally for the first time.

Fuji x20 Review: X-Pro1 technology in a compact body

27/04/2013 By Heather

N.B.: This article is the complete review of the Fujifilm x20. To see our series of mini-reviews dealing with specific aspects of the camera, go here: Macro Test, Low-Light Test, Advanced Mode Test, B&W Gallery, and Photoshow Gallery.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you put X-Pro1 technology into a small point-and-shoot body? Well, the result would be the new Fujifilm x20. Contained within its compact shell is a smaller updated version of the X-Trans CMOS sensor found in the X-Pro1 and X-E1, making this camera one of the highest-performing compacts on the market in terms of image quality.

‘Mirrorless Monday’ with Colin Franks and Dean Capinegro

22/04/2013 By Heather

Mirrorless fans, listen up!

Since we love seeing and sharing beautiful photos taken with mirrorless cameras, we’ve decided to start up “Mirrorless Monday,” a day when you, the readers, share your photos and the stories behind them. All you have to do is pick a photo you’ve taken with a mirrorless camera, write up a short (or long!) blurb about it, and send it to us at: mirrorlessons@gmail.com. We’ll choose a handful of photos every week to share on our website. (Of course, if you have a website/blog/Flickr page you’d like us to link to, feel free to send us the link as well.)

The new Ricoh GR: The cheapest and smallest APS-C fixed lens camera on the market!

17/04/2013 By Heather

The new Ricoh GR is the company’s latest flagship. It is the smallest camera with an APS-C sensor and a fixed lens to date. It features a 18.3mm f/2.8 GR (28mm equivalent on 35mm sensor), making it an excellent companion for street photography. It also includes a new image processing engine called the GR Engine5, a 16 MP APS-C sensor (the same as that in the K-5II DSLR camera), quick focus speed, as well as an ISO sensitivity of up to 25600. Furthermore, it lacks an anti-aliasing filter, allowing it to produce sharper and higher quality images. In short, it sounds a heck of a lot like the recently released Nikon Coolpix A, and will certainly be a direct competitor.

National Geographic Earth Explorer Medium Pouch Review

16/04/2013 By Heather

The conversion we’ve been making from DSLR to mirrorless has necessitated a (very welcome) change in the accessories we own. No longer do we need to lug around massive camera bags filled with what could be baseball-sized rocks. No siree, to carry around a mirrorless camera and two lenses, we realised that all we require is a small pouch. In the end, we went for the highly-rated National Geographic Earth Explorer Pouch – the subject of this review!