Mathieu

The definitive hybrid camera? – Hands-On with the Sony A7r II

16/06/2015 By Mathieu

Update: check out our high ISO image gallery taken with the A7r mark II!

The recent announcement of the new full frame mirrorless flagship camera from Sony, the A7rII, has generated lots of excitement on the internet and for good reason. On paper the camera looks like a game changer, packing all the most advanced features a photographer could dream of: new high resolution full frame sensor, 5-axis stabilisation, the largest viewfinder on the market, advanced video recording (including internal 4K), a fast autofocus system and compatibility with a wide range of native and third party autofocus and manual focus lenses. What more could you ask for?

Q is for Quick – Hands-On with the Leica Q (Typ 116)

11/06/2015 By Mathieu

Sometimes it just happens. You grab a camera for the first time and it immediately feels right. You turn it on, you take the first shots, you dig randomly into the menu feeling a little bit lost, but it doesn’t matter. Everything just looks great. It took me a few minutes to realise that the new camera I was holding was actually a Leica camera. It seemed so quick and reactive. I wasn’t expecting that. From the outside, the design is pretty standard but the reactiveness, the autofocus speed, the excellent viewfinder and the touch screen almost make you think that you’ve just encountered something new and exciting while, in actual fact, it is technology we’ve already seen on many other mirrorless cameras up until now.

A convenient all-in-one solution – The Think Tank Perception 15 Backpack Review

10/06/2015 By Mathieu

Packing for a journey can often be a nightmare when, on one hand, you have your photography gear to think about, and on the other, your personal items. Even if it is just one night, you’ll want to bring the essentials like clothes and cosmetics, just as you’ll want to be sure to have everything you need for your photo shoot, including not only the camera but your laptop and various accessories as well. The moral of the story is that you can easily wind up carrying two separate bags.

Good vibes of Toronto – The Fujifilm 16mm f/1.4 Review

09/06/2015 By Mathieu

When I traveled to Canada three years ago, I shot 80% of my photos with the Nikon D700 and the Nikkor 24mm f/1.4, one of the best lenses I’ve ever owned. It is as such a funny coincidence that I had the chance to try the equivalent focal length from Fujifilm when I visited North America again this year.

Honey, I shrunk the X-T1! – The Fujifilm X-T10 review

05/06/2015 By Mathieu

If you haven’t heard of the Disney movie “Honey, I shrunk the kids,” you probably didn’t grow up in the nineties. I watched that movie so many times when I was little that I wore out a VHS copy. So, how does this movie relate to the brand new Fuji X-T10? Well, you must admit that this new camera really does resemble a shrunken version of the X-T1! (By the way, if you wonder what the tiny camera in the cover picture is, it is a USB key).