In Depth

10 Signs You Might Have a Mirrorless Camera Addiction

19/07/2013 By Heather

Mirrorless cameras are wonderful tools, but they can become an addiction if you let your digital mind run away with your heart. Below you can find a list of ten possible signs that you just might have a mirrorless camera addiction!

Mirrorless Cameras & the U.S.A. – Why the lack of chemistry?

20/06/2013 By Heather

I recently stumbled upon an interesting article by Brendan Nysteadt of USA Today which delivers a statement that will no doubt cause some camera manufacturers to wince: mirrorless camera sales are on the decline in America. Not only, but out of the 1.8 million camera sales in North America in 2012, only 2% were mirrorless.

Q&A: Will smartphones replace point and shoot cameras?

12/06/2013 By Mathieu

Recently, Olympus, and subsequently Panasonic announced that they would cut their compact camera production line by at least 50% to concentrate their efforts on mirrorless, DSLRs (for Olympus) and specific compact cameras such as the Tough series (Olympus again).

On the other end, rumors have been leaked about a new Nokia Lumia (called EOS) revealing a 41 megapixels sensor, a mechanical shutter and a carl zeiss lens. Furthermore, today Samsung officially announced the Galaxy S4 Zoom, a smartphone with a 10x optical zoom lens attached and a 16mp CMOS sensor. It is clear how the market is changing with regards to amateur photography and compact cameras.

Rediscovering the pleasure of black and white photography with the Fuji X100s

11/06/2013 By Mathieu

With the advent of digital photography, black and white has often, if not always, become a post-processing option rather than a style to adopt during the shoot itself … and the reason is not surprising.

Retro Style Mirrorless Cameras: What’s all the fuss?

05/06/2013 By Heather

Just a few weeks back, rumor sites leaked some news about the successor of the Panasonic Lumix GX1. Interestingly, its appearance should bears absolutely no resemblance to its predecessor. It would be a throwback to the old DMC-LC1 from 2004, which was in turn based on the classic 35mm design of film cameras. This move would add Panasonic to the long line of camera manufacturers that have produced retro style cameras for their mirrorless collection.