Mirrorless News

Sony RX1R, RX100 MII, and Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 announced!

27/06/2013 By Heather

So much attention has been directed towards Fujifilm these days with the announcement of the X-M1 that it is a breath of fresh air to see that Sony and Panasonic are also brewing up some concoctions of their own.

Enter the Fuji X-M1: Welcoming amateurs into the X-series fold

25/06/2013 By Heather

Whereas camera companies such as Olympus, Panasonic and Sony have gradually worked up from entry-level mirrorless cameras to high-end models, Fujifilm has taken a completely different approach to the production of their famous X-series. They started out with the high-end X-Pro1, which was soon followed by its baby brother, the X-E1, a camera practically identical to the X-Pro1 but lacking an OVF. Not long after, we saw two compacts, the X100s, tailored for professionals looking for a light second body for the streets, and the X20, a high-end compact with a non-interchangeable zoom lens.

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.

Mirrorless News: What to expect between June and September…

19/06/2013 By Heather

If sources are correct (and they usually are!), we’ve got four very exciting months coming up in the mirrorless world on almost all fronts.

The new Leica X Vario Mini M announced, an APS-C compact camera for… what!?

12/06/2013 By Mathieu

There has been a lot of talk recently about the new Leica “Mini M” that the German brand has been dangling in front of our noses for the past couple of weeks. When the first spec rumors came out, no one believed them or more accurately, no one wanted to believe them. Sometimes rumors are false, sometimes they are true, and in this case they reveal themselves to be 100% true. So what’s the story behind this new Leica camera?