Mirrorless News

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.

Panasonic is on the verge of releasing a retro Micro Four Thirds camera

23/05/2013 By Heather

Let’s travel back in time by almost a decade to the 2004 release of the Panasonic DMC-LC1. Though it had a purely digital brain, its body paid homage to the classic 35mm design of film cameras. It featured a modest 5MP sensor, a shutter speed dial on the top of the camera, as well as zoom, focus and aperture control on its high-performance Leica lens.

Two years later, the Panasonic DMC-L1, a digital SLR, was announced. It, too, featured that deliciously attractive retro body we know and love. It was also the first non-Olympus Four Thirds camera ever to be released.

Now, according to Mirrorless Rumors, Panasonic is on the verge of releasing a new Micro Four Thirds camera based on the beautiful retro design of the Panasonic DMC-L1-LC1 series.

A New Nikon 1 Portrait Lens: the 32mm f/1.2

14/05/2013 By Heather

The fastest autofocus lens out of all digital mirrorless system lenses has just been announced by Nikon. It is a fixed focal length 32mm f/1.2 (or 86mm in 35mm format) designed for the Nikon 1 system. With an aperture of f/1.2, it is every Nikon 1 owner’s dream portrait lens.

The 32mm is the very first lens in the Nikon 1 system to employ Nikon’s trademark Nano Crystal Coat for reduction of ghost and flare. It comes with a Silent Wave Motor that utilizes the close-range correction system for focus drive to produce high-resolution and realistic textures, while reducing aberration.

‘Mirrorless Monday’ with Colin Franks & the Panasonic G3

13/05/2013 By Heather

A few weeks ago, Colin Franks shared an image of a grazing cow with us taken near his home for Mirrorless Monday. This time, he’s put us on a plane to Cuba where he took the following shot with his Panasonic G3:

Fuji XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS Hands-on … plus more interesting news about the X system

11/05/2013 By Mathieu

Update: We had a second opportunity to use the 55-200mm during the Fuji eXperience Tour here in Italy. Click here for part two!

My original plan for this lazy Saturday was to finish my article about the X-Pro 1 which I tested last week, but then I heard about the Fujifilm X Day at the camera store Grande Marvin here in Turin where Fujifilm was showcasing its entire X camera line and lenses. Of course, my priorities took a 360-degree turn!

At the event, I had the chance to talk with a representative of Fujifilm Italia who divulged some very interesting information about possible releases we may see in the future. And of course, I tried different products, including the brand new 55-200mm zoom for the X-Pro 1 and X-E1!