Mirrorless News

Photoshow 2013 – Hands-on with the new Canon EOS 100D/Rebel SL1: Is it a mirrorless killer?

24/03/2013 By Mathieu

Yesterday, we spent the entire day at the Photoshow in Milan, which is the most important here in Italy. It was a great occasion to test mirrorless cameras we have yet to review, as well as to see many new products that will hit the market in the days to come. But our first article from this event isn’t about mirrorless cameras at all, but a possible mirrorless competitor …

Nikon presents the new Nikkor 32mm f/1.2 lens for the Nikon 1 series

13/03/2013 By Heather

Do you own a mirrorless camera in the Nikon 1 series? Then you’ll be over the moon to hear that Nikon is prepared to released a new lens for the system … and it’s a goodie.

It will be a 32mm f/1.2 portrait lens, which is the equivalent of an 86.4mm focal length on a full-frame camera. Both large and fast, it will make a great addition to any Nikon enthusiast’s collection. Not to mention it looks quite fine paired with the V2.

The OM-D Successor 2013? What we’d like to see…

10/03/2013 By Heather

There is no doubt that Olympus has struck gold with the creation of the OM-D E-M5, a mirrorless camera with a compact body and a level of image quality that would rival even the newest low-to-mid end DSLRs from Nikon and Canon. This incredible image quality remains intact even at high ISO levels and slow shutter speeds thanks to its internal image stabilisation. (Read our full review to find out more.) If that weren’t enough, this camera is also a looker, with its attractive retro-styling. In short, the OM-D E-M5 is pure perfection, and even comes at a reasonable price for the amount you receive in such a small package.

So, on a camera as perfect as the OM-D E-M5, where could Olympus possible make improvements? Having owned the camera for over a month now, here are a few suggestions we’d like to put forward to Olympus, if they’ll lend us an ear!

Samsung NX1100 Manual Posted on Samsung Website

08/03/2013 By Heather

It seems that Samsung is popping out new mirrorless cameras faster than reproducing rabbits. Less than a mere year after the release of the NX1000, Samsung has added yet another mirrorless camera to its NX line-up – the NX1100, which is said to be a minor upgrade from the NX1000.

The specs include: a 20.3 MP sensor, ISO 100-12800, a 3-inch LCD screen, 8fps continuous shooting, built-in WiFi, and RAW and JPG shooting.

Nikon Coolpix A: The new point-and-shoot with a large sensor

05/03/2013 By Heather

With the photography world’s attention fixated upon the long-awaited release of the Fujifilm x100s and x20, Nikon has been laying low, seemingly uninterested (or unprepared) to challenge its competitors with a new high-end point-and-shoot of its own.

What a surprise, then, when today, Nikon announced the pending release of the new Nikon Coolpix A, a compact point-and-shoot camera with a fixed 18.5mm lens with a maximum aperture of f/2.8 and a large 16-megapixel DX sensor. Interestingly, the DX sensor, used in entry-level and semi-professional Nikon DSLRs, is much bigger than the CX sensor found in the Nikon 1 mirrorless series. This begs the question: will we one day see a mirrorless DX camera from Nikon?