Last week, a whirlwind of interest circled around a new adapter announced by Metabones, the Speed Booster. Mount adapters are very common these days, especially for those who use DSLRs or mirrorless cameras for video shooting with various Nikkor, Zeiss or Canon lenses on different bodies. I, for example, use a Panasonic AF-101 (micro four […]
mirrorless camera
CES 2013: thoughts about the new Nikon 1 cameras
Despite its highly-criticized small sensor, the Nikon 1 camera series has proved itself a worthy contender in the mirrorless camera market. The success of the J version further reinforces that Nikon made a wise choice in choosing a small sensor, even though they managed to attract fewer professionals than other brands. As I see it, […]
Looking back to the past to see the future…
In the past few years, there has been a large increase in interest in old-fashioned photography. I’m not talking about interest in the history of photography or well-known photographers of the past, but the fascination people have with the physical appearance of retro-style cameras and film. Though real historical brands like Kodak have almost disappeared, […]
What to expect in the mirrorless world for 2013
2012 has been an exciting year for mirrorless cameras. Fuji and Canon joined the competition with the X-Pro, X-E1 and Eos M, Nikon updated its 1 line with the J2 and V2, Olympus introduced the most DSLR-like of all mirrorless cameras, the OMD-EM5 and Panasonic released the third version of its high-end micro four thirds […]
Samsung goes 3D with the new NX300
Samsung isn’t the first brand name that springs to mind when one thinks of digital cameras. However, that hasn’t stopped it from developing its newest mirrorless camera, the NX300, which will make its first appearance at CES 2013 in Los Angeles. With an impressive ISO range of 100-25600, DRIMe IV image engineering for snappy 8.6fps […]