I really hope the rumor I got is wrong. Because it tells me that the new Leica Mini may be an APS-C compact camera with zoom lens. And not a compact Full Frame as (I) hoped. Anyway, let’s see ina few days if the rumor turns out to be correct…
UPDATE: Leica updated the teaser and now shows a smal portion of the camera.
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The video on top shows the great Ricoh GR vs. Nikon Coolpix A Shootout made by the nice guys from TheCameraStoreTV.
With the newly announced Ricoh GR we now have many compact cameras having no Anti Aliasing filter on sensor. Three cameras, the Nikon Coolpix A, Sigma DP1 and Ricoh GR Merrill have been now tested by DSLRmagazine (google translation here). As you know having no AA filter causes the well known Moirè effect. So which camera suffers less form it? Easy guess you would say…it’s the foveon sensor from the Sigma of course! Too bad the Sigma sucks when it comes to ta
lk about handling and High ISO :(
DxOmark (Click here) tested the new Ricoh GR and as you see from the image on top it basically matches the image quality of the more expensive Nikon A. The Nikon A test can be read here.
Some more GR info: video comparing the Ricoh GR against the Nikon Coolpix A on youtube. Review at ePhotozine. The Ricoh GR will be on Stock soon on May 27 according to Bhphoto (Click here).
Leica is teasing the launch of a new “mini M” Leica camera. That beaty will be announced on June 11. As you see it’s placed right between the Leica M and the X2 Micro M. It almost sounds like this could be a sort of fixed lens Full Frame camera like the Sony RX1. You have a good guess what this could be?
Source: Leica Camera (found via LeicaCameraForum).
Panasonic is close to launch the first MFT camera with built-in titlable EVF in the corner. It will also have that cool Panasonic L1-LC1 design (they were FT mount cameras). And it doesn’t stop hear. They will also match one of the features that was a unique feature from Olympus…in body stabilization! Basically Panasonic put all most requested features in one single package. The camera will also feature a brand new 18 Megapixel sensor (highest resolution sensor of any MFT camera). The camera is going to be announced in mid-late August and I am sure it will sell like hotcakes!
As you know Fuji is going to launch two new X camera with X mount this summer. One should come in June and one in September. According to Fujirumors a camera will come without X-Trans sensor. It will be very cheap and sold with one or two new lenses.
Still not confirmed by trusted sources yet: That camera+kit lens could be priced at $550!
The brand new Ricoh GR is in Stock for the first time at . And new image samples can be seen at ePhotozine. Great cam!
