Leica T review roundup (TheCameraStore, ePhotozine and more)

The nice guys from TheCameraStoreTV tested the new Leica T camera and they really liked it! The only real downside of the camera is it’s price. But you really get a unique camera for the money. And that’s more or less what all other Leica T reviewers do say:

Photoreview writes: “What we can say is that Leica has taken a welcome move into the CSC category and produced equipment that looks smart, performs competently and is likely to please those who yearn to experience Leica’s renowned craftsmanship and style.“

ePhotozine writes: “If you are in the market for a unique camera, and have the budget to spend, then the Leica T Typ 701 is certainly capable of producing good results, however we’d be tempted to wait for additional lenses to be released before committing to the system, particularly when there is a much larger range of lenses available for alternative systems.“

 

Price and preorders: Silver Leica T at Bhphoto or Adorama. Black Leica T at Bhphoto or Adorama.

Next Megapixel Madness horizon: 100 megapixel sensor in the works at ST.

Our brain tells us that Megapixels don’t matter. And probably what cameras can deliver today are already way to much for the use we do. But you know, at the end our devil irrational side will always win and you will be happy to know that STMicroelectronics announced that they “will soon offer products with 100’s of millions of pixels.“

You just ave to take a picture with a wide angle lens and than crop the part of the image you like and still make a huge print of it. No more zooms and tele lenses needed :)

 

Source: ST.com via Image Sensor World.

Samsung announces the new NX3000!

It’s finally here, Samsung’s new NX3000. It has the Samsung designed 20 megapixel sensor, a 3 inch flip up screen and obviously WiFi and NFC connection.

You can preorder the camera now at BHphoto in Black (Click here), Brown (Click here) or White (Click here).

This is the official press text:

Seoul, Korea – May08, 2014 – The new NX3000 is the latest edition to Samsung’s award winning NX series of compact system cameras. With state-of-the-art technical specifications housed in a retro design, the premium NX3000 is the perfect option for photography enthusiasts who want a stylish device that delivers crisp, high quality images, capturing life moments in stunning detail with ease and pleasure.

The NX3000 comes with a powerful 20.3MP APS-C CMOS Sensor,1/4000 shutter speed and 5fps continuous shooting, to capture beautiful photos in crisp clarity, at any time and from any location. [2 nx3000 black 3 Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 Blends Retro Design, Excellent Performance and Easy Connectivity] [3 nx3000 brown 1 Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 Blends Retro Design, Excellent Performance and Easy Connectivity] [4 nx3000 white 5 Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 Blends Retro Design, Excellent Performance and Easy Connectivity] With a focus on selfies, the Samsung NX3000 features a convenient 3.0-inch Flip-up DisplaywithWink Shot. By simply opening the screen, framing a face in the display and winking, users can turn on the device and capture the perfect selfie in one hassle-free motion. As is standard for all of Samsung’s recently released SMART cameras, the NX3000 features industry-leading Tag & Gointegration that allows for the seamless sharing of images via state of the art Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity. Tag & Go allows for the use of advanced connectivity features including; Photo Beam,Remote Viewfinder Pro and Mobile Link.  [5 nx3000 black 4 Samsung SMART Camera NX3000 Blends Retro Design, Excellent Performance and Easy Connectivity] The NX3000 will be available in White, Black and Brown, and will be bundled with Samsung’s new compact 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Lens. This powerful yet compact and lightweight lens allows for easy and convenient zoom-shooting, delivering stunning detail in every shot. Additionally, with the 16-50mm Power Zoom lens, users can control the camera’s zoom function on their mobile device via Remote Viewfinder Pro, allowing for even more creativity.

Olympus will re-announce the E-M10 in form of the E-PL7 :)

The E-Pl7 will look like the E-PL5 (on right) and have the specs of the E-M10 (on left). Source: Camerasize.

Well, we are getting a new PEN camera soon and in term of specs it’s exactly the copy of the E-M10 (just without EVF). The new E-PL7 will have same sensor, same autoficusong system, same LCD screes. here are the full E-PL7 specs:

16 Megapixel sensor (same as the E-M10)
200-25,600 ISO
81 AF points
8 fps
1/4000 – 60 seconds
3 inch vari-angle LCD touch screen with 1,040k dots
Stereo mic
Flash sync speed: 1/250 seconds
Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n)
SD. SDHC, SDXC, Eye-Fi and UHS-I
Camera size is 119.1mm x 82.3mm x 45.9mm
Weight is 396g
Same E-Pl5/E-PL6 design.

Source: Photorumors.

Olympus E-PL7 to be announced soon. Likely the only new PEN to come now?

As you know Olympus usually updated the full PEN range in one single announcement (always in late Spring). But according to latest rumors this is not going to happen this year. There will be “only” the new E-PL7 with same E-M10 sensor, 81 AF points and Vari Angle LCD.

There is no other info yet but this sounds more like a small update than a completely new camera.

via Photorumors.

Sony A7s priced at $1800?

On May 7 Sony will announce the A7s pricing. According to one of our trusted sources the price could be surprisingly low: $1800! That’s about the same price of the Panasonic GH4.