Yesterday we posted Usain Bolt Samsung NX300 video. Today another star is on the headline. Sylvester Stallone’s Leica M9 that has been used in the movie Expendables II is right now on auction on . Let’s guess what the final price will be. How much extra $$$ is Stallone’s name worth?

via LeicaRumors.

[Samsung SMART CAMERA NX300] Usain Bolt Teaser

Leica invests 22 Mio. Euro for a new factory in Portugal (Photoscala).
Leica X2 review at Photographyblog.
Samsung 45mm f/1.8 NX i-Function Lens Review at ePhotozine.
Adapting third party lenses on the Fuji X by Rico on Fujirumors.
The Nikon 1 is the best mirrorless system. Period! (says Soundimagesplus).
Best Micro Four Thirds lenses for Panasonic and Olympus mirrorless cameras (CameraLabs).

I long asked Sigma to make a DP series with interchangeable lens mount. And someone in China listened to me :)

Over at Taobab (translation here) they are selling modified Sigma DP cameras with an M-mount!!! You have to send in your Sigma DP camera and for1880.00 Yuan ($300 or 230 Euro) they will add you the M-mount. And they plan to add more mounts in future! Sounds great! Will let you know if some of these cameras hit on eBay. Meantime…meditate Sigma..meditate… and give us a serious mirrorless and interchangeable system with an excellent new generation of foveon sensors!

More info at X-3club (google translation). Click on the images below to see a larger version:

Image Source: Dpreview.

And here it is the smallest DSLR ever made! It is the new Canon EOS 100D/Rebel SL1. Price specs and preorders are up at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. So is that the right weapon for Canon to battle against the mirrorless system cameras?

Dpreview posted that size comparison between the previous Rebel T4i vs the new SL1 and the Canon own EOS-M mirrorless camera. The size reduction on the width has been noticeable but the camera is still almost as thick as the T41 making it rather bully compared to the EOS-M. And I doubt you can get any smaller than this as the limit is represented by the flange distance between mount and sensor. I don’t know what to think about a camera like the SL1. It is almost too small for a DSLR (can’t hold it well while looking into the viewfinder) and too big to fit in your pocket. What’s your opinion?

A new Minox camera has been listed by the US store BHphoto (Click here). It’s a 14 Megapixel fixed lens camera. That’s a 9 Megapixel increase over the previous model. It is certainly not going to compete against the high end compacts a la Fuji X100s. But this camera has one simple goal. To be as tiny as possible :)

News via Photorumors.

Pentax MX-1 Review – Worlds Best Value Compact? (+ RX100 Vs MX1 )

NX200 sensor test at DxOmark.
NX300 test at Colorfoto Germany.
Pentax MX-1 gets tested at DxOmark.
Pentax MX-1 Review at ePhotozine.
Fujinon XF 14mm f/2.8 R Review at Photozone.
NX20 test at DxOmark.
Sigma DP3 image smaples at Photographyblog.
Fuji X100s image samples at Photographyblog.

After a series of leaks the Samsung NX1100 has been finally announced!

Official press release can be read at Photographyblog. Product Highlights are:
20.3MP APS-C CMOS Image Sensor
3.0” 921k-Dot TFT-LCD Monitor
Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 30fps
Built-In Wireless Connectivity
8fps RAW and JPEG Continuous Shooting
ISO 100-12800
Smart Auto, Scene, and Magic Modes
Samsung 20-50mm f/3.5-5.6 ED II Lens
External Flash Included
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom included

Preorders are already available since yesterday at BHphoto:

Black NX1100 preorder (Click here) and White NX1100 preorder (Click here).