For once something else: Digital Medium format camera review from DigitalrevTV!

 Let’s be a bit nostalgic and talk about the still great medium format film cameras. While the market is facing quite a hard time with less and less film rolls produced by Kodak and Fuji the medium format cameras still can deliver unmatched image quality compared to digital cameras.

The video on top has been made by the crazy DigitalrevTV team. They reviewed the Hasselblad X-Pan and the Fuji 670 cameras. Really two gorgeous cameras!

Debunking a myth: Mirrorless cameras now have superb autofocus performance that can (almost) match those of much more expensive DSLR.

You know what they say: DSLR still is more “professional” when it comes to autofocus performance compared to those cheaper mirrorless camera. But how much of that is truth and how much is myth?

TheCameraStoreTV team compared the best mirrorless cameras against the best (and 4-5 times more expensive) Nikon D4s. You will be surprised to hear the conclusions. Watch the video!

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.

More Fuji vs Canon Lenses – 85mm F1.2 vs 56mm F1.2

I was curious to see how different the results would be between Canon’s 85mm F1.2 and the Fuji 56mm F1.2. Both are considered to be top in quality for both companies and are meant to be a top notch portrait lens. In the case of the 85mm, we get a true 85mm F1.2 on a full frame camera while with the 56 F1.2, we get an 84mm F1.8 equivalent on a 1.5x APS-C cropped sensor. I tested the 85mm using the Canon 5D Mark III and the 56mm F1.2 using the Fuji XT-1.

On paper, this should mean that the images from the full frame sensor should look more rich, have more detail and should have shallower depth of field. At least this is what one who knows camera gear would guess. The one thing that holds true is that the 85mm does indeed have the ability to have a more shallow depth of field. Other than that…

Follow the link to see my findings:

http://andrewvanbeek.com/fuji-vs-canon-lenses/

Fuji X-T1 tested by Dpreview.

Dpreview (Click here) posted the full Fuji X-T1 review. The camera earns the Gold Award with a very high score of 84%:

Overall, then, the X-T1 combines a hugely engaging control setup with a superb viewfinder, excellent image quality, one of the best AF systems in a mirrorless camera, and a pretty compelling selection of lenses to choose from.

Store links:

Fuji X-Ti body at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Wex UK (Click here), CameraWorld UK (Click here), Wex Germany (Click here).

Fuji X-T1 with 18-55mm lens at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Wex UK (Click here), CameraWorld UK (Click here), Wex Germany (Click here).

Video sample of the A7s at crazy 409,600 ISO!

Den Lenni from Fstopacademy posted the very frist A7s low light video test (scroll at the bottom of his site to find the video).

The image on very top shows you the quality at ISO 409,600. But before to cry about the grain and nosie you see you have to check the same scene at ISO 6,400:

As you see there is no light at all in the room! So it’s quite a miracle that you actually CAN SEE something at ISO 409,600!

And up to ISO 102,400 the noise isn’t really bad at all:

Learn mroe about the new A7s at Sony US, DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, SE, FI, PL.