A6000 sensor gets tested at DxOmark and confirms Sony can do sensors :)

DxOmark (Click here) posted the full Sony A6000 sensor test and confirms once again that Sony is doing terrific sensors! Despite “loosing” some space for the phase detection pixels the A6000 still achieves to be on top of the DxO score along the NEX-7 and the best APS-C Nikon (also using Sony sensor). Too bad the new A7s doesn’t feature the same ultra fast hybrid AF!

And the camera will ship tomorrow in USA too:

Sony A6000 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonyStore. In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, AT, NL, BE, CH, FI, SE, PT, WexUK. Silver A6000 at Amazon US, BHphoto, WexUK. Sony A6000 with lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonyStore, Sony Canada, WexUK. Silver A6000 with lens at Amazon US, BHphoto, WexUK. Sony 70-200mm FE at Amazon, BHphoto, SonyStore. In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, AT, NL, BE, CH, FI, SE, PT

SLRgear test: Zeiss Otus 55mm beats Sigma 50mm ART only by a hair! And new 85mm Otus confirmed

Let’s talk about the best lenses you can use on your mirrorless cameras. On the video on top (minute 18:25) Zeiss confirms they will release a new 85mm f/1.4 Otus as next. But there is also another good news. If you want a Otus quality for a fourth of the price watch these tests at SLRgear:

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 review (Click here)

Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus review (Click here)

The Zeiss beats the Sigma ART only by a very small margin! Cannot wait Sigma to make more fast ART lenses with proper design for mirrorless cameras!

Sony A7s NAB coverage. Has stainless steel mount!

Here are a couple of videos and news from the NABshow in Las Vegas. From a mirrorless point of view the most interesting news is the Sony A7s Full Frame 4K camera. Actually it’s the first Full Frame 4K camera with true pixel readout (no pixel binning and line skipping).

Sony explained the camera cannot record 4K internally because of the too much power it would use because of the large FF sensor. And there would be heating issues too.

Interesting: The new A7s has also a new stainless steal mount. Wondering if that has been introduced also to fix the light leak issue on the mount…

First impression review at Imaging Resource. Sony Alpha 7s – Hands on Review by Den Lennie on Fstopacademy. A7s sites in different languages at Sony US, DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, SE, FI, PL.

Macro Extension AF Tubes for Samsung NX Review

It’s quite a long time since I started to look for some macro extension tubes for my Samsung NX system. I couldn’t find anything but people should never give up their desires :) I finally found some few weeks ago so I bought it immediately. Here I come with my test and some sample pictures.

Link for the review: http://www.nxcamera.com/fotga-macro-af-extension-tubes-samsung-nx-review/

You can find some fresh sample photos in the gallery on the site with the review.

The big battle between the Leica and Fuji f/1.2 lenses. Who wins?

Image courtesy: Admiringlight.

Admiringlight is the first website that had the luck to own both new very fast f/1.2 Leica 42,5mm and Fuji 56mm portrait lenes. And he did a comparison to answer one simple question: What lens delivers the best performance?

Admiringlight writes:

Overall, the Panasonic Leica is a little bit better corrected.  It’s slightly sharper over most of the frame (though the Fuji is a little better into the corners in my experience), it’s got a little smoother bokeh and better contrast at wide apertures.  However, it’s definitely not a runaway.  These systems have two heavyweights in this range.  

Be sure to check out the full test at Admiringlight!

Nikon 1 V3 image samples and great 20fps test!

Nikon France posted a new set of images taken with the Nikon 1 V3. More images can be found at Nikon-Image.

And here is a great behind the scenes with Davis Bell and the new Nikon 1 V3:

Pretty amazing!

UPDATE: hands-on with the Nikon V3 at BestMirrorlessCameraReviews.

Preorders:

Nikon 1 V3 with 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here),

1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 PD-ZOOM lens at BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here),

1 NIKKOR VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 at BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here),

found via Nikonrumors.