Olympus is trying to get rid of their PEN camera stock during the Christmas time. And they may succeed if they keep making offers like that one:
You can get the E-PM2 with two MFT lenses for $349 at BHphoto (Click here). You basically get the camera for free if you sum the single price of the two lenses!
Note: The E-Pm2 uses the same E-M5 sensor. You really get a lot for that price!
I’m currently in possession of three different format sensor camera systems and a selection of Nikon and Voigtlander lenses plus three Metabones ‘passive’ adapters and two Speed Boosters. As ever I’m looking to ‘rationalise’ what I have, to avoid duplication and to decide exactly what fits with how I work and the best quality / price / ease of use equation I can manage to get from the least amount of kit………………..I’ve decided the have a look at what lenses work best with each format – m4/3, APS-C (Fuji X) and 35mm / ‘Full Frame’ (Sony A7r)…..also looking to see which lenses give the most options and which are the most useful. At the same time I’ll be sharing some thoughts about how the native system lenses compare with the legacy / adapted lenses I have and what advantage each would have over the other. I’ll also be writing about how I see the lenses I have owned but have sold fit into this.
Part 1 – m4/3 – http://soundimageplus.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/the-benefits-or-otherwise-of-legacy-and.html
Parts 2 & 3 APS-S (Fuji X) and ‘Full-Frame’ Sony A7r to follow.
The graph on tops (Courtesy of Personal-View) shows the percentage of cameras (produced by Japanese companies) that have been shipped to different regions in October 2013.
As you can see Mirrorless Cameras are selling as well as DSLR cameras in Asia, followed at distance by European countries (where DSLR still has a small advantage).
The only region where mirrorless acceptance is very low is North America (mainly USA).
Please note: The graph only shows the percentage of distribution of the cameras. The total number of shipped DSLR is still greater than the total number of mirrorless cameras.
I’ve just posted a short review of my first impressions, plus lots of pictures, of the Sony A7r plus battery grip here – http://soundimageplus.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/battery-grip-for-sony-a7r.html
Kipon (Japanese company) and IBE (German company) announced a new “Speed Booster” similar adpater. It’s the 0.7x Baveyes and comes for Sony E and Fuji X mount. They will work with Nikon F, Canon EF and Leica R mount lenses.
Here are the full details:
Guys, forget about Leica and Voigtlanders f/0.95! We now have a new company that set the record and created the fastest native mirrorless system lens of the world. Today Kipon announced the new Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 lens which comes in native Fuji X, Micro Four Thirds, Canon M or Sony E-mount!
The lens will cost you $2000 and the company promised to work on more fast lenses. Here is the full rpess release which includes image samples too:
Magic mirrors that could show the future may exist only in fairy tales, but if they existed today, a question all DSLR users and serious photographers would like to ask is:
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, what is the future of the DSLR?”
