New MTF adapters for Canon EOS-M announced (via CameraDiner)

MTF service announced the launch of new Canon FD, Nikon G, and PL mount adapters for the Canon EOS-M system (Minute 4:56 – 7:00 on the video on top). You can see a list of their current adpaters on Slidoo eBay. There are already adapters from Kipon (list on eBay).

Trustedreviews reviewed the EOS-M and writes: “Image quality is some of the best we’ve yet seen in a CSC and certainly a match for many DSLRs. What really sets the EOS M apart from its rivals though is the fantastically responsive touchscreen interface, which is by some distance the best in its class.“

Canon EOS-M links:
Full presentation page on Amazon (Click here).
EOS-M Black at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 22mm pancake at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M 15-55mm kit lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M adapter at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M Flash at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

The rich peopel post: Leica M7 for $223k and Hasselblad Nasa kit for $51k

How expensive can mirrorless cameras be? A reader just sent me the link to these two cameras:
1) On top you see the Hasselblad Nasa kit. There are less of twenty of these cameras on the world. And it’s for sale for $51 thousand .
2) And the Hasselblad is cheap compared to that $223 thousand Leica M7 Titanium kit available .
Think positive. Unlike the Hasselblad kit you will get three lenses along the M7 :)

By the way both are film cameras. Unlike digital these cameras will last your lifetime (if you can afford them).

Found via Slidoo eBay.

Sony RX1 ISO tests show impressive performance!

Today is Sony RX1 day! The first Full Frame compact camera ever made is finally shipping in Asia (for example at Amazon Japan). And it may not be casual that today two first professional ISO tests have been posted on Focus Numerique (translation here) and on Imaging Resource. And the first thing you will notice is that the RX1 beats the other usually not so goo HIGH ISO images from other Sony cameras like the A99. It is on par with the best FF of the class (like the Nikon D600).

Looks terrific!!!

USA and Canada:
RX1 links at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sonystore, Sonystore Canada.

Europe:
RX1 links at Sonystore DE–UK–FR–IT–ES–NL–SE–FI–CH, Wex UK, Wex Germany.

 

Olympus lens announced. New Fujiguys X-E1 videos…

Fujiguys (Click here) posted a new set of X-E1 and XF1 videos. And if you are still deciding if you should get the X-Pro 1 or the X-E1 just check out the latest comparison at Fujirumors. P.S.: Plenty of X-E1 are now in Stock (Just check Slidoo eBay for example).

By the way, Olympus announced the new 17mm lens and you can read all news and reviews over at 43rumors. The rumored 40-150mm f/2.8 lens will likely be announced in January.

Fuji X-E1 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto (and Olympus lens coming tomorrow).

Fuji:
And finally the X-E1 is in Stock in US stores too:
Black X-E1 body on Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Silver X-E1 body on Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
The kit version still isn’t in Stock in US. You can find some of them in Europe (via eBay).

Olympus:
Tomorrow (November 15th) Olympus will finally release the 17mm f/1.8 lens. It’s going to be priced at 499 Euro instead of the previous rumored 550 Euro price tag. But you will have to pay 60 Euro extra to get the original hood :(

Sony:
BBC cameraman Johnni Behiri tested the NEX-6 video quality. In short…he says it sucks :)

Links to new Camera Databases…

Lately I got many links to new projects of camera databases. So here is a list of link you may find useful to learn more about the existent cameras and lenses:

Digicamdb.com: Easily find sensor size, pixel pitch and other important sensor characteristics for 3284 digital cameras.
Mirrorlessdb.com: Full specs of all mirrorless cameras and lenses.
Lesnumeriques: A french camera studio image comparison.
Google docs file: Mirrorless Camera Native Lenses