GH3 and RX1 image samples!

EXCLUSIVE! Sony’s New Compact Digital Full Frame Camera the RX1! from SonyElectronics on Vimeo.

Today you can arm yourself with your favorite Image Editing Program and lot of patience to check the pixel quality of the new Panasonic GH3 and the unique Sony RX1 fixed lens Full Frame camera. Here are lots of new image samples to check out:
RX1 samples at Imaging Resource, Dpreview and Steve Huff.
GH3 samples at FourThirdsUser, Pocket Lint, Photographyblog and ePhotozine.

These are two completely different cameras but both are very high quality tools within their category. The GH3 is very likely the next hybrid camera and the RX1 is the only one of his kind. Hope there will be an E-mount version of it soon!

mirrorless news roundup…(GX2 coming in November, SLRmagic lens test and Samsung reviews)


Panasonic patent describing a possible GX camera design.

Photokina is over but the next rumor time is on the horizon. There is a good chance that Panasonic will announce a new GX2 in November. With same Gh3 sensor but same compact style as the current GX1. And of course as reported previously there will be also a new Nikon V2 before Christmas. There is no hint yet about possible Olympus-Sony-Fuji-Canon-Ricoh or Pentax announcements coming any time soon.

And here is a roundup of mirrorless related news and reviews:
Samsung SMART CAMERA NX20 + 85MM F1.4 review at SamsungImaging. Another NX20 review at Letsgodigital. Samsung 30mm f/2 NX Pancake Lens Review at ePhotozine. A Photokina “mirrorless” roundup by 3D-Kraft. Canon EOS-M samples at DC.watch. EOS-M image samples at Itmedia. Samsung 85mm f/1.4 ED SSA NX Lens Review at ePhotozine. A Photokina SLRmagic lens report by ThePhoBlographer.

Full Canon EOS-M review at Engadget!

It’s Canon EOS-M news day! As you know the camera is now shipping in Asia on [shoplink 100180 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon Japan (Click here).

And Engadget just posted the first full Canon EOS-M review: “We like the Canon EOS M — far more than we might have expected, given its mediocre performance during our hands-on — but the company’s first mirrorless ILC falls short on several fronts. Professional photographers can affix their pricey L lenses, which is nice, but the dismal focusing performance means SLRs will probably be far more appealing to these users. With the M, Canon is providing a digital camera bridge of sorts in the hopes of capturing the hearts (and wallets) of amateurs looking to step up from point-and-shoots. Indeed, this is far more versatile than what these beginners are used to, yet it’s still built on a simple interface that isn’t intimidating. Granted, this isn’t what the pros had been hoping for, but Canon’s DSLR series clearly isn’t ready to free these users from their hefty housings, leaving the company’s ever-strong professional lineup to live another day.“

Canon EOS-M preorder links:
Full presentation page on Amazon (Click here).
EOS-M Black at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
EOS-M White at 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).

Fuji X-E1 ships in Asia (and gets RAW support from Adobe)


Image via AV camera Thailand (via FujiRumors)

Today Adobe released the new Camera RAW 7.2 which adds support for the new Fuji X and Sony NEX cameras. Just click on the links below to download the update:
Adobe released Lightroom 4.2: Mac update (Click here) and Windows update (Click here)
Camera Raw 7.2 and DNG converter 7.2: Mac update (Click here) and Windows update (Click here)

One of the new most exciting mirrorless cameras is certainly the Fuji X-E1. The good news is that the camera is now shipping in Asia on [shoplink 100016 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Digitalrev (Click here). It will take a long time before EU and US reader can get it too in late October or early November (See shipping date at BHphoto).

Preorders:
Black Fuji X-E1 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Silver Fuji X-E1 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Black Fuji X-E1 with 18-55mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Silver Fuji X-E1 with 18-55mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Fuji 14mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Fuji 18-55mm f/2.8-4.0 OIS lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

Some more Fuji related news (via Fujirumors):
Popco posted a set of X-E1 images. Some of them are so well made that it really makes you want to get the camera today :)
Quick fujifilm XF18-55mm F2.8-4.0 R LM OIS lens hands-on at Cnet Asia: “we found it comparable with most 18-55mm kits lenses in terms of speed. However, images were very sharp, and the F4 aperture at the long end does give a more pleasing background blur than most kit lenses.”
Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18 mm f/2 R test at Lenstip: “You can honestly say the Fujinon XF 18 mm f/2R is a well done lens, fully recommendable to those users who understand what they are buying and what the limits of such a purchase are.”

Nikon Patent For A Ring Flash To Mount On The Camera Body (perfect for mirrorless systems)

Left: not mounted, right: mounted

Japanese site Egami (translated) spotted a patent filed by Nikon for a ring flash that can be mounted directly on the camera body. The patent pictures suggest a compact camera. Looks like the ring flash gets mounted through a sort of bayonet mechanism

  • Patent Publication No. 2012-185190

    • 2012.9.7 Release Date

    • 2011.3.3 filing date

  • Ring flash

  • With a light input portion

    • Using the built-in flash of the camera, etc.

    • Through an optical fiber, the light that has been input is output to the light output unit (ring-shaped diffusion member)

  • And easy installation

    • I was provided with a hinge in part optical input

    • I have provided a light input portion of the elastic member

    • Mounting of the optical output to the camera bayonet

[via EG]