New triple Fuji X PRO 1 reviews!

It’s hard to keep up with all those X PRO 1 reviews. There are already three new full tests! Overall all reviewers are extremely happy with the delivered image quality and all do agree that the major “weakness” is the autofocus and the high price for the body:

1) Trustedreviews (Click here): “While it doesn’t come cheap, the X-Pro1 is a serious bit of kit that is sure to reward those who invest in one.” The camera earns 10/10 points!

2) Techradar (Click here): “The images from the Fuji X-Pro1 are superb. They may not have quite the detail that some full-frame cameras are capable of capturing, but they can beat these bigger beasts for dynamic range and noise control.

3) Photographyblog (Click here): “It’s great to see another manufacturer join the compact system camera revolution and bring something truly innovative to the party, so if the Fujifilm X-Pro1 suits your way of shooting and your budget, we have no hesitation at all in highly recommending it.

The Fuji X PRO 1 camera can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here), Epxansys US (Click here) and Expansys Canada (Click here).
in Europe at Jessops UK (Click here), eBay Italy (Click here) and Expansys UK (Click here).
in Asia at Amazon Japan (Click here) and eBay Japan (Click here).

 

And here is the new Samsung NX20

The dutch magazine Focusmedia (Click here – via PR) posted a set of image sampels and specs.

•   20.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor
•   8 fps continuous drive, shutter 1/6000e
•   i-Function 2.0, Wi-Fi
•   1080p Full HD video capability
• 3.0-inch VGA AMOLED screen tilt
•   Built-in flash and electronic viewfinder
•   ISO 100-12800

Fuji X PRO 1 preorders back on Amazon. Comparison with M9 by Digitalrev.

Fujifilm X-Pro1 vs Leica M9 (M8) – On The Streets

A good news for our USA readers. The X PRO 1 preorders were so many that for over one month Amazon didn’t accept any preorders anymore. Today they are finally back and you can preorder them right now on Amazon (Click here). Amazon also put together a dedicated page listing all X lenses and accessories (Click here).

And here are more X PRO 1 tests: Fuji X-Pro 1 first look at EosHD (Click here). The German SystemKameraForum (Click here) finished their X PRO 1 review. Focus Numerique (Click here) posted their set of image samples.

The Fuji X PRO 1 camera can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here), Epxansys US (Click here) and Expansys Canada (Click here).
in Europe at Jessops UK (Click here), eBay Italy (Click here) and Expansys UK (Click here).
in Asia at Amazon Japan (Click here) and eBay Japan (Click here).

New whole range of Leica products to be announced on May the 10th?


Image of the invitation from Steve Huff

Steve Huff just got a special invitation from Leica for a new event on May 10th. Leica says a “whole range of new product” will be launched. Steve says that the date itself suggests that the M10 could be launched. Leica is also working on a new mirrorless system with electronic viewfinder and maybe they are going to announce that too. That is going to be intriguing. Let’s hope leaks will arrive soon!

SLRmagic 50mm f/0.95 for M-mount tested on M9/X PRO 1/ NEX and GH2

The Shires from Andrew Reid on Vimeo.

If you need a super quality überfast lens the only way to go until now was the super expensive [shoplink ‘Noctilux 0.95’ ebay]Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 (here on eBay)[/shoplink]. But finally SLR Magic made a cheaper version of the lens without to take compromise in terms of image quality. And the lens is currently being tested on many mirrorless cameras and you can check them out to see if the lens really delivers what it promises:

SLR MAGIC 50mm 0.95 on M9 & Fuji XPro1 at f8photography (Click here).
SLR Magic on the GH2 at EosHD (Click here).
SLR Magic on the GH2 and on the NEX-7 at 3DKraft (Click here).

Looks pretty good!

Fuji X PRO 1, Canon G1X and Pentax K-01 reviews.

We already had so many interesting new mirrorless cameras this year that it’s hard to keep up with all the news and reviews! Here are three links to reviews for three different mirrorlress cameras:

Ephotozine posted two interesting reviews one after another. First they published the Canon G1X full review (Click here) and than the Fuji X PRO 1 Full review (Click here). The Canon gets Recommended: “If image quality is of a high importance to you then the Canon Powershot G1 X is recommended, it would be nice if the 5fps shooting mode was available in all modes, rather than in just one of the scene modes.“. And the Fuji gets Highly Recommended: “The image quality is stunning, with excellent, and I really mean excellent pixel level detail, with excellent colour reproduction, great dynamic range, excellent high ISO noise results and excellent JPEG output straight from the camera.
Pentaxforums published the full K-o1 review (Click here): “The RAW image quality is identical to that of the K-5, which makes the K-01 comparable to other high-end DSLRs if one’s primary purpose is to capture clear images.

I think all three cameras have intruiguing aspects!