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A great video from The Camera Store comparing the Fujifilm X-E1 v the NEX-6. [...]

On display at Photokina were three new lenses developed by Zeiss for the X-mount and E-mount cameras.  What makes these stand out from many 3rd party lenses is that they are auto-focusing and are built be Zeiss, not just under the Zeiss name.  Zeiss are planning a 2.8/12, 1.8/32 and 2.8/50 macro. Priced at around 1000$ [...]

Sony have thrown a curveball and announced the RX1 – a FULL FRAME compact camera with a fixed lens.  I don’t think anyone saw that one coming!  It’s like an RX100 meets the Fujifilm X100 as it’s compact, but unlike the RX100 sports a fixe 35mm f/2 lens like the X100.  An all-new full-frame 24Mpx [...]

More imaging power, less to carry 29 August 2012 NEX-5R compact system camera from Sony debuts “Fast Hybrid AF”, Wi-Fi and PlayMemories Camera Apps DSLR-quality images and Full HD video from newly-developed, large 16.1 effective megapixelAPS-C image sensor New Fast Hybrid AF for optimal fast and precise autofocus in any situation; DSLR-like AF tracking for shooting at up to 10 [...]

Wilkinson Cameras in Kendal kindly let me have a play with the new Sony RX100.  It’s a camera that has been getting excellent reviews on the web and I was very interested in giving it a go and comparing some images against other cameras I’ve have, and have owned.  The obvious competitor here has got [...]

I have been away, so got a little bit of catching up to do on the announcement front!  Sony have announced an advanced compact camera using a very large (for a compact!) 1in sensor. Using such a large sensor in a compact camera is a very interesting prospect.  Unless you’re willing to have a fixed focal length lens [...]

PRESS RELEASE DSLR-quality images made easy with new, lightweightcompact NEX-F3 camera from Sony 17 May 2012 APS-C size image sensor with 16.1 effective megapixels 180° tiltable LCD for easy self-portraits Built-in flash, helpful in low-light conditions Auto Portrait Framing for easy, top-quality portraits AVCHD (50i/25p) ensures smooth, high quality video Clear Image Zoom doubles effective [...]

Sony have announced a road map of lenses for the NEX range of cameras suggesting that in 2013 there will be 15 E-mount lenses available. Sadly the details are rather lacking, and it does look more like a ‘wishlist’ than a fixed roadmap of lenses that will become available.  Sony desperately need to get up [...]

I owned a Panasonic G1 when they first came out and loved using the camera, but as I got into shooting wildlife I found it just wasn’t quite up to the job and went all out buying a Nikon D300s and have had a variety of telephoto lenses for it over the years.  A little [...]