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    Sony The Sony NEX System Reaches Maturity

    The ultra wide zoom goes a long way to making NEX a real alternative to MFT. I've been shooting with NEX for over a year now, but considered going back to MFT for the excellent Lumix 7-14 - which I could never bring myself to sell. If the E 10-18mm F4.0 OSS is decent (the price suggests it...
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    Sony Announces NEX-7, NEX 5N, and three new E Mount Lenses

    Well, that's two of us who feel the same way. The NEX-7 is the first camera that has made me seriously consider switching systems. I've been with MFT since the beginning in late 2008 and have been waiting for a higher spec camera with integrated EVF and tilting screen in a high quality...
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    Sony Leaked Images of Upcoming Sony NEX Lenses Surface in DPReview Forums

    The Zeiss 24/1.8 looks to be between 5 and 10mm longer than the 18-55/3.5-5.6 kit zoom. The kit zoom is by no means large, it only looks large on the diminutive NEX-3/C3/5. But based on the size relationship between Panasonic's kit zoom and the Lumix 20/1.7 pancake, most of us expected the Zeiss...
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    Sony NEX Body and lens leaks on sonyrumors.com

    Congrats on your E-P3, Amin! Beauty must be in the eye of the beholder. I find the NEX-7 gorgeous: an modern, elegant, minimalistic and functional design (as far as can be gleaned form the leaked photos). Yes, the Zeiss is larger than expected. That wouldn't be a problem for me as long as the...
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    Zeiss 24mm Lens for Sony NEX to be an f/2 Pancake?

    It's All About the Lenses I can understand Sony making the 24mm more compact by reducing its maximum aperture by half a stop. That does start to diminish the difference in image quality between the APS-C and the 4/3 sensors when shooting in low light though. For many serious shooters, this will...
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    Mirrorless Camera ISO Signal/Noise Shootout: NEX5, NX10, E-P2, E-PL1, GF1, G2, GH1

    Amin, it's rare that a photographer has so many cameras available at the same time. I'd really like to hear your feelings on how their user interfaces compare in everyday use. I know you're more familiar with the Panasonic interface, but perhaps you could share some initial reactions to the...
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    Mirrorless Camera ISO Signal/Noise Shootout: NEX5, NX10, E-P2, E-PL1, GF1, G2, GH1

    Another very sophisticated comparison, Amin. I'm a little surprised that the NX10's performance wasn't closer to that of the NEX-5. The Sony really looks good, although until there is at least one faster lens (like the Lumix 20/1.7) it can't really take advantage of the sensor's low light...
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    Mirrorless Camera Size Comparison: NEX5, NX10, E-P2, E-PL1, GF1, G2

    Seeing them together like this, the NEX-5 really stands out. Sony accomplished an impressive feat of engineering in accommodating both an APS-C sensor and an articulated screen is such a compact and attractive design. While this miniaturization does compromise edge quality wide open, at least...
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    Coming Soon: Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Shootout

    Ambitious Project Wow, that's quite an ambitious undertaking. It won't be easy with the different lenses, aspect ratios and ISO labeling. I'm looking forward to your impressions.
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    Micro 4/3 Leica and Micro four thirds

    Leica Cameras with Small Sensors That doesn't really make a lot of sense, since they're also selling re-branded Panasonic cameras with much smaller sensors. I think there are probably other reasons why Leica has not joined Micro Four Thirds. For one, their strength is in optical and mechanical...
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    Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 Lens Review

    It's true, swapping lenses can make you miss a shot. Often though, especially in the shadows or indoors, street photography isn't feasible at the f/4.0 maximum aperture of the 7-14. You just can't get fast enough shutter speeds at reasonable sensitivities. That's why if you were to force me to...
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    Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 Lens Review

    M.Zuiko at 18mm versus Lumix G 20mm Excellent and carefully executed comparison, Amin. I've never used the M.Zuiko 9-18, but I've always felt that the Lumix 7-14 is the sharpest lens I've ever owned. As I use the 7mm end of its range a lot, it is probably also the better choice for me. The...
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    Samsung Samsung TL500 (EX1) ISO 800 Sample Images from RAW

    Yes, those conversions look a lot better than the out of camera JPEGs. I'm wondering, is there any way to convert these proprietary RAW files to DNG format so they can be processed using Lightroom 3? Silkypix is a good tool, but not the best for bringing out fine detail.
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    Photokina 2010 WishList

    I'm moving in the direction of using the Micro 4/3 for all my photographic needs, so I'm most interested in new µ4/3 products. But competition is good, so I'd like to see Nikon or Canon introduce competing systems. Specifically, I'm hoping to see the following µ4/3 products: - A more rugged...
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    Panasonic Two Months with the Panasonic GF1

    <o:p></o:p> I didn’t feel I should „gush“about a camera that I just bought. So I’ve been waiting until I’d used the GF1 for a while before writing my thoughts. At first I had a little bit of trouble writing about the GF1 as it doesn’t have the improved, multi-aspect sensor of my GH1, nor the...
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    The End of an Era

    For almost year now I’ve been shooting with both a conventional DSLR system and a Micro Four Thirds camera. I need a system that is both serious and relatively compact; if I’m not leaving specifically to take photos, I don’t want to be encumbered by photographic gear. I also don’t want to be...
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    Panasonic Panasonic LX3 vs LX2: Relative Sensor Size / Effective Sensor Area per Aspect Ratio

    Panasonic’s new LX3 doesn’t simply crop away bands of pixels along the edges of its sensor to achieve the various aspect ratios. Rather, the LX3 uses a relatively new technique first introduced in Panasonic’s TZ3. The sensor is larger than the imaging circle of the lens. For each aspect ratio, a...
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    What Makes A Compact Camera Serious?

    How serious a camera is will depend on its performance, user interface and features. Performance analyses the output of the camera as well as how quick and accurate it is at producing that output. This would entail a detailed look at all aspects related to image quality as well as measuring the...
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