Mirrorless Cameras

During his recent trip to Sony HQ in Japan, Johnnie Behiri of Cinema5D had the opportunity to interview Yutaka Iwatsuki, the senior manager for product planning. The interview covers a number of topics, from the future of the DSLR market to more specific questions about Sony A7 series cameras such as the overheating issues, low-light performance and video recording capabilities of the latest models...

Heather of MirrorLessons reviews the Tenba Cooper 13 Slim, the model designed for mirrorless camera users in need of a serious yet elegant bag.

While Fujifilm users had some good news in the form of a firmware update, Sony enthusiasts may be disappointed to learn that the company has temporarily halted the production of the RX1R II premium compact camera for unknown reasons. According to Sony Japan, an update will be posted by mid-January 2016 on the official Sony homepage.

Sometimes if we are really lucky we don’t have to go very far to spot birds-of-prey. This short article features some images of birds-of-prey that were recently visiting my backyard in Grimsby, Ontario. Unfortunately we often have to capture images ‘in the moment’ which often means through windows as is the case with the first … Continue reading Birds-of-prey visiting my backyard →

I admit that it is very rare for me to use in-camera filters unless I have to test them for a camera review. I’ve always preferred working with the native colours of the camera and perhaps adding a preset to my image later on in post production...

As part of my recent field testing of the 1 Nikon 10-100mm f/4-5.6 lens I had the opportunity to try photographing pets at 15fps in continuous auto-focus wi

TweetPentax P30, Canon T90, Mamiya RZ67, Fuji GX617, Holga, Zero Image 2000, Canon 5D, Panasonic GF1, Canon 5D MKII, Olympus E-M5, Olympus E-P5, Olympus E-M1 … that’s my camera history...

Of all mirrorless cameras, the Sony a6000 is easily one of the best for sports photography because of its very effective AF system. The problem, however, is that there are very few fast, high quality optics designed natively for the APS-C mount. Many either aren’t very sharp or have a slow maximum aperture...

Are you a Fujifilm user living in the United States? If so, you may be interested in reading Rob Zeigler’s thorough review of the Fuji Pro Rental Service. Rental services are useful because they allow you to test out bodies and lenses for a minimal fee before you make the choice to either buy or pass on the product. Likewise, if you only need a given lens for a special project or vacation, you can rent it for the necessary period of time and send it back when you’re done...

I had the opportunity last evening to try some sample images of the festive lights at Dufferin Islands in Niagara Falls Canada. While I was able to get a few, usable images I will definitely need to refine my technique with future visits. NOTE: Click on images to enlarge. I will absolutely bring a tripod … Continue reading Festive Lights at Dufferin Islands →

With three different 85mm equivalent AF primes available for Micro Four Thirds – the M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8, the Lumix 42.5mm f/1.7 and the Panasonic Leica 42.5mm f/1.2 – it isn’t surprising that many users are unsure about which to buy.

It looks like Christmas has come early for Fujifilm users! The company has just announced a new firmware for the X-T1 that bring new autofocus, flash and display options to the popular flagship model. The main upgrade concerns the autofocus, giving you some new options when using the Instant Autofocus feature and when working in AF+MF mode...

Bill Gekas is a fine art portrait photographer and Fujifilm user who rose to fame with his beautiful portraits of his daughter Athena.

On December 8th, Panasonic released a firmware update to make five other lenses in the Lumix range compatible with the GX8’s Dual I.S. (image stabilisation), giving us a total of 11 compatible lenses. The updated lenses are as follows:

Leica has just announced a new firmware for its flagship mirrorless camera, the Leica SL (Typ 601). It brings several improvements regarding image quality, the electronic viewfinder, Wifi and video. You can find the complete list below:

Photographer Jakub Puchalski recently decided that he wanted to move away from the standard portrait genre and begin experimenting with environmental portraits. To realise his goal, he purchased a Fujifilm X100T, whose 35mm equivalent lens is the perfect length to capture people in their natural surroundings.

It is one thing being a photographer and buying gear for yourself, but completely another being the spouse or relative of one and trying to come up with a suitable gift. I remember walking into work one day and being approached by one of my colleagues, desperate for advice about which camera accessory to buy for her photography-loving husband. Not having the technical knowledge, she had no idea whether the accessory she had planned to buy was appropriate. To my surprise, a second episode occurred with another equally-confused colleague a few days later.

In this review, we’ll be talking about a strap that falls into the “practical” category – the new Slide Lite from Peak Design, dubbed the “finest mirrorless camera strap” on the market...