Just posted: our review of Sigma’s SD1 Merrill, the company’s flagship 15MPx3 DSLR. The SD1 is the first camera to use the latest APS-C Foveon sensor, which detects three-color data at each location, giving what Sigma says is resolution equivalent to a 30MP conventional Bayer design. We’ve used both an original SD1 and SD1 Merrill, which are identical in terms of function and output, and the review reflects the behavior of the latest firmware for each. So does the no live view, no video SD1 deliver enough to carve out its own niche? . . . → Read More: Just Posted: Sigma SD1 / SD1 Merrill review
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The Fujifilm FinePix XP150 is now available in the United Kingdom. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Fujifilm FinePix XP150 Launches in UK SmugMug and UK-based pro lab Loxley Colour have announced a new alliance offering a turnkey online business solution, enabling photographers to easily and cost-effectively showcase and profit from their work. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: SmugMug Teams Up with Loxley Colour Sony has released firmware updates for the Sony Alpha SLT-A65 and A77 digital cameras. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Sony A77 & A65 Firmware Update 1.03 DxO Labs have published their detailed findings on the raw sensor performance of the new Nikon 1 J1 and V1 cameras. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Nikon 1 J1 & V1 Get DxOMarked The winners of the September 2011 Photography Blog Competition have been announced. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: September 2011 Competition Winners Fujifilm Professional has announced the winner of its 2011 Student Awards. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Fujifilm Unveils Student Awards 2011 Winner Every now and again, we come across some amazing images with very clever titles. Some are humorous, others poignant. Some you are able to ‘get’ right away, while others make you think a bit more. What do you consider when you are naming an image? Content? Color? What you want the viewer to see? Today, we thought we’d share some of the clever titles we came across on photo.net. Can you guess what the image is, based on title alone? – Redheads – Stopped Motion – Inside – Single & Looking – The First Show of Spring – Snowman – Old Beauty – Around Manhattan We’d love to hear from you too… what great image names have you come across?? . . . → Read More: Image Names: Enter Title Here The Lomo LC-Wide is a new film camera with a fixed ultra-wide lens and the ability to shoot three different formats on 35mm film. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Lomo LC-Wide The US National Park Service (NPS) has announced that the twelfth National Historic Landmarks Photo Contest is open for entries. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: 12th NPS National Historic Landmarks Photo Contest Nikon said that mirrorless cameras are competing against the compact camera market and not taking away any shares from the DSLR market (via Mirrorlessrumors ). Is Nikon talking nonsense or not? We have one of the largets “mirrorless” readers community and it’s about time to ask you if your Micro Four Thirds camera did replace your compact camera or DSLR camera. Let’s see if Nikon is telling us the truth Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. P.S.: Nikon announced another DSLR, the Nikon D5100 . No sign of mirrorless cameras yet… . . . → Read More: POLL: Nikon says mirrorless competes against the compact cameras not against DSLR’s. What do you think?  HireACamera has announced the launch of a new hire range consisting of Micro Four thirds and Sony E mount cameras, camcorders, lenses and accessories. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: HireACamera to Offer Compact System Cameras, Lenses & Camcorders  Take that Nikon and Sony! Canon just announced that they will join the Micro Four Thirds coalition! Canon Uruguay just released an official press release: “ Canon confirms that mirrorless has no reason at all to exist. In our opinion it’s a waste of time to develop our own CSC-ILC-Mirrorless-EVIL system. But during a latino party we had yesterday our southamerican manager told us that every second camera sold in Japan, every fourth camera sold in Europe and every fifth camera sold in US are mirrorless. So we quickly decided to join the Micro Four Thirds coalition. We still had no time to send a text message to Panasonic and Olympus to share our decision. So please guys don’t tell them anything until we made them a call. ” In a second statement Canon Japan stated that the “ first camera to be announced will be the Canononet analogue camera which will have a MFT logo on it and a built-in MFT adapter. That was the fastest, easiest and cheapest way to release a camera “. P.S.: I don’t remember, what day is today? . . . → Read More: (FT6) Canon joins Micro Four Thirds coalition! If you’re a fan of Micro Four Thirds cameras, you’ve probably had to deal with the same problem that crops up every time a new advancement is made in technology. Your old accessories don’t fit the new camera. Lucky for you, more and more Micro Four Thirds accessories are coming out every day. Gary Fong has launched a new addition to the Puffer Pop-Up Flash Diffuser line. It’s called, as if you couldn’t have guessed, the Micro Four Thirds Puffer. Gary Fong, CEO of the company, says that the diffuser is an essential tool for Micro Four Thirds users, who are otherwise facing the problem of a flash too powerful for their needs. “Finding a solution for these over-powered flashes,” he says, “is a requirement for any shooter looking to control the light like a pro.” For more information on Gary’s Puffer diffuser line, visit the Gary Fong website . Related Articles: Steve’s Olympus E-PL2 Review Steve’s Olympus E-PL1 Review Steve’s Gary Fong Collapsible LightSphere Review . . . → Read More: Gary Fong Intros a Micro Four Thirds Puffer Pop-Up Diffuser Via Twitter (Click here) Zeiss announced that “ We’ll ship our Compact Prime CP.2 lenses w. F and MFT to our customers this week “. Zeiss AG joined the Micro Four Thirds System group and the first products are the adapted CP.2 lenses . They are very expensive and meant for professional movie work. Check price at . You can see the first image samples at Flickr . Taken with the Panasonic GH2 and Compact Prime CP.2 85mm/T2.1 Cine Lens . . . . → Read More: Zeiss CP+ lenses for Micro Four Thirds to start shipping this week On Monday, 28th March, Gary Fong will be launching a Micro Four Thirds version of the Gary Fong Puffer pop-up flash diffuser. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Gary Fong to Launch Micro Four Thirds Puffer Pop-Up Flash Diffuser  With the Micro Four Thirds AG-AF100 Panasonic delivered a potential almost perfect video camera for low-budget productions. Today Sony announced the “ NEX version “! It has the same price ($4.500) and very similar features. Read the specs at SonyAlphaRumors.com . The main advantage of the AG-AF100 is the wider range of m43 lenses and the availability of the dedicated 14-140mm video lens. But the battle started and I hope this will shake up Panasonic. We want the 12-50mm f/2.5-3.3 lens now and not in a year! Some of my source can tell me WHY the lens release has been postponed? Thanks! . . . → Read More: An epic battle: Panasonic AG-F100 vs Sony NEX-FS10! (Where is the 12-50mm lens?) Nikon’s new FSB-8 digital camera bracket has been specifically designed to connect the new Nikon Coolpix P300 digital compact camera with the manufacturer’s range of Fieldscopes, spotting scopes and EZ Micro products. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Nikon FSB-8 Digital Camera Bracket The M.ZUIKO Digital 17mm f/2.8 was the first Olympus lens for the Micro Four Thirds system when it was launched alongside the E-P1 back in 2009. Offering a 34mm focal length and a relatively bright maximum aperture of f/2.8, this moderate wide-angle lens is still sold in kits with Olympus’ more recent MTF bodies. Read our Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital 17mm f/2.8 review to find out if this tiny lens justifies a place in your camera bag. Read the review . . . → Read More: Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital 17mm f/2.8 Review  Olympus and Panasonic are not only partners inside the Micro Four Thirds world but also very strong competitors. So let’s compare some of their camera and lenses. Today you have to chose between the Olympus 75-300mm and the Panasonic 100-300mm lenses. There are not many reviews out there and I can give you only a few useful links: Olympus 75-300mm Photographyblog (Click here) Diwa labs Image samples at Olympus website Customers reviews at Amazon US (There are no user reviews in European Amazon stores). Price and availability checks at Amazon , Adorama , B&H , J&R , eBay . Panasonic 100-300mm Diwa labs Outback Photo . Image samples at Panasonic website . Customers reviews at Amazon US , Amazon DE , Amazon UK. Price and availability checks at Amazon , Adorama , B&H , J&R , eBay . And now the big question: Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. If you own one of those lenses feel free to add your personal rating at: 43rumors Olympus 75-300mm rating 43rumors Panasonic 100-300mm rating Reminder: You have to be a registered 43rumors member to add your rating. If you have any registration problems contact me at 43rumors@gmail.com . . . . → Read More: Head to Head: Panasonic 100-300mm vs Olympus 75-300mm lens. Which is the best? |
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