43 Rumors

Any other camera doing the same trick Olympus is doing here (and most brands do) will perform more or less the same regarding highlights. The real advantage of a sensor with great dynamic range is in the hability of brightening the shadows without introducing too much noise. What you see on the E-M5 LCD is [...]

Lol, “dynamic range in the highlights”. That’s an oxymoron I keep reading everywhere. In digital there is no such thing. When a pixel is saturated it just clips the value and there is no way to recover that information. What happens is that the E-M5 jpgs are overexposed by the firmware almost 1EV. So if [...]

Seems like a reasonable choice under the current form/design. Price was high enough for at least demanding full sensor coverage at that wasn’t the case. A pity, since specs and size were a dream came true. Let’s hope he realizes there is a demand for a small and bright manual 25mm lens that neither the [...]

I’m definitely interested on a fast and small 25mm with manual controls, no matter if it has autofocus or not. Nokton is too big, Summilux has no soul and C-mount lenses are not the answer for me in terms of even performace. So yes, I can say I would also buy it if it turns [...]

It’s true that the GH2 sensor is 18mpx but the maximum output is a 16mpx image. That shouldn’t be enough to discard it. Anyway I also have doubts about Panasonic letting Oly use a multiaspect ratio sensor. But, hey, it’s a high-end product for those willing to pay it. Maybe Oly also paid the fee. [...]

Same as the GH2. That will explain the better DR, better video and 16 mpx.

1) Of course AF improvement is welcome but in my opinion it’s importance is over exaggerated. I don’t mind if my camera focuses in 0.35s or in 0.15s during day light as I won’t barely notice any difference. But I do mind if it’s unable to focus inside a café during the night and for [...]

Dcraw can develop those files. I tried using -k 127 and it seems to work, only the colour matrix is missing. To my eye ISO performance is like one stop and a third better than that of the current 12 mpx sensor.

I guess those are just test units before the launch of the 20mm f/1.7… In my opinion the focal lengths would be too close to their current lens lineup. A fast 17mm is welcome but doesn’t seem to be a priority right now unless there is a strong demand from the video market. A slower [...]

It will take some years for m4/3 to achieve that ISO 12800 quality. Look at the sample inside the Cathedral, it looks better than the ISO 1600 images my G1 delivers!

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Lol, a lot of people beg Panasonic for designing a fast, high quality 25mm lens, “no matter the price”. Panasonic listened and did it… and now I can imagine their faces while reading these reactions. I’ve never been interested because of the close focal length to my 20mm pancake (even if I prefer 25mm) and [...]

So it seems they may be designing an hybrid 4/3-m4/3 camera with full support for lenses of both systems… If they really plan to release that, I wouldn’t understand why they didn’t say it before. A lot of people definitely withdrew from Olympus 4/3 system thinking it wouldn’t have any future. Very interesting the note [...]

Leica R flange distance is just too big for a compact system camera. I think it is 47mm, while Leica M is 27mm and m4/3 20mm.

Leica have already release many cameras without rangefinder. And not only in collaboration with Panasonic, but also by theirselves (what about the R or S systems?). So I see no real problem in removing the rangefinder for a new CSC… Regarding the rumor, a Leica mirrorless APS-C system makes no sense for me. Rebranding Panasonic [...]

Being realistic, Fuji is out of the game. Joining m4/3 is against any logic after having launched the X100. It would make more sense another X series camera with a different lens. Nikon is said to launch a tiny sensor system, and I don’t see them supporting four interchangeable lens systems (FX, DX, m4/3 and [...]

I expect lenses by Leica and Sigma (my vote) and camera bodies from none on the list.

I expect no big surprises: a sensor with improved sensitivity, better video and faster AF in comparison with G2; the three features can be enough for justifying the upgrade. Have my doubts about if it will have the new EVF which is currently on the GH2 or the old one (G1, G2) and I also [...]

Lol, this wasn’t what I expected when we were told it was going to be a “pro model”. It may be an interesting product if it’s weather sealed, with very fast (f/1.0-1.2) lenses, BSI sensor with high fps, etcetera… but IQ will be far from a “pro” camera. Behind these three announcements (Kenko, Pentax and [...]

Thanks, both options are nice! Personally I would have prefered a slower wide angle (though smaller and cheaper) but the system definitely needs a pro fixed wide angle lens and we already have the Panny 14mm, so this is welcome. And about a fast 50mm, it’s just a must.

To my non-trained eyes it also looks like a wide angle. Valentín Sama, DSLR Magazine editor and expert in optics, thinks it will be a very fast lens with focal length close to 35mm… Admin, we wait for your sources to confirm the specs!