Mirrorless News

The new Panasonic Lumix GM1 was announced but did anybody notice?

17/10/2013 By Heather 2 Comments

If a tree falls in the forest, does anybody in the photography world notice?

Well, if the proverbial tree is the Panasonic Lumix GM1 and the forest is all the flurry surrounding Sony’s first mirrorless full frame interchangeable lens cameras, the A7 and A7r, then we probably only heard a couple of branches crack.

We love Panasonic dearly, but they really couldn’t have picked a more inconvenient date to announce their new and rather innovative mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, the smallest, lightest and most compact of all Micro Four Thirds cameras to date. It was only yesterday that Sony took the world aback with the A7 and A7r, and most photography aficionados still haven’t quite recovered from the buzz.

Sony’s Full-On Full Frame Attack: The A7 and A7r are made official!

16/10/2013 By Mathieu 4 Comments

There has been such an onslaught of rumours over the past few months about Sony’s plans to make a Full Frame interchangeable lens mirrorless camera that many of us were even beginning to wonder if all this talk was simply a clever ruse of Sony’s to get people talking about the brand.

A Sunny Afternoon at Lake Como: A Panasonic Lumix GX7 Gallery

12/10/2013 By Mathieu 5 Comments

As many of you know, our Panasonic Lumix GX7 finally arrived last week but constant rain and busy work schedules postponed my first real contact with this exciting new camera. Finally, yesterday, the bad weather took a break in Northern Italy and we seized the chance by spending our afternoon around the beautiful Lake Como. It was also the opportunity to show Heather’s brother Nick, who was visiting from Canada, one of the most beautiful areas of Lombardia.

From Film to Digital to Smartphones: Steve McCurry’s new project in partnership with Sony Italia

10/10/2013 By Mathieu 1 Comment

The other day, one of our readers, Gianluca, sent me the latest video he made for Sony Italia. He told me about the wonderful experience he had shooting in New York with Steve McCurry, and who wouldn’t believe him – McCurry is one of the most interesting photographers you could ever have the chance to meet. On top of that, he was also the protagonist of the video Gianluca was shooting.

Mirrorless Camera News Round-Up: Full frame NEX, two new Fujis and more!

03/10/2013 By Heather 2 Comments

The swirling sandstorm of rumours that has engulfed the mirrorless world over the past few weeks appears to be beginning to settle, which is why we felt a quick news round-up was in order!