Mirrorless Cameras

Olympus has just announced the new E-P5, the fourth generation of their popular PEN series of interchangeable lens mirrorless Micro Four Thirds camera bodies, which features an eye-catching, retro design that’s reminiscent of the original PEN F series from the 1960s and '70s.

Panasonic has just announced a new member to their lineup of mirrorless digital cameras: the Lumix DMC-G6. This camera succeeds the G5 and adds to it an array of performance and imaging enhancements, many of which are focused around improved movie recording and the integration of built-in wireless connectivity.

Veteran National Geographic Photographer Ira Block speaks about the photographic challenges and changes he has faced in his 30 years of shooting for the magazine. From film to digital, and now video, Block discuss the technological leaps that are necessary to keep pace with the changing world of photography.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 is a mirrorless digital camera with a Micro Four Thirds lens mount and several professional video options. Following on the heels of the mega-popular-for-video GH2, the GH3 carries several improvements, especially 1080p video recording at 60 frames per second.

Samsung has announced a new mirrorless digital camera for their NX mount and has bundled it with a versatile zoom lens, an external flash unit and Adobe software. The Samsung NX1100 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 20-50mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens is a compact mirrorless camera that features a 20.3MP APS-C-sized CMOS sensor for high-resolution, detailed imagery with notable low-light sensitivity to ISO 12800.

Wedding videography, like event videography in general, is an art form in full bloom. Relatively recent advances in video technology have arguably raised the wedding video's potential to equal that of still photography. To be fair, perhaps the burgeoning popularity of Internet videos is equally responsible for the medium's newfound stature.

 

With the Alpha NEX-6, Sony expands its lineup of mirrorless cameras with APS-C-size sensors and interchangeable lenses. The NEX-6 has a 16.1 MP sensor and options for both beginners and advanced users: There are several in-camera editing tools and two powerful Auto modes, and more professional users will appreciate the Program, Aperture, Shutter Priority, and Manual Modes.

Sony has just released several updates and new models in their lines of photographic equipment. Two interchangeable-lens cameras, new lenses and Cyber-shot point-and-shoots are available. These cameras build upon Sony’s extensive history of making cameras with high imaging performance that are enjoyable to use regularly.

Canon's new EOS-M represents the company's first foray into the world of large-sensor mirrorless cameras. The compact EOS-M features an 18Mp APS-C sensor (the same one that's in the Rebel T4i DSLR), and it comes with a wide-angle 22mm f/2.8 STM lens with a stepping motor for continuous, quiet autofocus that's especially helpful when shooting 1080p video.

The Fujifilm X-E1 is a well designed, retro-styled mirrorless camera that follows on the heels of the extremely popular X-Pro1 model. This is a little sibling of that camera and, although it has an electronic viewfinder rather than the X-Pro 1's optical piece, the X-E1 shares the 16.3 APS-C sensor and the Fujifilm X mount of the X-Pro1.

In this video Mike Bubolo, Senior Technical Representative for Sony, introduces Sony’s newest cameras from the fall 2012 season. We're treated to an exposition of the NEX-5R, NEX-6 and SLT-A99 cameras, as well as a host of new lenses in both the A and E mount types, and some other accessories, too.

In this B&H Video, Larry Becker walks us through some of the features of the Sony SLT-A99 digital camera. The flagship full-frame camera from Sony, the A99 is a 24.3MP gem that creates high resolution, low-noise photos and shoots Full HD 1080p video at 60 frames per second.

Larry Becker reviews the new Nikon 1 J2 mirrorless digital camera in this video from B&H. Becker demonstrates a few of the J2’s new features and highlights some of the notable upgrades from the camera’s predecessor, the Nikon 1 J1.

When you shop for gifts for your loved ones this holiday season, you can’t forget the corner-office executives on your holiday list. These weekday warriors toil in their towers day in and day out, chipping away at their piles of paperwork—don’t  they also deserve some nice holiday cheer?

With 2012 drawing to a close, let’s take a few paragraphs to mention some of the more notable cameras and photographic accessories that debuted in 2012. Not simply new items, but products that really impressed our customers and/or blazed a new path for their specific company or for photo technology in general.

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