[vimeo]11668007[/vimeo] The first ever NEX5 video on Vimeo isn’t a looker, but it does help confirm one important advantage over GH1. Even with all that shaky and awful camera work, there aren’t any issues with mud! If you’re interested in a more scientific approach than that, and dotting the I, P and B’s, this fact is also confirmed by our friend Vitaliy who has been analysing the I,P,B frames of…
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Above: Could Micro 4/3rds be shrunk even further, to catch the ultra slim NEX series from Sony? Those with a keen eye for rumours which usually turn out right, will have noticed Panasonic’s mid-term management report on 43rumors.com recently. In it, they say their aim for the interchangeable lens camera division is to make a super thin, super high image quality camera.
Above: the thicker GF1 body is due to a longer flange back, which improves optical performance The Sony NEX5 is a bomb. The build quality of the lenses and the overall styling is incredible. Never before has higher image quality from that size of body been possible, and never has a camera looked so futuristic and contained so much forward-pointing technology. And whilst the new Sony NEX mirrorless cameras are…
The mirrorless E mount NEX 7 will follow Sony’s next release above – HD video capable Alpha cameras. In February when rumours of the NEX series first trickled in, we also had information about a NEX 7 as well as the 5 and 3 series. The numbering appears to mirror the Alpha range. Can we also expect a 9 series NEX camera? Today I received more info from the same…
Is this the reason why Sony’s NEX line doesn’t yet feature 24p and manual control in video mode? Sony’s plan to keep alive consumer camcorders has kicked into action today with the announcement of an E-Mount camcorder. A press release just hit out of the blue. They kept this incredibly quiet. The mock-up shown is not like the pro sized AF100 from Panasonic, more like a prosumer camcorder. The E…
UPDATE: Now we get to see what Canon does with the same sensor. That Sony BSI gets around a bit! Don’t worry, innovation is alive and well. Although innovation makes up just 1% of the compact camera market! Last year Sony developed a back-side-illuminated CMOS sensor, the first on the market. It’s been around for a good few months now, enough time to find itself in a few high end…
A few notes on the GH1 firmware situation as it stands right now. Today Panasonic have released a official firmware update, version 1.32
UPDATE: 10th May – price drops and added Zacuto Z-Finder EOSHD.com is having a big one-off sale. All the equipment is in as-new condition and under 6 months old. I have some really nice kit on sale and the store is open worldwide (reluctantly, payments in GBP & the Euro excluded due to dramatic currency drops right now) Free shipping to the US!