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Panasonic LX200 Coming With 20.3MP Digital Live MOS Sensor

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According to a anonymous email we have received today the upcoming Panasonic LX100 successor will carry latest 20 MP or 16 MP CMOS sensor.

panasonic lx200 rumorThe information look bit logical to me So the big question is will Panasonic use the Same 16 MP OR 20 MP sensor in the upcoming LX200 camera?

We do expect at the moment that Panasonic will use the latest 20MP sensor from GX8 in its upcoming camera.

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Olympus SH3 announced in Japan

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Olympus SH3 announced in Japan today the camera wide-angle zoom lens the covers a wide range of 25-600mm, 24X optical zoom and built in 5 axis image stabilization. Olympus added new art filters and night capture scene mode.

Update: Even after one year of the SH3 announcement the SH3 remains Japan specific. The Olympus didn’t announced the SH3 globally. Will Update you soon as we get any new information.

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Canon 18-100mm F3.5-5.6 IS Lens Patent

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Canon latest patent surfaced over the web, that shows Canon 18-100mm lens , The upcoming lens have next generation of advance optics, IS system and STM  motor to focus silently.

Description, self-interpretation of the patent literature

  • Patent Publication No. 2016-1224
    • Published 2016.1.7
    • Filing date 2014.6.11
  • Example
    • Focal length 18.59 47.22 94.99
    • F-number 3.60 4.92 5.88
    • Half angle of view (degrees) 36.31 16.14 8.18
    • Image height 13.66 13.66 13.66
    • The total lens length 137.78 158.04 178.30
    • BF 35.39 52.79 64.61

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Olympus PEN-F vs Fuji X-Pro 2 -- Plus High ISO TEST

Olympus-PENF-vs-F-X-Pro-2Both the camera look solid and stylish, the Fuji X-Pro two is bit bigger in size compared to the Olympus PEN F.  The X-Pro 2 uses third genration of X-Trans sensor on the other side we have Olympus PEN F that uses new but traditional CMOS sensor.

Features/ Models Olympus PEN-F
Fuji X-Pro 2
Sensor 20.3MP Live MOS Sensor 24.3MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS III Sensor
Sensor size Micro Four Thirds System APS-C (1.5x Crop Factor)
Sensor Type Contrast Detect Contrast + Phase Detect
Image Stabilization 5-Axis In-Body Image Stabilization No
Low pass filter No No
Image processor TruePic VII Image Processor X-Processor Pro Engine
AF system 81 contrast based AF points
273-Point AF with 77 Phase-Detect Points
ISO 50-25600 100-51200
Shutter Min/ mix 30-1/8000 30-1/32000
Continuous shooting speed 10 fps 8 fps
Video Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 60 fps Full HD 1080p/60 Video
Display 3.0″ 1.037m-Dot Vari-Angle Touchscreen 3.0″ 1.62m-Dot LCD Monitor
Viewfinder EVF Advanced Hybrid Multi Viewfinder
Hot shoe Yes Yes
Wireless Built-In  Built-In
Environmentally sealed Yes Yes
Battery life 330 350
Dimensions 147 x 115 x 81 mm 149 x 112 x 78 mm
Weight 860 g 495 g

 From the specification comparison table we can see that

 

The Fuji X-Pro 2 camera features more bigger sensor and bit extra resolution over the Olympus PEN F,  the other advantage of the X-Pro 2 camera is X-Trans architecture based sensor that completely eliminates the need Low pass filter.

sensor-size-mirrorlessAs you can see in the sensor size difference, the Olympus PEN F features 4/3 sensor on the other side the Fuji X-Pro 2 camera features APS-C sensor, so without doubt we will see more details in Fuji X-Pro 2 images.

2AXIS-IS-versus-5AXIS-IS_enThe 5 axis image stabilization system used in Olympus reduces the camera shake upto 5 stops, the camera doesn’t need IS based lenses and on the other side we have Fuji that doesn’t feature built in IS, the IS depend upon the type of lenses used.

The AF system of Fuji is advance compared to the Olympus, due to the help of X-Trans tech the Fuji enjoys the Hybrid CMOS AF and lock down AF in a min speed of 0.06 sec only, on the other side we have PEN -F that limited to contrast based AF system only.

Video recording is almost same, both the camera limited to full HD video recording and doesn’t support 4K. It’s really strange to ss a $1K range mirrorless cameras announced in 2016 and remains limited to Full HD mode only.

Olympus PEN-F vs Fuji X-Pro 2 — ISO Test

Olympus PEN-F High ISO Test
Olympus PEN-F vs Fuji X-Pro 2 Image Analysis

In the High ISO test we can clearly see that the Fuji is showing more details compared to the Olympus PEN-F camera.

AT ISO 3200 Olympus PEM -F fails to pick the minor details of the image and the Low-Pass filter less Fuji showing intense amount of details with excellent color and contrast output.

At ISO 25600 Fuji showing excellent color, contrast and details compared to Olympus PEN-F camera.

Verdict

Based on specification comparison of both the camera and high ISO test results we highly recommend you to get Fuji X-pro 2 camera if you care about the image quality and AF system.

Do share your thoughts with us.

Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8L III Coming this year

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We have told you earlier that the 16-35mm F2.8 Lens may arrive with upgraded optics and STM motor for silent and fast AF. According to latest rumors Canon may announce this lens after February 2016.

Latest Announcement – Just few days ago Canon announced its flagship DSLR, take a look at the all articles here.

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Sony A6300 vs Panasonic GX8

Sony-A6300-vs-Panasonic-GX8From the image of the two we can see that Sony 6300 is bit more compact compared to Panasonic GX8 also take a look a look at the specification comparison review of both the camera.

Features/ Models Sony A6300 Panasonic GX8
Megapixel 24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS Sensor 20.3MP Digital Live MOS Sensor
Sensor size 23.5 x 15.6 mm Venus Engine Image Processor
Sensor Type Hybrid CMOS AF Contrast Detect AF
Low pass filter Yes Yes
Image processor BIONZ X Image Processor TruePic VII Image Processor
AF system 425 Phase-Detect Points Contrast Detect
 ISO 100-51200 80-25600
Shutter Type Electronic & Mechanical Electronic & Mechanical
Image Stabilization NO In-Camera Image Stabilization, Dual I.S.
 Shutter Min/ mix 30 – 1/4000  60 – 1/16000
 Continuous shooting speed 11 fps  10fps
 Video Internal UHD 4K  30 & 1080p 120fps Recording 4K UHD Video Recording at 30/24 fps
Display 3.0″ 921.6k-Dot Tilting LCD Monitor 3.0″ 1.037m-Dot Vari-Angle Touchscreen
Viewfinder XGA Tru-Finder 2.36m-Dot OLED EVF Tilting 2.36m-Dot 0.77x OLED EVF
Hot shoe Yes Yes
Wireless WiFi + NFC WiFi + NFC
Environmentally sealed No No
Battery life 400
Dimensions 120.0 x 66.9 x 48.8 mm 124.8 x 72.1 x 37.3 mm
Weight  404 g 427 g

Sensor: The Panasonic GX8 features

The Panasonic GX8 features 20 Megapixel CMOS 4/3 sensor and Sony A6300 features a 20 MP APS-C sensor, Sony A6300 sensor carry more resolution as well as bigger sensor.

Both the sensor are built on different technologies, the Sony A6300 sensor is built with active Phase AF pixels inside the sensor so it will do fast AF compared to the Panasonic GX8.

The Sony advance Hybrid CMOS AF features 425 phase based AF points and 169 contrast based AF points, will allow camera to lock AF in a little time of 0.05 sec, on the other side the Panasonic features exclusive DFD auto-focus system. that also locks AF in .07 sec.  However Sony clearly wins the game by .02 sec difference.

Take a look at the difference in AF time of both the camera.

Camera Sony A6300 Panasonic GX8
AF lock time 0.05 sec 0.07 sec
Continuous shooting speed 11 fps 10fps

Continuous shooting speed of A6300 is faster compared to Panasonic GX8 camera despite of having more resolution.

ISO range of the Sony A6300 is more broad and another biggest advantage is the larger sensor area compared to the Panasonic GX8 43 sensor.  More ISO will sure help you get neat and clean night-shots without noise banding or color noise.

Dual IS in Panasonic GX8 is un-comparable, Panasonic becomes the world first company to feature Dual IS in a camera system, the Panasonic GX8 comes with built in sensor shift IS mechanism and when you add a OIS lens in the camera, the camera IS system sync with the Lens based IS system to give you ultimate result.

The Panasonic GX8 features and Sony A6300 both can record 4K videos at 30fps.

The Panasonic GX8 features 3″ touchscreen vari-angle monitor with bit high resolution compared to Sony A6300.

Verdict: Both the camera have almost same price tag, so we recommend you get the Sony A6300 camera since the camera features more advance AF and better sensor on the other side the Panasonic GX8 camera features built-in image stabilization. So if you prefer built-in IS over image quality and AF you can get the GX8 camera.

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Also see – Sony A6300 performed better during High ISO test comparison with Panasonic GX8 camera.

Recommended Lenses for Sony A6300 Camera can be found here – Best Lenses for Sony A6300 Camera

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Fuji X-Pro 2, Nikon D500 and Sony A6300 Delayed

Due to excessive high demand all these three camera announcement date may get but shifted. Take a look at the official pres release below.

Nikon-D500-delayed-imageTake a look at the announcement text translated by google

Dear I received patronize a Nikon product, Thank you very much.
This time, Niokimashite new products following which had been scheduled to be released in March, per well received, because it can not offer the number required for the sale, we will postpone the Release Date.
We apologize for the inconvenience, thank you for patience.

Nikon Japan announced a delay for the release of the new D500 DSLR camera. The new shipping date for the following products is end of April, 2016.


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Fuji X-Pro 2 announcement is also delayed, take a look at the official press release below.

translated by google

Customers Dear
Dear Thank you thick continued patronage Fujifilm product.
Recently, Release Date months to February 18, 2016 premium mirror-less camera, which has been the guidance and (Thursday), “FUJIFILM X-Pro2”, we get some of the delay in production. In addition, orders more than expected from all over the world has also received, in order to ensure a sufficient supply amount, we will be allowed to postpone the release date to early March.

We apologize for inconvenience, but as thank you continued your understanding.


A6300 ship time not available imageSony official word from Sony arrived yet but based on aggressive pre-order from customers many websites shuts down the pre-order system. We will update you soon as we get any new information.