Two years ago, Fujifilm’s GFX 100 set the standard for image quality, but perhaps not for portability. With an integrated vertical grip and a fairly mature OLED viewfinder, it is a fairly big camera. This is not only because it has a large 102 megapixel image chip of 44 x 33 mm, but the camera …
Time flies. It seems like we tested the Nikon Z7 yesterday, when in fact it was in December 2018. In the meantime, the competitors have launched new camera models and updated existing cameras, which we have tested continuously. Meanwhile, it has been quiet from Nikon, who released two full-frame cameras in 2020. The compact Z5 …
Someone has to be first with innovations. It is in the nature of things. Some were first out with film on roll, others were first out with built-in light meters, and then some others were first with autofocus, digital cameras and so on. Then we have those who were first with video in a still …
Fujifilm is among those who have been very good and succeeded well in building a new camera system from scratch. The system appears to be a successful compromise between a full-frame system camera and the smaller microfourthirds system. The cameras with image chips in APS-C format, do not require as large lenses as on the …
Five years ago, Sony released their first mirrorless, full-frame system cameras. At that time, both Canon and Nikon dominated the market for system cameras. And definitely the market for high-end cameras with full-frame (24 x 36mm) image sensors. The two Sony cameras that were released in 2013, Alpha 7 and Alpha 7r, were much smaller …