image courtesy: thenewcamera (via focus-numerique)

Which is the best camera for low light photography between the Ricoh GR, [shoplink 12203]Nikon A[/shoplink], [shoplink 11808 ebay]X100S[/shoplink] and [shoplink 11024]Canon G1 X[/shoplink]? According to thenewcamera you should go for the X100S to get the best results at high ISO. But click here and check this comparison out by yourself. (look for the full size high-ISO samples of these cameras at focus-numerique)

1) Photographyblog posted 64 images taken with the X-PRO1 + 32mm Touit lens. See the preview here. For the 46 12mm shots click here.

2) photo.yodobashi posted his shots taken with the X-E1 + 32mm Touit lens. See them here and for the 12mm shot click here.

Zeiss Touit 32mm pre-order: USA: Adorama / BHphoto / Uniquephoto / Pictureline / Europe: AmazonDE / ebayUK / PCHstore Brussel

Zeiss Touit 12mm pre-order: USA: Adorama / BHphoto / Uniquephoto / Pictureline / Europe: AmazonDE / ebayUK / PCHstore Brussel

image courtesy: photo.yodobashu

image courtesy: riflessifotografici (English version)

How good is the X20 really? Donato Chirulli posted his complete X20 review here (English version). Well, it’s not a revolutionary camera, but Fuji won the challenge to improve an already very good camera ([shoplink 12075 ebay]the X10[/shoplink]). There are some things that could still be better (for example the colour of the focus peaking), but Fuji put into the X20 all the technology necessary to deliver a great image quality… for a compact camera with 2/3 sensor.

Technology alone can help to produce clinically excellent shots, but it’s up to you, X20-photographers, to give your images also a “soul”. And, to me, that’s what this review didn’t forget to show: beautiful images capturing the soul of the “old lady” Venice.

have great start in your new week
Patrick

Fuji X20: [shopcountry 11890]

image courtesy: riflessifotografici (English version)

image courtesy: dslrmagazine (32mm distortion)

The Spanish dslrmagazine posted his technical test of the Touit 12mm and 32mm. In this review (part 1) they focus on aspects like vignetting and distortion. Read it here (translated version). For the bokeh, flare-resistance and more we have to wait the second part of this review (which will soon come).

[UPDATE]: dslrmagazine posted part II of his review here (translated version). You can download some RAW sample images.

Zeiss Touit 32mm pre-order: USA: Adorama / BHphoto / Uniquephoto / Pictureline / Europe: AmazonDE / PCHstore Brussel

Zeiss Touit 12mm pre-order: USA: Adorama / BHphoto / Uniquephoto / Pictureline / Europe: AmazonDE / PCHstore Brussel

image courtesy: sulantoblog

X-photographer Matti Sulanto is running one of the most popular camera sites in Finland. Right now he is testing the pre-production 55-200 mm and has some sample photos on his site (only in small size, because full size is not permitted yet). The site is in Finnish, but everybody can understand the photos with technical data.

Read his posts and see the samples in this post here (translated version) and this post here (translated version)

These are his first impressions, he sent me via email:
– bit bigger than I expected, but still relatively compact and not heavy
– very fast autofocus
– impressive OIS
– image quality seems very good indeed
– I like the lens already, even though the pre-production version is not the same quality as the final production version will be.

Preoder the 55-200: BHphoto / Adorama / AmazonUS / AmazonUK / DigitalRev / PictureLine (USA) / PCHstore Brussel

The lens should be available (at least in Europe) in the beginning of June.