Panasonic S1R
High-resolution L-mount full-frame from Panasonic..
Scroll down to see all publications and blog posts. Not all pages are curated—search.
View all 209 related blog posts...
2023-09-29 Fujifilm GFX100 II: Best EVF Yet?
2023-09-23 Fujifilm GFX100 II: What Features will Really Matter the Most?
2023-09-12 Fujifilm GFX100 II: Many Improvements Even for Still Photography
2023-04-26 Leica M11 Monochrom: the Obligatory First Shot, ISO 12500
2023-04-21 Nikon D850 Monochrome: Highly Competitive vs Leica M11 Monochrom
2023-04-13 60-Megapixel Leica M11 Monochrom Announced — Will it Outresolve the Fujifilm GFX100S?
2022-09-07 Announced: Hasselblad X2D-100C with 100 Megapixel Sensor, IBIS, Phase-Detect AF
2022-01-16 Reader Comment: Leica M11 Handgrip
2022-01-16 The Leica M11 is the Best M Camera Ever — and One that I’d Like to Own
High-resolution L-mount full-frame from Panasonic..
47 megapixel with Multi-Shot Hi-Res mode..
The best becomes better..
Full-frame 16 megapixel Retro Style DSLR..
50 megapixel successor to the 22 megapixel Canon 5D Mark III..
23-megapixel APS-C DSLR with an unusual feature set..
Articles written for MediumFormat.com..
Updated everything-better after 5 years..
100 megapixels in a body the size of a 35mm DSLR!.
Fujifilm skips full-frame to go from APS-C to to medium format..
Experience, reader insights, etc..
Image quality assessments..
Mirrorless large format with leaf shutter lenses, 3rd generation..
Mirrorless large format with leaf shutter lenses..
25mm equivalent..
Razor sharp with gorgeous bokeh..
Out of the way places and wonders..
Accurate focus and ease for your eyes..
Canon’s high-res mirrorless..
Setup, IBIS performance, focusing..
Setup, IBIS performance, focusing..
Technological tour de force..
Menus, buttons, customization..
4th Generation standard-setting camera..
Attention to details: a solid upgrade over the A7R II..
Attention to details: a big upgrade over the A7R..
Full frame compact mirrorless with interchangeable lenses..
Blackout-free 20 fps speed demon..
Sensor stabilized 24MP full-frame..
How to configure the camera for serious shooting..
Eliminating the camera body barrier— any kind of lens with Live View EVF and LCD.
Use Leica M lenses on a digital back designed for them..
The best compact big-sensor digital camera yet?.
Fixed 28mm lens with APS-C sensor free of anti-aliasing blur with wonderful color..
Razor sharp 28mm lens on APS-C sensor and outstanding usability and features..
Diminutive full-frame camera with 35mm f/2 fixed lens..
Full frame camera in an ultra-compact body with or without anti-aliasing filter..
A worthy upddate to the E-M5 with pro-grade build quality..
Superb ergonomic design in a compact camera..
Flagship model for 2017..
Compact sibling of the Fujifilm X-Pro1.
Fujifilm's 24MP APS-C offering..
24 or 16 megapixels in a compact body with APS-C sensor..
Value camera: 24 megapixel APS-C sensor with EVF and vibration-free shutter..
Leica’s 28-70mm APS-C compact camera..
Leica’s large-sensor 'affordable' compact camera..
Foveon X3 true-color sensor for outstanding resolution..
Mid-2014 models with newly designed 3-layer APS-C sensor..
45mm f/2.8 equivalent FOV lens..
Leica M 60 Megapixels..
Leica M 60-megapixel monochrome sensor..
Leica M 40 Megapixels..
Leica M 40 megapixel monochrome sensor..
Leica M mount in slim body with SL-type sensor..
Specific issues affecting usability..
Overall design and behavior..
Relative sharpness and performance across cameras..
24-megapixel fixed lens compact full-frame..
47-megapixel fixed lens compact full-frame..
High resolution digital rangefinder.
Focusing issue.
Modern digital features lacking with the M9..
Focal lengths, color, weight and travel considerations. (relevant, but dated/old material).
Leica’s ultra wide angle zoom lens..
Leica’s best-performing 24mm, and with a flat field..
Leica’s widest lens utilizing built-in frame lines..
Tweaked 2016 redesign..
Leica’s superlative and most natural lens for the M..
Leica’s superlative normal lens..
High performance but flawed 50mm normal lens..
Ghosting and veiling and ring flare pre/post production fix..
Compact lens for portraiture or similar..
World’s best mid-range telephoto lens..
Fast and ultra high performance moderate wide angle rangefinder lens..
Compact performer..
World-class performer for Leica M..
ARCHIVAL MATERIAL. Terrific backup bodies or even primary body for M-mount lenses..
ARCHIVAL MATERIAL. Eliminating the camera body barrier— any kind of lens with Live View EVF and LCD, and especially Leica M-mount.
HISTORICAL, please see Guide to Mirrorless..
2023-09-29 Fujifilm GFX100 II: Best EVF Yet?
2023-09-23 Fujifilm GFX100 II: What Features will Really Matter the Most?
2023-09-12 Fujifilm GFX100 II: Many Improvements Even for Still Photography
2023-04-26 Leica M11 Monochrom: the Obligatory First Shot, ISO 12500
2023-04-21 Nikon D850 Monochrome: Highly Competitive vs Leica M11 Monochrom
2023-04-13 60-Megapixel Leica M11 Monochrom Announced — Will it Outresolve the Fujifilm GFX100S?
2022-09-07 Announced: Hasselblad X2D-100C with 100 Megapixel Sensor, IBIS, Phase-Detect AF
2022-01-16 Reader Comment: Leica M11 Handgrip
2022-01-16 The Leica M11 is the Best M Camera Ever — and One that I’d Like to Own
2022-01-14 Leica M11 — Rangefinder vs EVF Focusing Accuracy
2022-01-13 The $10K 60MP Leica M11 Announced
2021-08-19 Sony A1: both EVF and Rear LCD no issue with polarized sunglasses
2021-05-10 Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A1: thoughts on Enjoyment, Hit Rate, Image Success + Reader Viewpoints
2021-04-24 Fujifilm GFX100S vs Fujifilm GFX100: Which is Better, Especially Given the Backorder Situation?
2021-03-14 Sony A1 or Sony A7R IV? If you Need the A1 Features, It’s Easy, otherwise it’s gear lust?
2021-02-02 Reader Comment: Leica Q2 Monochrom costs about as much as a Fujilm GFX100S, why no Leica M with EVF?
2021-01-26 Sony A1 Initial Impressions
2020-12-13 Leica M10 Monochrome: Filters and Focus Error / Sharpness
2019-12-01 Initial Impressions of Leica Q2
2019-06-19 Announced: Hasselblad X1D-50C II, all-new Hasselblad CFV II 50C Digital Back and Hasselblad 907X
2019-04-10 Panasonic S1R: Magnified Live View with its Gorgeous High-Res EVF = Total FAIL
2018-12-07 Nikon Z7 and Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Here — Looks Promising
2018-10-17 Reader Comment: Nikon Z7 and Nikon NIKKOR Z Lens Line
2018-10-13 Canon EOS R, Shooting it Today
2018-10-11 Nikon Z7 Has a Serious Behavioral Problem: Buttons go Unresponsive, Screen Blinks and Blinks
2018-08-25 Nikon Z7: High-Grade EVF
2018-08-24 Comments on Nikon Z7 Features
2018-08-01 Is It the End of the Development Road for Leica M Cameras? (Updated with Reader Comments)
2017-12-18 Reader Comments: Sony A7R III, Nikon D850, EVF, Focusing, Landscape
2017-10-25 Sony Announces Sony Alpha A7R III
2017-09-23 Reader Comment on Guide to Leica
2017-08-26 Nikon D850: High Resolution Tilting Rear LCD with Touchscreen
2017-08-23 Nikon Announces the D850, Commentary + Reader Comments
2017-07-15 Reader Comment: Leica SL as Platform for Leica M Lenses
2017-07-02 REVIEWED: Leica M10
2017-06-15 Nikon Celebrates 100th Anniversary = Useless Diversion of Resources
2017-05-25 Sony A9 First Impressions
2017-05-24 Sony A9 Arriving
2017-04-24 Is the Fujifilm GFX Suitable as a Digital Back?
2017-04-19 Sony’s New α9 Camera Appears to Target the High-End Sport Shooter Market
2017-02-28 Fujifilm GFX 50s: Did Not Ship From B&H Today (for me and another)
2017-02-24 Fujifilm GFX 50s: General Review Pages, Waiting For the GFX to Arrive
2017-02-09 Hasselblad X1D REVIEWED: Operational Usability, EVF, Flash Support, etc
2017-01-27 Is Leica a Credible Player?
2017-01-24 Fujifilm GFX 50s: Tilt Adapter for EVF
2017-01-18 Fujifilm GFX 50 Megapixel Medium Format Announced: Hi-Res Display Wonder (EVF, Rear LCD, Top Panel)
2017-01-18 Leica M10: Inertial Design
2017-01-14 Medium Format Hasselblad X1D and Fujifilm GFX vs Leica S & M and Leica SL
2017-01-06 Panasonic GH5 vs Olympus E-M1 Mark II
2016-12-24 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II: User Interface Problems, No Choice but to Disable the TouchScreen
2016-12-20 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II First Look: Initial Comments
2016-09-20 Reader Comments: Leica S System Promises
2016-09-19 Fujifilm GFX 50S Disrupts the Medium Format (and 35mm) Marketplace
2016-09-19 Sony A99 II: Mirrorless that Looks Like a DSLR
2016-08-23 Nikon D810 Rear LCD with Zacuto Loupe vs Sony-style EVF
2016-07-25 Leica SL Focusing Errors
2016-07-08 Reviewed: Leica 90mm f/4 Macro-Elmar-M
2016-06-22 Hasselblad X1D-50C: 50-Megapixel Mirrorless Medium Format
2016-06-11 Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon on Leica SL — a Joy to Focus and Still the Best Overall M Lens
2016-05-01 EVF Mirrorless vs DLSR
2016-04-27 Poking the Hornet’s Nest... Sony vs Fujifilm: Which is the Better Deal?
2016-02-19 State of the Camera Market: “What If...”
2016-02-17 Pentax K1: 36 Megapixels with Image Stabilization and Super Resolution Mode
2016-02-03 Sony A6300, and the Fujifilm X-Pro2
2016-01-23 Reflecting on the Ricoh GR
2016-01-02 Leica SL First Look: Overview plus Aperture Series at 24mm: Pescadero Creek Upstream
2015-12-24 'Discounted', not 'Discontinued' Reflects a New Plausibility
2015-12-23 Sony RX1R II: Is it Worth Upgrading from RX1/RX1R?
2015-12-13 Sony RX1R II: Ergonomics and EVF
2015-12-01 Sony RX1R II Arrived
2015-11-29 Back Home... On Shooting in Difficult Conditions
2015-11-18 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: It Has the Magic No Other Normal Lens has
2015-11-06 Sony RX1R II Now Available for Pre-Order
2015-10-20 Leica SL Typ 601 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera System: the Logical Joining of DSLR and Mirrorless
2015-10-07 Reader Comment: Big DSLR Price Cuts, Why?
2015-10-04 Sony A7R II: Field Usage
2015-10-02 Leica 28mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH in the field
2015-09-21 Reader Question: Nikon or Sony?
2015-09-05 “Window between Sony and Nikon D820”
2015-08-30 Sony A7R II: the EVF (and why Canon and Nikon suck and are clueless about what is useful)
2015-08-26 Canon EOS M3: Coming to USA
2015-08-06 Reader Comment: Ricoh GR
2015-08-04 Readers Write on the Sony A7R II: is there a quality issue with the EVF?
2015-07-21 Will the Leica Q Kill the Leica M?
2015-07-07 Sony A7R II: Is it the Death Knell for Leica M?
2015-06-10 Announced: Sony RX10 Mark II, Sony RX100 Mark IV
2015-03-27 Emerging Features that Are Essential: Make the Camera Work for YOU
2015-03-27 Nikon and Canon: Catatonic?
2015-02-27 Sharper Images by Technique and Shot Discipline
2015-02-22 It’s 2015: Where Does Leica M Stand?
2014-09-30 Leica M Typ 240: Operational Reliability in the Field
2014-08-22 Sony RX100 Mark III: Better than a DSLR When Gone Fishin'
2014-08-03 Nikon D810 Rear LCD with Zacuto Loupe vs Sony-style EVF
2014-07-24 A conversation with Ming Thein on the Pentax 645Z and Nikon D810 and More
2014-07-22 Reader Comments: D810 Review, Lenses, etc
2014-07-16 Nikon D810 About to Ship
2014-07-10 Pentax 645z: Detail Rendition and Image Quality on Variety
2014-07-08 Pentax 645z: Handheld Portraits with the Pentax 90mm f/2.8
2014-07-08 Pentax 645z: Noise from ISO 100 to ISO 204800 with RGB, Channels, Grayscale
2014-07-06 Pentax 645z + 25mm f/4 Aperture Series: Blue Beater Bike
2014-07-05 Pentax 645z + 25mm f/4 Aperture Series: Mosaic
2014-07-05 Pentax 645z + 90mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Mosaic
2014-07-04 Is 50 Megapixels Sharper than 36 Megapixels?
2014-07-04 Reviewed: 50-Megapixel Pentax 645z
2014-07-02 Pentax 645z: 50 Megapixels Arrives
2014-06-27 “D810 Live View is Good”
2014-06-26 Thoughts on Nikon D810
2014-06-25 Nikon Announces D810
2014-06-25 Nikon D810 Leaked Specs: Improved Sensor, EFC Shutter
2014-05-21 Sigma dp Quattro Sensor Spectral Sensitivity for True-Color Images with Full Spatial Resolution
2014-05-20 EVF and Sensor Resolution: Higher is So Much Better for Critical Focus
2014-05-15 Pentax 645z: Hitting the Bullseye on Which Target?
2014-04-30 Sony A6000 Comments
2014-04-24 Leica T System: Quick Comments
2014-04-24 Leica T System vs Sony A7/A7R for those M Lenses
2014-04-21 Reader Comment: Sony RX1R
2014-04-18 Consistent Focusing Accuracy Requires a High-Resolution EVF: Leica M vs Sony
2014-04-14 Sony A7R: Is Shutter Vibration an Issue at 50mm?
2014-04-12 Hits and Misses: Ultra Low Light Photography—Sony A7s vs Nikon Df (and of sleeping gorillas)
2014-03-25 Sony CMOS 44 X 33mm Medium Format Sensor: Coming to a new Sony Camera?
2014-02-19 Reader Comment: Zacuto Loupe: “amazed by the result”
2014-02-10 Sigma dp2 Quattro
2014-02-04 Leica M Typ 240: Support for the Higher Resolution VF-4 EVF Not Feasible
2014-01-31 Sigma DP Merrill: Readers Respond
2014-01-30 Nikon D800E and D800 Instant Savings
2014-01-30 Micro Four Thirds and APS-C? Whither the Future? Wither the Future?
2014-01-01 2014: Year of Mirrorless?
2013-12-22 Handheld Optical Nirvana with the Sony A7R and Zeiss Otus 55m f/1.4 Distagon
2013-12-12 Sony A7R: Leica M Lenses
2013-12-10 Sony A7R / A7: What’s Coming
2013-12-05 Sony A7R: the Kitchen Sink Menu System Design Paradigm is Alive and Well
2013-12-03 Sony A7R + 35/2.8: Arrives Tomorrow
2013-12-01 Sony A7R: Adapting Zeiss and Leica Lenses via Lens Adapter
2013-11-11 Leica M Users Ask: Is the Sony A7R the Ultimate Leica M Lens Platform?
2013-11-05 Thoughts on Nikon Df
2013-10-27 Reader Comment: Sony RX1R Focusing at Shooting Aperture
2013-10-25 Leica M240: Shutter Vibration Appears to Damage Image Sharpness
2013-10-22 Eye Detection in Sony A7R: It’s About Time
2013-10-16 Sony A7, A7R: Breakthrough in Image Quality in a Compact Package with Killer EVF and LCD Too
2013-10-13 Reader Comments: Sony RX1R
2013-10-11 Zeiss Otus 55/1.4 APO-Distagon with Adapter on Sony A or NEX or Similar?
2013-10-10 Sony NEX A7 and A7r: 24 and 36 Megapixels on Full Frame?
2013-10-10 Leica Updates Firmware for M Typ 240
2013-10-10 DSLRs Still Have no EVF Option
2013-10-09 Nikon D610 Makes Solid But Incremental Gains in Performance
2013-10-08 24-megapixel Ricoh Pentax K3, and Pentax DA HD Limited Lenses
2013-09-24 The Perfect Camera for the 80% Case
2013-09-18 Old Geezers Need an EVF: the Rear LCD and Presbyopia are a Bad Combination For Aging Eyes
2013-09-18 A Full-Frame Sony NEX Soon? And Maybe a Surprise?
2013-09-15 Thoughts on a Full-Frame Sony NEX
2013-09-09 Sony RX1R: My Preferred Shooting Configuration
2013-09-03 Sony RX1R: Essay on Its Gestalt Especially vs the Leica M Typ 240
2013-08-26 Leica M Typ 240: Unreliability Continues: Freeze and System Reset
2013-08-19 Sony RX1R Impressions
2013-08-16 Traveling (Mountains)
2013-08-06 Ricoh GR: Close Range Portraits
2013-08-04 Reader Inquiry: Small Cameras, Product Cycles, What’s Coming
2013-08-03 Ricoh GR: Shooting Tips
2013-08-02 Ricoh GR: Optical Viewfinder, but no EVF
2013-07-31 Is the Full Frame DSLR the New Medium Format? What do DSLRs Lack?
2013-07-28 Olympus VF-4 Electronic Viewfinder: Terrific Improvement over Built-In E-M5 EVF
2013-07-24 Micro Four Thirds vs APS-C: Size and Weight Realities
2013-07-14 Leica M Typ 240 Usability
2013-06-28 Leica M Typ 240: Unreliable
2013-06-12 Reader Comment: Leica M Typ 240 with EVF for Noctilux
2013-06-12 EVF Compatibility: Olympus EVF Offerings on Leica M Typ 240
2013-06-11 Leica X Vario: Fixed f/3.5 - f/6.4 Lens on APS-C, no EVF
2013-06-06 EVF Compatibility: Does the Olympus VF4 Work on the Leica M Typ 240?
2013-05-24 Leica Mini M
2013-05-20 Autofocus with Sony NEX-7
2013-05-10 Olympus Introduces PEN E-P5
2013-05-05 Zeiss 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar: Future Potential on ~56 Megapixel DSLR
2013-04-28 EVF or LCD Zoomed-In Focusing Implementations
2013-04-27 Optical and Electronic Viewfinders: EVF + Optical + LCD = Synergy
2013-04-27 Form Factor and Camera Appeal
2013-04-22 Reader Asks: Buy the Leica M Typ 240?
2013-04-19 Why Don’t DSLRs Have Both Optical and Electronic Viewfinders?
2013-04-12 Leica M Typ 240 / M240 Usability
2013-04-12 Commentary + Reader Comments on Leica M
2013-04-10 Reader Comment: Leica M Typ 240 / M240 Features and Cost
2013-03-29 Reader Asks: Optical Viewfinder for Sigma DP Merrill?
2013-03-11 Reader Asks: Leica M Typ 240 / M240 + 50/2 APO or Sigma DP2 Merrill?
2013-03-06 Why an Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) is Not Optional, and Not Sufficient Either
2013-02-17 With the Upgrade in Lens Performances, What About Canon 6D vs Leica M Typ 240 / M240 ?
2013-01-27 Five Appealing Cameras
2012-12-12 Sony RX1 24-Megapixel Ultra-Compact Full-Frame Camera
2012-12-03 Reader Comments: Sigma DP1 Merrill
2012-11-28 Sony RX1 — What Does it Actually Cost?
2012-10-15 An Open Letter to Sigma on the DP1 Merrill
2012-10-06 Sony RX1 24-Megapixel Ultra-Compact Full-Frame Camera
2012-09-18 The New 24-Megapixel Leica M240 from Photokina is a GAME CHANGER for Leica Users
2012-09-17 24-Megapixel CMOS Leica M (Typ 240)
2012-09-14 Shitty Products
2012-09-13 Sony RX1 24-Megapixel Ultra-Compact Full-Frame Camera
2012-09-06 Fujifilm X-E1
2012-06-07 On The Way: Olympus OM-D EM-5 and Leica X2
2012-05-24 Zacuto EVF Electronic Viewfinder
2012-04-14 Fuji X-Pro1+ 35/1.4 Examples
2012-01-31 Another ALLVIEW camera: Ricoh GXR with Leica M Mount
2012-01-23 Q&A Interview with Leica USA
2011-12-29 Sony NEX-7 — Reader Comments on Images and Commentary
2011-06-10 Open Letter to Leica — 10 Ways To Improve the M9 Rangefinder
2011-06-09 Ricoh GXR APS-C Point-And-Shoot With Interchangeable Lens Modules
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() $799 SAVE $100 = 11.0% Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens (Nikon F) BACK IN STOCK in Lenses: DSLR
|
![]() $249 GVM 7017D Aluminum Video Tripod with Fluid Head System BACK IN STOCK in Accessories: Tripods and Support
|