In this series of articles, I'll tackle each mirrorless system and provide a quick look at how it has progressed and how to make choices within that system.
Sans Mirror — mirrorless, interchangeable lens cameras
Covering the new breed of interchangeable lens cameras: Canon M, Nikon 1, m4/3, NX, Sony NEX, and more
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- News/Views
- Samsung Updates NX1 Firmware
- Panasonic GF7 Aims at Selfies, Too
- Fujifilm Aims X-A2 at Selfies
- How Internet News Distorts Things
- Firmware Updates on Parade
- The Good News, Bad News Mirrorless Problem
- Fujifilm Announces 16-55mm f/2.8 Lens
- 2014 News/Views
- October-December 2014 News and Views
- Some Current m4/3 Impressions
- Leica M Sees Spots
- The Economics Problem
- Why Announce a Camera You Can’t Get?
- Fujifilm Updates
- Sony Updates the A7 Camera
- Panasonic GH4, Olympus E-M1 Firmware Updates
- Olympus Discounts
- Olympus Updates Camera Firmware
- State of the Mirrorless DSLR
- Nikon 1 Lenses
- Which Chart is Right?
- July-September 2014 News/Views
- Photokina Mirrorless Scorecard
- Really, How Hard is it To Grind Some Metal?
- Phase One Offers Free Sony Converter
- Leica T’s Up New Lenses
- More m4/3 Announcements
- Sony’s FE-Mount Offerings Expand
- Photokina m4/3 Announcements
- Samsung Goes Pro
- Fujifilm’s Mirrorless Photokina
- E-Mount for Smartphones
- Zeiss Loxia Lenses for Sony FE Mount
- Nikon 1 Gets a Third Party Lens
- Olympus E-PL7 Announced
- Leica Modestly Updates the M
- Sony A5100 Announced, or the NEX-5X
- First Half Mirrorless Success
- Pentax’s Non-Upgrade Upgrade
- How Many Megapixels?
- Why Sunny 16 is Still Important
- Nervous Speculation
- The Canon/Nikon Problem
- Leica M Firmware Update
- So Which Camera?
- Olympus and Panasonic News
- April-June 2014 News/Views
- Fujifilm Firmware Updates
- Tamron Finally Releases 14-150mm for m4/3
- Canon EOS-M Limps Into Telephoto
- Fujifilm Intros 18-135mm Weather-Sealed Lens
- Focus Focus Focus
- Mirrorless Growing Again
- Deals Are Ramping Back Up
- Iridient Mimics Fujifilm Styles
- m4/3 Firmware Updates
- Olympus Firmware Updates
- Nikon 1 News: S2, J4, Updates
- Olympus Results
- Be Careful What You Wished For
- Samsung NX3000 Quietly Appears
- New Samyang Lenses
- Leica Announces Real Mini M, the T
- Nikon J4 Announced (but not for US)
- Sony A7S Surprise at NAB
- January-March 2014 News/Views
- Was it Announced or Not?
- Samyang’s “New” Lenses
- Sony A7/A7r and NEX-5/6 Firmware Updates
- Samsung Enters 1” Mirrorless Market
- Fujifilm to Repair Light Leak
- Nikon Introduces V3
- The Firmware Update Woes
- Fujifilm Update Day
- Olympus Expands Lens Set
- Sony A6000 Announced
- The New State of Mirrorless
- Panasonic G6 and GF6 Updates
- Panasonic GH4 Camera Introduced
- Fujifilm Rebates
- The Internet is Fickle
- Zeiss Touit 50mm Makro-Planar Launches
- The OM-D Series Side-by-Side
- Olympus E-M10 Announced
- Fujifilm X-T1 Announced
- Japan Market Share
- What Can We Do Better Now?
- NEX Disappears — A5000 Appears
- Panasonic 42.5mm f/1.2
- New Fujifilm Road Map
- Samsung NX30
- BCN's Preliminary 2013 Numbers
- Best Mirrorless Upgrade
- "Smartphones Shatter Mirrorless Hope"
- October-December 2014 News and Views
- 2013 News/Views
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- Sakar Shakes Things Up Some More
- "NEX" is Gone, so What do we Call It?
- Why the Sony A7 Doesn't Crush the Olympus E-M1
- Play Time for m4/3 with Lomography
- Fujifilm Introduces the X-E2
- Panasonic GM1 Likes Big Pockets
- The Sony Fan Boys Are Whooping it Up
- Sony Takes Mirrorless Cameras Full Frame with A7 & A7r
- Protection by Lawsuit
- Samsung Announces Korea-only NX300m
- The State of Mirrorless Camera Systems, Fall 2013
- September 2013
- Update for Olympus Lenses on Panasonic Cameras
- Nikon 1 Takes on Water
- Panasonic Updates GX7 Firmware
- Fujifilm Introduces the X-A1 and XC Lenses
- Nikon 1 Lessons Learned on Safari
- The E-M1 versus the E-M5
- Olympus Moves Upscale and Down Number
- August Firmware Updates for Sony & Panasonic
- Fujifilm Adds 23mm f/1.4 Prime Lens to Lineup
- August 2013
- July 2013
- The m4/3 Users are Nervous
- On Safari Four Years Later
- Fujifilm Firmware Fixed Again
- Fujifilm X-Pro1 Firmware Update Withdrawn
- Fujifilm Adds New Telephoto to Lens Roadmap
- Fujifilm X-Pro1 and X-E1 Firmware Updates
- Metabones Speed Booster Update
- Canon Gets it Wrong With the EOS M
- Panasonic Firmware Updates
- I'll Be Back (Pentax News)
- Lightroom 4.4.1 Update
- Panasonic Launches the GX7
- June 2013
- Canon EOS M Firmware Update 2.0.2
- Panasonic Updates 20mm Lens
- Fujifilm Introduces Entry-Level XF Camera and Lenses
- Android Mirrorless Arrives: the Samsung NX
- Samsung Updates NX300 Firmware
- Slight Olympus Firmware Update
- I'm Sensing a Small Change
- Samsung Quietly Pre-announces the 10mm Fisheye
- Nikon Silently Updates FT-1 Firmware
- Howling at the Moon
- The Danger of Colors
- Panasonic's Restructuring
- More on Olympus and Breakeven
- EOS M Gets Some Love from Canon
- And April Makes Four
- Fujifilm on Sale
- May 2013
- In the Bag
- Whoa! What the Heck Happened?
- Don't be a Yahoo, Olympus Will Likely Survive 2014
- Fujifilm Updates Camera Firmware
- Nauticam Underwater Housing for the GH3
- Will the Floodgates Open?
- The Financial Season Ends
- Panasonic 12-35mm Lens Update 1.2
- Nikon 1 Fast Telephoto (Almost) Arrives
- Site Updates
- Fun With Statistics
- I'm Not Sure I Get It
- Olympus Introduces New m4/3 Products
- Survey Says
- April 2013
- Samsung Still Low On Self-Esteem
- Fujifilm Yearly Financials
- What Constitutes Value?
- Mirrorless Shipments Down Year-to-Year
- G6 and 14-140mm Lens Refresh Pre-Announced
- And Then Come the Imitations
- Apple Adds X-Trans Support
- Fujifilm Springs into Action
- Panasonic's Mirrorless Claims
- Panasonic Tacks on GF Design Again
- Surprise! Blackmagic Design Goes Pocket
- The Press Release That Was a Year Late
- Kenko DG Extension Tubes for m4/3 and NEX
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- Samsung is First
- Nikon 1 Becomes 3
- Something's Still Unfocused With This Picture
- Nikon 1 Pricing
- Olympus Discounts
- Samsung NX1000 Firmware Update
- Focal Reducer Lens Adapter Announced by Metabones
- m4/3 Expands
- New Sony E-Mount Lenses
- The Faux Relaunch
- Sigma Updates, Expands Mirrorless Lens Lineup
- Tamron Goes m4/3 Superzoom
- Lenses Define the Systems
- 2012 News/Views
- December 2012
- BCN's Preliminary 2012 Numbers
- Fujifilm X-E1 Review Updated
- Sansmirror Serious Camera of the Year
- State of the Art
- New Apps Available for NEX-5R and NEX-6
- Sansmirror Entry Level Camera of the Year
- Fujifilm Lens Update
- Olympus E-PM2 and E-PL5 Firmware Update
- Mirrorless Versus the World
- Nikon V2 Firmware Corruption
- Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw Updated
- Does Your OS Support Your Camera?
- In Lieu of Reviews
- It's m4/3 Month at Sansmirror
- Camera of the Year Nominees
- Shooting With the Stars
- November 2012
- October 2012
- Sony and Olympus Tie the Knot
- German Mirrorless Sales
- Fujifilm Raw
- What Does the V1 Price Plummet Say to Customers?
- From 1.1 to 1.2 to 1.1 to 1.5 (Olympus E-M5 Firmware)
- Did Mirrorless Miss?
- NIH Strikes Again
- Sony NEX Firmware Updates
- Good News or Bad?
- Nikon Unveils the V2
- Panasonic Lens Firmware Updates
- Pentax Q Firmware 1.1 Update
- Financial Report Time
- Sansmirror T-Shirt Giveaway
- The KAC Sensors Live
- September 2012
- Photokina 2012
- August 2012
- Fujifilm US$300 Promotion
- Zeiss Goes NEX
- How Much Will You Pay For Features?
- And Our First Firmware Undate
- Nikon 1 Lens Firmware Update
- Seven Lenses for Seven Cameras
- Mirrorless, the Minivan of Cameras
- Next Up With Numbers: Fujifilm
- Latest Olympus Financial Results
- The Nikon J2 Doesn't Impress
- Nikon 1 Firmware Updates
- X-Pro1 Photographer's Guidebook
- Sony Financials
- July 2012
- June 2012
- Nauticam Housing for OM-D Announced
- The Sad State of the UK Digital Camera Market
- Ricoh GXR Firmware Update
- Fujifilm's New Lens Roadmap
- Live in the Present
- New Site Policy
- Schneider Surprises with m4/3 Lens
- Panasonic Comment on Mirrorless Shares
- Samyang Goes Fisheye for APS
- This is Only a Test
- Ownuser NEX-7 Vertical Grip
- Fujifilm X-Pro1 Firmware Update
- Olympus' New Management Plan
- Sensor Sizes Redux
- The Collision
- Fujifilm X-Pro1 Review
- May 2012
- Adobe Shows Some Mirrorless Love
- Sigma 30mm EX DN for m4/3 Giveaway
- Fujifilm Officially Launches M Mount for X-Pro1
- Olympus 75mm f/1.8 Announced
- Apple Updates Raw Compatibility
- More Lensrentals.com m4/3 Lens Testing
- Nikon's Comments on Mirrorless
- Midrange Zoom with Speed Coming for m4/3
- New Version of Sony 18-200mm NEX Lens Announced
- Sony NEX F3 Announced
- What's the Right Size Sensor?
- Samsung's Test Menus
- Anyone Leica Black and White?
- It's Financial Report Time in Japan
- What to Make of This?
- Lensrentals.com m4/3 Wide Angle Test
- Nikon J1 and V1 Firmware Update
- Novoflex Adapters for Fujifilm X-Pro1
- The Chicken and the Egg
- Mirrorless v. DSLR
- Iteration
- April 2012
- March 2012
- Olympus 12-50mm Firmware Update
- m4/3 and NEX Add Tubes
- Nauticam Announces GX1 Housing
- How to Pay More for a Fujifilm X-Pro1
- Inside Out
- Olympus Firmware Updates
- Nikon Firmware Update for GPS
- Which Camera?
- Lots of Site Changes Today
- Ricoh GXR Firmware Update
- Survey Says
- Wrong!
- Complete Guide to the Nikon 1 Available
- Sony NEX-5N Firmware Update
- Franiec's Grip for the Nikon V1
- Announce Frenzy Yes; Ship Frenzy No
- February 2012
- Ricoh/Pentax First Out of the Gate at CP+
- Second f/0.95 m4/3 Lens From Voigtlander
- Nikon V1 Firmware Update
- Olympus Goes Hindu, Welcomes Back the OM
- Mirrorless Demand, ala Olympus
- Accessory Ports
- Olympus Financials: US Camera Sales Low
- Olympus 70-300mm Firmware Update
- Post CP+
- US Rebates
- Can We Talk?
- Say it Isn't So
- More Mirrors for Mirrorless, C-Mount Looms
- Sony Digital Imaging 75% of Its Former Self?
- January 2012
- Sony Posts Interviews with NEX-7 Designers
- Fujifilm Joins the Mirrorless Crowd
- Nikon Touts UK Success
- Galapagos Focus Testing
- Panasonic Lens Converters Announced
- Sigma Announces Lenses for Two Mounts
- What's With All the Mirrorless Cameras?
- Panasonic Sneaks Lenses at CES
- What's a Complete Mirrorless System?
- Just to Be Clear
- Reuters Interviews Samsung
- Japanese Market Results
- Nikon 1 Grips
- Firmware Updates Coming from Panasonic
- Canon Lenses on Sony NEX Bodies
- Olympus Firmware Updates
- How Far We've Come
- Equivalence Redux
- The Snap Results
- New m4/3 Partners
- Final BCN Japan Tallies
- Entry Level Users as a Target
- Is That a Mirror on Your Mirrorless?
- December 2012
- 2011 News/Views
- December 2011
- Sony NEX Firmware Version 5 Released
- J1 One of CNET's Ten Most Disappointing Products of 2011
- Do Panasonic and Olympus Know About Each Other?
- Olympus Announces New Lens
- I Always Wanted a Shelf Full of Lens Stands
- Nikon 1 Firmware Update 1.10
- Nikon 1 Lens Firmware Updates
- Stating the Obvious
- Nikon FT1 Adapter Priced in Japan
- Late 2011 Mirrorless Trends
- 23mm f/1.7 Noktor coming for E-mount
- Tamron Superzoom for NEX Announced
- Site News
- Panasonic GH-2 Firmware Update Appears
- Another Leica M9 Firmware Update
- Closed for the Holidays
- Nauticam Announces NEX-7 Underwater Housing
- November 2011
- October 2011
- December 2011
- Claims to Remember
- Articles
- Gain and Loss
- System Guides
- The "Bests" and the "Worsts"
- Autofocus Systems
- Technique
- "Systems" Cameras
- How Many Lenses Do You Need?
- Pick a Size
- How Do I Choose?
- Do You Need an Eye Level Viewfinder?
- What's in a Name?
- How Much Tripod Do You Need?
- Things Each System Needs
- What Should I Look for in Video?
- Other Web Sites of Interest
- Thom's m4/3 Bag
- Cameras
- Camera Reviews
- Camera Database
- Camera Service and Diagnostic Info
- Frequentely Asked Mirrorless Questions
- Which camera should I buy?
- What Do Fujifilm's Dynamic Range 200%, 400% Mean?
- What's the best mirrorless camera if I do a lot of video work?
- What's this hacked Panasonic firmware I hear about?
- Isn't the sensor too exposed when changing lenses?
- Will I ever need to manually clean the sensor?
- Which m4/3 maker should I go with, Panasonic or Olympus?
- How is m4/3 different than 4/3?
- Who makes the Nikon 1 sensors?
- Who makes the sensors for NX cameras?
- Who makes the sensors for Sony cameras?
- Do the NEX models really overheat?
- How do I avoid producing condensation when moving indoors and out?
- Should I be worried about the Olympus management scandals?
- My Fujifilm X-Pro1 is Slow after Downloading
- Lenses
- Lens Angle of View
- Adapting Lenses
- Lens Reviews
- Lens Database
- Canon EOS M Mount Lenses
- Fujifilm XF Mount Lenses
- XF 14mm f/2.8 R
- XF 18mm f/2 R
- XF 23mm f/1.4 R
- XF 27mm f/2.8
- XF 35mm f/1.4 R
- XF 56mm f/1.2 R
- XF 56mm f/1.2 R APD
- XF 60mm f/2.4 R Macro
- XF 10mm-24mm f/4 R OIS
- XC 16mm-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR
- XC 16mm-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS
- XC 16mm-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS II
- XF 18mm-55mm f/2.8-4R OIS LM
- XF 18mm-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
- XF 50-140mm f/2.8R OIS WR
- XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8R OIS LM
- XC 50-230mm f/4.5-6.7
- XC 50-230mm f/4.5-6.7
- Leica T Mount Lenses
- Nikon 1 CX Mount Lenses
- Olympus m4/3 Mount Lenses
- Panasonic m4/3 Lenses
- 7-14mm f/4
- 12-35mm f/2.8
- 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6
- 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6
- 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II
- 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6
- 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6
- 14-140mm f/4-5.8
- 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6
- 35-100mm f4-5.6
- 35-100mm f/2.8
- 45-200mm f/4-5.6
- 45-175mm f/4-5.6
- 45-200mm f/4-5.6
- 100-300mm f/4-5.6
- 8mm f/3.5
- 12.5mm f/12 3D
- 14mm f/2.5
- Lumix 15mm f/1.7 Summilux
- 20mm f/1.7
- 20mm f/1.7 II
- 25mm f/1.4
- 42.5mm f/1.2 OIS
- 45mm f/2.8
- Panasonic Lens FAQ
- Pentax Q Mount Lenses
- Samsung NX Mount Lenses
- Samsung NX Mini Lenses
- Samyang (Various Mounts)
- Samyang 7.5mm f/3.5 Fisheye
- Samyang 8mm f/2.8 AS IF UMC Fisheye
- Samyang 8mm f/2.8 AS IF UMC Fisheye II
- Samyang 10mm f/2.8 AS NCS CS
- Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
- Samyang 14mm f/2.8
- Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 24mm f/3.5 Tilt-Shift
- Samyang 35mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC
- Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
- Samyang 300mm f/6.3
- Samyang 85mm f/1.4
- 7.5mm f/7.4
- Rokinon 7.5mm f/8 RMC Fisheye
- Rokinon 12mm f/2.8
- Sigma (Various Mounts)
- SLR Magic (Various Mounts)
- Sony E-Mount Lenses
- Sony FE Mount Lenses
- Tamron (Various Mounts)
- Voigtlander (m4/3 Mount)
- Zeiss (Fujifilm XF, Sony E-mounts)
- Other Lens Makers
- Tokina 300mm f/6.3 Macro
- Schneider 14mm f/2 Super Angulon
- Schneider 30mm f/2.4 Xenon
- Gloxy 12mm f/7.4 (NEX)
- Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 (E, X, m4/3, EOS M mounts)
- Kowa 8.5mm f/2.8
- Kowa 12mm f/1.8
- Kowa 25mm f/1.8
- 12mm f/7.4 fisheye
- Jackar 34mm f/1.8 m4/3 and NEX lens
- Kenko 400mm f/8 Mirror
- Mitakon 24mm f/1.7 (XF, E, m4/3 mounts)
- Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 (XF, NEX, m4/3) 2
- Mitakon 42.5mm f/1.2 (XF, E, m4/3 mounts)
- Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 (FE)
- Pentax 40mm f/2.8 DA XS
- Yashuhara (m4/3, E-mount, EOS M)
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