Mirrorless Type Cameras like PEN EP3 Changing the Game in Photography Business
by Chan Teng Heng July 18 2011
The Mirrorless Type Cameras like the PEN EP3 are changing the business of photography, as the new technology allows smaller cameras that are compact in size, but able to produce SLR-quality type of images.
With a pancake like lens (e.g. 12mm f.20), the PEN EP3 can easily be carried around in your pocket (men) or handbag (ladies).
I produce below a table, extracted from DP review camera ratings, showing the ratings and also the sensor size. The table shows that normally large sized SLR tend to have betting overall ratings. The 80-90% ratings tend to be obtained by cameras built in with sensors that are APS-H, full frame or APS-C of the large or mid sized SLR. These cameras tend to be heavy, bulky, but produces excellent quality image and performance.
Until the Panasonic GH2: this mirrorless SLR type camera was small, compact in size, and has larger sensor sizes than compact cameras.
The only compact camera that has rating (75) between 70-79% is the Canon Powershot 90, Panasonic LX5 and Canon G12. I think the PEN EP3, with a larger sensor than these compact and even the GH2 will be higher rated, beyond 80%.
This therefore changes the game, as such tiny sized mirrorless SLR type cameras, are able to produce excellent images, with fast autofocus. It is a matter of time that the cost, weight, quality and speed ratio will have to factor this new mirrowless technology.
(click on image to enlarge)
In 2009, I compiled a listing of the cameras then existing, comparing the image quality and performance as two parameters (http://www.photography-camera.com/ search for camera performance) [click on image to enlarge]
The type of cameras now available in 2011 will alter the future positioning for the top performing camera.
Watch this space for the future technologies....
The Mirrorless Type Cameras like the PEN EP3 are changing the business of photography, as the new technology allows smaller cameras that are compact in size, but able to produce SLR-quality type of images.
With a pancake like lens (e.g. 12mm f.20), the PEN EP3 can easily be carried around in your pocket (men) or handbag (ladies).
I produce below a table, extracted from DP review camera ratings, showing the ratings and also the sensor size. The table shows that normally large sized SLR tend to have betting overall ratings. The 80-90% ratings tend to be obtained by cameras built in with sensors that are APS-H, full frame or APS-C of the large or mid sized SLR. These cameras tend to be heavy, bulky, but produces excellent quality image and performance.
Until the Panasonic GH2: this mirrorless SLR type camera was small, compact in size, and has larger sensor sizes than compact cameras.
The only compact camera that has rating (75) between 70-79% is the Canon Powershot 90, Panasonic LX5 and Canon G12. I think the PEN EP3, with a larger sensor than these compact and even the GH2 will be higher rated, beyond 80%.
This therefore changes the game, as such tiny sized mirrorless SLR type cameras, are able to produce excellent images, with fast autofocus. It is a matter of time that the cost, weight, quality and speed ratio will have to factor this new mirrowless technology.
(click on image to enlarge)
In 2009, I compiled a listing of the cameras then existing, comparing the image quality and performance as two parameters (http://www.photography-camera.com/ search for camera performance) [click on image to enlarge]
The type of cameras now available in 2011 will alter the future positioning for the top performing camera. Watch this space for the future technologies....
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