This is how the GX7 is likely going to look (Courtesy Dicahub).
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In late August and early September a huge wave of new mirrorless cameras are going to be announced. And most of them will be very expensive. While the price of the new Olympus OMD is still unknown trusted sources shared some bits about two new cameras:
1) The Panasonic GX7 will be definitely priced above the $1,000 mark. And that’s for the body only!
2) The first non-Leica Full Frame mirrorless camera is coming from Sony. The NEX-FF will be priced well above the $3,000. Still a bargain if you compare it with the $7,000 leica M cameras 🙂
Save your money guys! No vacation this summer 🙂
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I hope the GX7 will have a mechanical stabilization like the OM-D…
Ridiculous pricing for the Panasonic. Would rather get a cheaper NEX-6 for half the price and same features with the benefit of a bigger APS-C sensor. To be honest, this is what the GF2 (back in the day) or GX1 should of been. Not to mention we’re now seeing the onset of FF mirrorless, Panasonic is YEARS too late with this.
I agree. Panasonic with m43 sensor for over $1000?! I can pay that money for Sony NEX-7 replacement with APS-C sensor, but for Pana m43?! No way.
I think there is a market for a FF mirrorless interchangeable lens camera as an alternative to Leica. Even if the body is between $3000-4000, you may attract buyers of the RX1/D800/Leica.
m43 sensor FTW !!
Oh please stop complaining about the price of the Panasonic. It’s not the only m43 camera from them. This is the high end model and they have lower end ones. Did you guys complain about the price of the $6800 Canon 1DX when it came out or the $3200 Canon 5DIII? Panasonic/Olympus have a range of prices for their cameras from lower end to high end….just like Canon and Nikon.
If olny Sigma would release a full frame Foveon camera with some sort a hybrid finder like Fuji has. A big and bright optical finder with a digital option for the histogram info. I would not mind if it where fixed lens like the DPM’s, even if they would be double the price as the DPM’s. Hey, this site is here to dream a little, right?
A full frame mirrorless is what I have been waiting for. To be honest though, whats all the fuss. The last three days doing street and some location shooting I did with an old D70s (apsc 6.1MP). I am very happy with the results. Better than what the OMD produces. But still, looking forward to mirrorless FF.
I think the fuzz is due to: Sony is going to make an ultimate NEX-FF with IBIS (5-axis from Oly), extraordinary FF sensor (Nikon’s D800E will look like a poor relative compared to it), Zeiss FF glass (prime and zoom – and that glass is going to be even better than RX1’s Zeiss 35mm f2 – Leica will have to cry.
Although “full frame” seems very desireable, APS-C and even M4/3 sensors tied with first class lenses are capable of fulfilling the actual needs of most enthusiast and many pro photographers. “Full frame” is really the digital equivalent of medium format film and will probably end up occupying the same niche medium format film once did. Some APS-C and m4/3 systems already deliver far more than 35mm film ever did and will continue to get better.
For now (2013) sure. In a few years however when FF mirrorless has picked up and when you can get a FF mirrorless body for a little more than an APS-C mirrorless body, the average enthusiasts/pro photographers would be stupid not to pay the extra and also get more dynamic range, lower noise, dof, resolution etc etc.
well, at least one thing i desire is the iso performance. just came back from a dim-light wedding and found the 25600 iso can really come in handy! i boosted my apsc to 25600 and it looked like crap 🙂
All I want is a GH3-like-features-set small, light, great dynamic range camera. Be it FF, I’ll pay for the extra. Be it a MFT, I’d be even happier because the lenses are definitely smaller and lighter. As long as it has at least 18MP, I’m fine with it.
New Sony will not be the first full-frame mirrorless camera, the RX1 was that. It will be the first full-frame mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, right?
Yes, but that’s what most people mean by “mirrorless camera”. It’s just a short form for “mirrorless interchangeable lens camera”.
We all know that fixed-lens compacts are mirrorless too, but there’s no point in calling them “mirrorless”, because there are no mirrored compacts to distinguish them from. It’s different with ILCs – we have mirrorless ones and we have DSLRs/SLTs.
they got me at evf in the corner position , im an em5 owner who is skipping the long awaited ep5 hello panny , adios oly
I feel it would be safer to buy into Nikon / Canon FF for now and wait a few years to see how everything turns out. FF DSLRs are actually cheaper than EVIL/mirrorless now.
If Sony puts out an RX1 with interchangeable lenses and all lenses up to Zeiss standards, it’s game over for Nikon and Canon.
What about the new GXR full frame M mount body?