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Leica CL officially launched: 24MP, 10 fps continuous shooting and 4K video

Leica has officially launched CL, the latest addition to their APS-C L-mount series. In terms of design, it leans on the traditional models and even shares the name with their camera from 1973. But of course, it’s a mirrorless digital camera with modern features. It features a 24.2MP CMOS sensor, and it’s capable of shooting up to 10fps. ISO ranges from 100 to 50,000, so Leica CL promises good results even in difficult lighting conditions. According to DPReview, it’s “(almost) what the TL should have been.”

Along with the new Leica CL, the company has launched a new lens too: Elmarit-TL 18 mm f/2.8 ASPH. It’s an AF pancake wide-angle lens designed for the APS-C L-mount cameras.

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Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III is a baby EOS M5

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Canon has introduced PowerShot G1 X Mark III, the latest addition to their premium G-series of compact cameras. For the first time, Canon’s compact camera features a 24.3 MP APS-C CMOS sensor. Another novelty is the Dual Pixel auto-focus technology, which was also never featured in a compact Canon camera before.

PowerShot G1 X Mark III has a 24-72mm equivalent lens with optical image stabilization and f/2.8-5.6 aperture. Judging from the specs, this is basically a “baby M5,” only with a fixed lens.

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Leica TL2 mirrorless camera officially announced, features 24MP sensor, 20fps shooting and 4K video

Leica has officially announced TL2, a APS-C mirrorless camera with 24MP sensor. It’s a small, yet durable and powerful camera, created from a single block of aluminum. It shoots 20fps with an electronic shutter, as well as UHD 4K video at 30fps. With the ISO 50,000, the camera has excellent low light capabilities as well. Let’s take a look at more details and full specs.

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Crop vs. full frame sensor: how different cameras perform with the same lens

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A camera with a crop (APS-C) sensor and the one with a full frame sensor give different results with the same lens. It can sound abstract in theory before you actually see the results. Photographer Ilko Alexandroff created a comparison between APS-C body and a full frame body, using 85mm and 135mm lenses on both. So, from this video, you can see exactly how these lenses perform on a crop and on a full frame body, and how the combination of the camera and the lens affects the photo. It’s interesting to see the changes, and if you are still relatively new to this topic, you will find this very useful.

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Canon 80D rumored to include a 28-34 megapixel sensor

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When the Canon EOS 70D was announced in July 2013 it was the first Canon crop camera in a while that didn’t come with an 18mp sensor. Not that the extra two megapixels made a huge difference, but it was a good indicator of the company’s direction.

Back in the day the 20.2mp sensor was the highest resolution APS-C sensor ever created by Canon, and two years later and the camera’s successor, presumed to be called 80D, is rumored to include sensor somewhere in the 28 to 34 megapixel range.

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