The Samsung NX300 is a camera that has a major emphasis on mobile sharing. With built in WiFi transmission and a a very sleek interface, the NX300 is also aiming to change your workflow. Though it comes bundled with Adobe Lightroom 4, it also will play nicely with other devices. The camera changed our workflow quite a bit when testing it, and using the camera was one of the most fun experiences that I can remember in my years of running this site.
If you’re a bit more serious though, this camera might not be the one you say, “I do” to.
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Sony’s NEX 3N is in some ways, a large deviation away from the traditional NEX line but in many ways makes a lot of sense. A while back, we gave the camera our first impressions, and really liked it. Though the ergonomics were a bit out of the normal for us, after lots of use it started to make sense to us. And for what it’s worth, Sony is giving the entry level mirrorless camera user quite a bit of power.
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The other night, we gave you all our first impressions of the Nikon D7100. Tonight, I went out with the new 50mm f1.8 G attached to the camera and shot around my neighborhood. Here are the images. These are JPEG out of the camera and then resized for the web to be just under 2MB–which is not anything larger than what you might upload to Facebook. And if you are, then you’re probably the reason why their servers need complicated cooling systems 
Take a look after the jump. All of the EXIF data is in tact and the settings are in the filenames–and yes there are high ISO samples. Noise reduction is set to normal and once again, Lightroom does not support the RAW files for this camera at the time of publishing this post.
This post is sponsored by Adorama as they have loaned us the unit for this review. You can purchase the Nikon D7100 body only or with kit lens directly from them. Also be sure to see our photos shot during the Golden Hour.
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Nikon recently announced their D7100 DSLR–and they have also clearly stated that this camera is now the flagship APS-C DSLR in their lineup. It’s predecessor, the D7000 and in some ways the D300s, were met very well by photographers of all likes. They were extremely powerful cameras–especially the former as no one could keep it on their shelves for a while. But the D7100 enjoys some major upgrades such as an APS-C sized sensor with 24.1MP and weather sealing.
I’ve been playing with this camera for less an than hour as it just got in the door. But the good news is that I took it out into NYC’s snow already and have JPG samples.
Editor’s Note: more image samples here plus images shot during the Golden Hour.
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It often seems that Leica M cameras could divide a nation: either you fall madly in love with them or you simply don’t understand the hype. Leica took that controversy to the next level when they released the Leica M Monochrom in May of last year. Leica took an already exotic and fascinating camera and placed a sensor in it that is more unique than anything else on the market: it only captures black & white. Some love the idea, some don’t get it. Needless to say, I couldn’t wait to give it a try.
Please check out my First Impressions post after shooting with the camera for only a few hours
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