Full-frame

Last year, Leica announced a 47.3-MP full-frame mirrorless camera called the SL2, which was itself an update to 2015's SL. Now the SL2-S has been unveiled, which comes with a big buffer for unlimited video recording time.

Clearly there are some photographers out there who love black and white images and have cash to burn. Following the launch of the M10 Monochrom in January, Leica has stripped its full-frame Q2 camera of all its color for the $6,000 Q2 Monochrom.

Canon has announced the ML-100 and ML-105 multi-purpose, full-frame industrial cameras with ultra-low light sensitivity equivalent to an ISO of 4.5 million, meaning that they will be able to record Full HD color video under a moonless night sky.

Renowned lens maker Zeiss hit the show floor at Photokina 2018 with a full-frame mirrorless camera designed for shooting, editing and sharing all from the one device. Now the ZX1 has finally gone from concept to reality. And it's pricey.

Nikon went full-frame mirrorless around two years ago with the launch of the Z6 and Z7 cameras, and has now announced the second generation – with more processing power, more features and "more of what users want."

Panasonic stunned us with how tiny it managed to make its full-frame 5S mirrorless video/stills camera, and now Sony has unveiled a proper full-frame rig some 30 percent lighter again. The alpha 7C puts pro-grade imaging in the most portable package ever.

Panasonic has pulled a remarkable magic trick with its S5, cramming the full-frame sensor, dual native ISO and vaunted photo/video capabilities of its S-series mirrorless cameras into a fully roadworthy body smaller than a micro four thirds camera.

After months of online chatter, Nikon finally unveiled two full-frame mirrorless cameras in August, 2018. Now the Z6 and Z7 have been joined by an entry-level model called the Z5, which is 600 bucks cheaper than its least expensive sibling.

Last month, Canon announced that it was working on a new full-frame mirrorless camera called the EOS R5. Not much was revealed at that time, but now the company has let us have a little bit more.

The EOS R was first introduced in September 2018. The full-frame mirrorless camera system was joined by a second, cheaper, model the following year and now Canon has revealed it's working on another – the R5.

Leica announced the SL full-frame mirrorless camera way back in 2015, and it looked like an eye-popper. Now the iconic red dot has been slapped on a 2nd gen model, which looks pretty much the same on the outside but gets major upgrades on the inside.

Sony's a9 absolutely knocked our socks off in 2017. Now comes the a9 II, which adds critical features like voice tagging and improved weatherproofing for professional shooters.