Interchangeable lens

Back in September 2020, we featured a London startup's interchangeable lens Micro Four Thirds camera prototype that used a smartphone as a controller and live viewfinder. Now the Alice Camera is making a production bid over on Indiegogo.

Sigma has announced three new additions to its Art line of lenses. The new 14-mm F1.8, 135-mm F1.8, and 24-70-mm F2.8 lenses are each said to feature optical designs which can make the most of high-resolution cameras, and will each be made available in Canon, Nikon and Sigma mounts.

The Clip and Lens Flipper have been designed to make it easier to change lenses on your interchangeable lens camera without having to juggle your expensive glass or stop while you get things in and out of your bag.

DJI has jumped aboard the Micro Four Thirds System lens alliance, promising aerial photography enthusiasts greater flexibility when shooting from the sky. This could see new DJI drones come equipped with a greater range of cameras and lens types, while also allowing pilots to slap on their own.

Ztylus has produced a stylish case to protect your iPhone, Note 3 or S4 from life's bumps and scrapes that's also home to a circular mount onto which a multiple lens system is attached. This gives mobile snappers four additional lens options to play with.

Nikon has announced the new 1 V3 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, which is claimed to have the world's fastest continuous shooting frame rate. The new camera also has a new image sensor, an impressive hybrid autofocus system, high ISO noise reduction prowess and built-in Wi-Fi.

Panasonic has announced a LUMIX G Series successor to the DMC-GH3 digital single lens mirrorless (DSLM) camera. The 16 megapixel DMC-GH4 is not just a capable stills shooter, but is also capable of recording video at four times the resolution of Full HD.

Fujifilm has released details of the forthcoming X-Series addition, the 16 MP X-T1 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. It has a water-, dust- and temperature-resistant body, benefits from fast autofocus, and packs an OLED EVF with the world's highest magnification for a digital camera.

Sony has crammed a 20.1 Megapixel APS-C image sensor and Wi-Fi capability into a package weighing only 8 oz (220 g) in its latest mirrorless camera offering – the Sony α5000.

Canon has revealed a successor to last year's EOS M mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The EOS M2's pixel count and image processing engine remain the same, but the new model promises more than twice the autofocus speed of its predecessor, and now packs built-in Wi-Fi.

One of the drawbacks of investing in an interchangeable lens camera is that you're invariably locked into its mount system, whether that's Canon, Nikon or Sony. But that could all be about to change with the launch of the Sigma lens mount conversion service.

Panasonic's new Lumix DMC-GX7 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera features a newly-designed Live MOS sensor, built-in Wi-Fi and NFC, in-body image stabilization, and a silent shooting mode. Stealing the show, however, are the Live Viewfinder and the rear display panel – both of which tilt.