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Everyone is doing it, but if you want to know what IR reckons is the best kit introduced during the year then it is in the course of publishing a seriesof articles.

First up, entry level cameras:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/20 ... as-of-2014

I can endorse its recommendation for the Olympus E-M10. True, its big brother E-M1 has has better image stabilisation, weather proofing and better AF (allegedly, I did not find it worked particularly well when I tested it), but image quality is the same and I prefer the E-M10's controls and more compact dimensions. The optional grip is well designed and improves the handling. I was at the Leica store in Mayfair the other day and put my E-M10 with a Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 next to the new Leica D-Lux (actually a Panasonic LX100 in a cosmetically different body) and the two were more or less identical in size. Even the salesman was surprised and impressed. True, the E-M10 bulks up when other lenses are attached as they do not retract like the fixed one on the PanaLeica, but I know which option I would prefer.

I should have said in my previous post that it was the performance of continuous AF which I found disappointing with the E-M1. The single shot AF of both cameras is quick and accurate.

Imaging Resource has completed its review of the year and named the best cameras of 2014. Intriguingly, it manages to find a special award for the Sigma DP2 Quattro based on the uniqueness of both its sensor and body design.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/20 ... ial-awards