After the Yashica Night Vision 4K binoculars in February 2024, we now have the smallest mirrorless camera in the world, the Micro Mirrorless Yashica – I’m Back. We can’t deny that the name is quite curious.
The Micro Mirrorless is a palm-sized interchangeable lens camera compatible with three new lenses. Additionally, it can be adapted to work with lenses from other brands, including Sony’s E-mount… although if this option is chosen, all the advantages of its compact size will be counteracted.
A very complete and 100% functional camera
With dimensions of only 50 x 77 mm, the Micro Mirrorless has a tilting screen that can be rotated for selfies, and the complete kit ($399) includes a tripod and a selfie stick, as well as a remote control, a battery grip, and three lenses: normal, wide-angle, and telephoto.
The technology it incorporates is quite basic: it has a tiny 1/2.33-inch sensor the same size as most low-cost smartphones, and that’s how the camera and lenses can be so small.
However, its creators believe that it will surpass your smartphone in quality, especially with its selection of three lenses. However, most modern camera phones have intelligent computational image processing and come with multiple lenses, so it is almost certain that your iPhone 15 Pro or your Pixel 8 take better photos.
It may be the smallest, but it is unlikely that the Micro Mirrorless will be one of the best mirrorless cameras on the market.
No, the true appeal of a camera system like this lies in completely eliminating the need for a smartphone, rather than surpassing it in terms of quality, and the Micro Mirrorless seems to have enough charm to tempt the “point and shoot” generation to do just that to capture memories and travel.
It is important to distinguish between what Yashica was and what it is now. The 75-year-old Japanese brand of analog TLR and SLR cameras ceased production in 2005 and since then, its brand has been acquired and consequently used for projects like this one, which appeared on Kickstarter in March 2024.
