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Photo-John, a.k.a. John Shafer, is the managing editor of PhotographyREVIEW.com and has been since the site launched back in 1999. He's an avid outdoor enthusiast and spends as much time as possible on his mountain bike, hiking or skiing in the mountains. He's been taking pictures for ever and ever, and never goes anywhere without a camera.
New Olympus VG-610 – Pocket Point-and-Shoot For Under $100
Introduced last week at the annual CES tradeshow, the new 14-megapixel Olympus VG-160 digital camera offers a 5x zoom lens, 720p HD video, creative “Magic Art Filters,” Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode, a 3-inch LCD display and more in an ultra-compact pocket-sized camera – for less than US $100! You sure get a lot more for […]
Read More »Olympus SP-620UZ Ultrazoom Camera – 21x Zoom Lens
The Olympus SP-620UZ, announced last week at the annual CES tradeshow in Las Vegas, is an affordable 21x superzoom camera with a 16-megapixel sensor, 720p HD video and a 3-inch LCD display. The 21x optical zoom lens has a range of 25-525mm (35mm equivalent) and the camera has dual image stabilization to help freeze action […]
Read More »Olympus SZ-12 – 600mm Zoom Pocket Camera
Olympus introduced an impressive little superzoom camera at CES this year. The 14-megapixel Olympus SZ-12 has an amazing 24x 25-600mm (equivalent) optical zoom lens crammed into a camera body about the size of an iPhone. To put the SZ-12 in perspective, the longest pocket camera lenses are 16 or 18x zooms. The SZ-12 is only […]
Read More »Android-Powered Polaroid Smart Camera With 3x Optical Zoom Introduced At CES
One of the most interesting announcements at CES this year was the Polaroid SC1630 Smart Camera. It’s an Android-powered 16-megapixel camera with a 3x 36-108mm (equivalent) optical zoom lens instead of the standard fixed wide-angle you get with most smart phones. The Polaroid SC1630 Smart Camera gives you a real lens and real camera functionality […]
Read More »Fujifilm X-Pro1 Interchangeable Lens Digital Rangefinder
Fujifilm’s fixed lens X100 digital rangefinder camera has been a huge success. Take everything that was awesome about the X100 – great lens, great image quality, hybrid viewfinder, excellent camera design, etc. – and put it in a more versatile, interchangeable lens body and you’ve got the new Fujifilm X-Pro1. The X-Pro1 gets a brand-new […]
Read More »Weekly Featured Photos – January 13, 2012
This is the second week of highlighting our weekly featured member photos in an accompanying article. We want to make sure the best photos on PhotographyREVIEW.com and our best photographers get the attention they deserve. This week we’re featuring a quirky street photo, a moody landscape, a great bird photo and a classic skateboard competition […]
Read More »New Kodak EasyShare M750 WiFi Camera And Smart Phone App
With the new 16-megapixel Kodak EasyShare M750 wireless digital camera, you can share photos through a WiFi network – or – install Kodak’s free EasyShare Camera App on your iPhone, Android or Blackberry smart phone and you can transfer your photos from the camera and share from your phone. The M750 isn’t the first WiFi-powered […]
Read More »New Fujifilm Superzooms – HS30EXR & HS25EXR
There are two new HS superzooms in the Fujifilm FinePix compact camera family. The new Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR and HS25EXR are built around a new 1\2-inch 16-megaixel EXR-CMOS sensor and 30x 24-720mm (equivalent) optical zoom lens and both cameras can capture full HD video. Both cameras are making their public debut at the annual CES […]
Read More »Fujifilm FinePix XP150 & XP100 Rugged Cameras – Full HD Video & GPS
Fujifilm introduced three new FinePix XP rugged point-and-shoot cameras at CES / PMA this week. The new 14-megapixel, GPS-tracking FinePix XP150 is Fujifilm’s new top dog waterproof, shockproof pocket camera – perfect for vacations and outdoor sports like rafting, snowboarding and rock climbing. The XP150 replaces the XP30 as Fujifilm’s top-of-the-line rugged point-and-shoot, adding full […]
Read More »What’s In My Camera Bag Video – Photo-John’s Ski Pack
This is a project I’ve wanted to do for a long time – a series of “What’s In My Camera Bag” videos, featuring different kinds of pro photographers and their gear. Seeing what we carry in our camera bags and backpacks gives a lot of insight into how we shoot and what’s necessary to get […]
Read More »1TB Swiss Army Knife Announced
At first glance, this may not seem like a photography article. But trust me, it is. Or at least, I want it to be. Earlier today I got a message from my friend and sometimes author here, Patia Stephens. All it said was “Want,” with a link to an article on this product – a […]
Read More »Test Drive The New Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta
There’s exciting news for Adobe Lightroom users. Adobe has released a public beta version of Lightroom 4. It’s available as a free download to anyone who wants to download and install it. You don’t have to have a current version of Lightroom installed to use it. Of course, it is beta software so it’s a […]
Read More »Sigma Announces Mirrorless Lens Line & Two Prime Lenses
Sigma has announced the launch of a new line of lenses designed specifically for Micro Four Thirds and Sony NEX compact system cameras – arguably the hottest camera market for 2012. They’re calling the new lens line, Digital Neo (DN) and launching it this week at the 2012 CES / PMA tradeshow in Las Vegas. […]
Read More »New Sigma 180mm f/2.8 OS Macro Lens Announced
Sigma announced a new image-stabilized 180mm macro lens at CES today. The Sigma APO Macro 180mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM is the world’s first 180mm macro lens to offer a true macro magnification ratio of 1:1. That means that it can capture images of subjects at their actual size. The 180mm focal length means […]
Read More »Canon PowerShot G1 X Brings Mirrorless Image Quality To G-Series
Canon introduced a surprising new high-end compact camera today, the 14.3-megapixel PowerShot G1 X. I’ve been criticizing Canon’s high-end G-Series compact cameras for the past couple of years. I believe that with the current interchangeable lens camera options out there, a camera the size of the Canon G12 should have better image quality and changeable […]
Read More »Datacolor Spyder4 Monitor Calibration Announced
Color management solution company Datacolor, has updated their monitor calibration lineup with the new Spyder4 colorimeter. The Datacolor Spyder4 is tuned to replicate colors the same way we see them and it’s 26% more accurate than the Spyder3. It can also be used to calibrate your iPhone and iPad! For those of you who are […]
Read More »Nikon D4 Flagship Digital SLR Announced
Nikon has announced a new flagship digital SLR, the 16-megapixel FX-format D4. They’ll be showing it off to the public for the first time at the annual CES tradeshow, in Las Vegas, next week. The Nikon D4 professional digital SLR is significantly improved over the D3s (Nikon D3s Announcement), with doubled ISO sensitivity, a refined […]
Read More »Fujifilm FinePix XP50 – Affordable Rugged Waterproof Camera
There’s a new, inexpensive addition to Fujifilm’s XP line of rugged waterproof digital cameras, which all feature, “Four-Way Protection,” for water, drops, cold and dust. The new 14-megapixel Fujifilm FinePix XP50 is waterproof to 16.5ft (5M), can withstand drops of up to 5 ft. (1.5M), and can handle temperatures as low as 14°F (-10°C). That […]
Read More »Lexar Announces 1000x CompactFlash Memory Card
In a pre-CES tradeshow release, Lexar has announced a new 1000x CompactFlash (CF) memory card for digital still photographers and HD DSLR videographers. The Lexar Professional 1000x CompactFlash card has a guaranteed 150MB per second minimum sustained read speed and will come in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacities. The Lexar Professional 1000x CF card […]
Read More »Featured Member Photos – January 3rd, 2012
We’ve been choosing weekly member featured photos for years now. They get posted on the Home page, the gallery index and at the top of the forums they were chosen from. There’s some powerful talent in the PhotographyREVIEW.com community and they really deserve more attention. So for 2012, we’re going to start highlighting the fine […]
Read More »Samsung Announces DualView DV300F Wi-Fi Camera
Samsung has announced a new addition to their popular DualView point-and-shoot camera family, which all have LCD displays on the front and back for easy self-portrait photos. The Samsung DualView DV300F has 1.5-inch LCD on the front and a 3-inch LCD display on the back of the camera. It has a 16-megapixel sensor, 5x 25-125mm […]
Read More »Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS Camera Studio Sample Photos
Below you’ll find our Pentax Option WG-1 GPS studio sample photos. The Pentax Optio WG-1 is the latest rugged, waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof digital camera from Pentax. It’s a 14-megapixel camera with a 5x optical zoom lens and it comes in two versions – one with built-in GPS and one without. I was disappointed in the […]
Read More »Sony NEX-5N Hands-On Video Preview
The Sony NEX-5N is a 16-megapixel mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera with full HD video and a 3-inch touchscreen display. I’m working on a complete Sony NEX-5N camera review and it should be done soon. But I’ve already completed a short hands-on video review of the NEX-5N. So if you can’t wait for the full review, […]
Read More »Holiday Gift Guide For Photographers
We’ve put together a Holiday gift guide with cameras, DSLR lenses and some other resources to help you find the right gifts for the photographers in your life. Just click on the photos below to see our picks for the best holiday gifts for photographers. If you need a little help figuring out what kind […]
Read More »Cheap Last Minute Holiday Gifts For Photographers
Here it is, down to the wire for Holiday shopping again. And you don’t have anything for the photographer in your life yet? Good thing you found this page because we can help. Below you’ll find ten cheap, last minute gift recommendations that photographers will love. They’re all under $100 and most are less than […]
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