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Canon Announces 24-70mm f/4L IS Pro Zoom Lens With Image Stabilization
Canon announced a new 24-70mm professional zoom lens tonight. The new Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM zoom is a smaller, lighter and more affordable alternative to the recently introduced 24-70mm f/2.8L II. And unlike the new f/2.8 zoom, the 24-70mm f/4L IS has image stabilization, allowing the photographer to use shutter speeds as much […]
Read More »New Orleans Residents To New Yorkers After Superstorm Sandy (Photos)
I love this Tumblr photo gallery! For the last week the news has rightly been dominated by Superstorm Sandy – first the storm itself, and then the aftermath and cleanup. I’ve been watching it as closely as anyone else, with an eye for photo coverage of the post-storm wreckage. There’s been a lot of fine […]
Read More »The Best Hurricane Sandy Photos
I spent a good portion of yesterday hitting refresh, mesmerized by the photos and videos of Hurricane Sandy I was seeing on Twitter and Facebook. I’ve been using Twitter for years but the Hurricane Sandy Twitter coverage has had the most personal effect on me of all the big events I’ve seen on Twitter. Sure, […]
Read More »The Lomography Belair X – An Affordable Medium Format Film Camera
There’s been no shortage of bad news for film lovers in the past few years. So here’s some good news – especially for hipster art nerd photographers who aren’t content with just using Hipstamatic retro filters on their iPhone photos – the new Lomography Belair X 6×12. This here is the real deal – an […]
Read More »Best Digital Cameras Under $200
We spend a lot of our time here at PhotographyREVIEW.com fantasizing about cameras that weigh ten pounds and cost thousands of dollars. But not everyone needs or even wants the latest Canikon Super-Pro 500X-S Extra-Full-Frame DSLR (yeah, I made that camera up), or the second mortgage required to buy one. Maybe you just want a […]
Read More »Nikon 1 V2 Compact System Camera – More Speed, Better Design
The second generation of the Nikon 1 compact system camera is here. Nikon took a different tack with their mirrorless camera system and went with a smaller body and sensor than the competition but made the cameras really fast with excellent auto focus. The Nikon V2 builds on the strengths of the Nikon 1 mirrorless […]
Read More »Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/4G VR Zoom – Smaller & Lighter With Five Stops Of Image Stabilization
There’s a new Nikon 70-200mm zoom lens for outdoor, travel and budget-minded photographers. The new AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/4G ED VR zoom lens is smaller, lighter and less expensive than its f/2.8 sibling. The 70-200mm f/4 VR zoom is also Nikon’s first lens to incorporate the third generation of their VR (Vibration Reduction) image stabilization. […]
Read More »Featured Member Photos – October 22, 2012
Our latest Featured Member Photos are posted! There are some really fine photographers in the PhotographyREVIEW.com community and these are some of the best photos posted in the forums and gallery over the past few weeks. In this batch of Featured Photos we’ve got an excellent wolf portrait, a fun mud run action photo, a […]
Read More »Sony RX1 – First Impressions Review
Last week I had a very exclusive opportunity to shoot with Sony’s new RX1 high-end compact camera. It’s hard to put the Sony RX1 camera in perspective. It’s a $2800 compact camera with a super-sharp fixed 35mm f/2.0 Carl Zeiss lens and a fantastic 24-megapixel full-frame sensor that delivers excellent image quality up as high […]
Read More »Sony A99 Full-Frame DSLR – First Impressions Review
Last week I attended a Sony event where I got to spend some time testing their new high-end camera equipment, including the new A99 full-frame professional digital SLR. They set up a great event and over about four days with the camera, I got to shoot professional models, San Francisco city photos, action, outdoor/landscape, travel […]
Read More »Sony Digital Imaging Press Event – Sony A99, NEX-6 & RX1
I spent the last few days in San Francisco and Carmel, California sampling Sony’s latest high-end camera offerings. I’ve been playing with the Sony NEX-6 mirrorless camera, the Sony Alpha A99 full-frame-DSLR and the Sony RX1 – the world’s first full-frame compact digital camera. Because of their creative, out-of-the-box camera design, Sony has been awarded […]
Read More »New Leica M-Rangefinder Adds HD Video
Leica recently brought their revered M-rangefinder into the 21st century. It’s still a Leica M, but to keep up with the Joneses they’ve given it a new 24-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor and added Live View so it can capture 1080p full HD video as well as still photos. They also changed the naming standard, saying […]
Read More »Vintage Photography Career Video
I’m not sure I’d describe this old vocational video as inspirational or motivational. But it is fun and it includes some interesting footage – especially of some disappearing aspects of analog photography like the darkroom and hand-retouching. It’s also interesting to consider how much photographic equipment has changed since the 1940’s, when the film was […]
Read More »Adobe Lightroom 4.2 and Camera Raw 7.2 Updates Released
Adobe has released updates for their Lightroom and Camera Raw software. Lightroom 4.2 and Adobe Camera Raw 7.2 both add support for more than 20 new cameras and a whole slew of new lenses. Some of the newly-supported cameras are the Canon EOS Rebel T4i / 650D and EOS M; the Fujifilm X-E1 and XF1; […]
Read More »Panasonic Lumix GH3 – A Bigger, Badder HD Video Machine
Panasonic recently announced the GH3, their latest flagship Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens camera with a new 16-megapixel sensor, electronic viewfinder and lots of HD video options. The Panasonic Lumix GH3 capitalizes on the popularity of its predecessor, the GH2, by expanding the video feature-set to attract more pro videographers. The GH2 was very popular […]
Read More »New Olympus E-PM2 “Mini” Pen Camera Gets The OM-D Sensor
Last week at the Photokina tradeshow in Germany, Olympus announced two new compact, interchangeable lens Pen cameras. That alone is pretty cool. But what makes this announcement extra special is both cameras were graced with the same fantastic 16-megapixel sensor Olympus used for their OM-D E-M5 flagship Micro Four Thirds camera. Yesterday I wrote about […]
Read More »Olympus E-PL5 Pen – OM-D Performance & Self-Portrait Touch Screen LCD
The Olympus OM-D E-M5, announced early this year (Olympus OM-D E-M5 Intro), was one of the most exciting camera introductions of 2012. With a new 16-megapixel sensor it brought near-DSLR performance to mirrorless cameras and delivered considerably better image quality than many of us believed was possible from the from the Micro Four Thirds format. […]
Read More »Canon PowerShot G15 – New Sensor, Improved AF & 10 FPS Burst
Last week, Canon added a new model to their long-running G-Series line of high-end compact cameras, the 12-megapixel PowerShot G15. The G15 is a bit smaller and lighter than its predecessor, the G12, but the most exciting feature is the upgraded 5x 28-140mm (equivalent) zoom lens, which now has a super-fast f/1.8-2.8 aperture. That will […]
Read More »Canon EOS 6D – New More Affordable Full-Frame Digital SLR
As expected, Canon is introducing another new digital SLR at the Photokina tradeshow this year. Priced at $2100, the new Canon EOS 6D is a more affordable option for Canon photographers who want the benefits of a full-frame camera. The EOS 6D has a 20.2-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor, DIGIC 5+ processing, full HD video and […]
Read More »New Fujifilm XF1 Camera Puts Quality & Performance In Your Pocket
Fujifilm has added a new camera to their X-Series digital camera line. The new Fujifilm XF1 has the same excellent 12-megapixel 2/3-inch CMOS sensor they used in their popular X10 compact camera (read our Fujifilm X10 review). But unlike the X10, the XF1 is made to fit in your pants pocket. It has a 4x […]
Read More »Sony Alpha SLT-A99 Full-Frame Translucent Mirror DSLR
I think 2012 should be called “Year of the Full-Frame.” Seems like everyone’s got a new full-frame digital SLR – including Sony. It’s been four years since they introduced their first full-frame camera, the 24-megapixel A900; and Sony photographers have been anxious for a replacement. In the past couple of years Sony has introduced a […]
Read More »Nikon D600 Full-Frame Enthusiast DSLR Announced
Last night, Nikon announced a new mid-range, full-frame DSLR, the D600. Designed for enthusiasts or pros on a budget, the 24-megapixel Nikon D600 offers the image quality and performance of a professional full-frame digital SLR in a smaller, lighter and more comfortably-priced package. At $2100 it’s still not a cheap camera but it costs less […]
Read More »The Amazing Sony RX1 Compact Camera – Full Frame Sensor & f/2.0 Lens
Sony continues to surprise me with their willingness to take chances on non-traditional camera designs. The new Sony RX1 is their biggest gamble yet. The RX1 is a high-end compact camera with a 24-megapixel full-frame sensor and a fixed 35mm f/2.0 Carl Zeiss lens that sells for nearly $3000. And I thought the $600 Sony […]
Read More »Apple’s iPhone 5 Camera – What’s New?
It’s the most popular camera in the world – for today, anyway. The new Apple iPhone 5 is official. Yeah, it’s a smart phone but it’s also arguably the most popular camera in the world. Even though I don’t believe camera phones should replace real point-and-shoot cameras, there’s no denying the reality that for most […]
Read More »New Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIs Flagship DSLRs Announced
Pentax announced a new flagship digital SLR this week. The Pentax K-5 II has a weatherproof stainless steel and magnesium body, a 16.3-megapixel APS-C imaging sensor, full HD video and a new SAFOX X auto focus array, which they claim gives it the “broadest autofocusing EV range (-3 EV to +18 EV) in its class.” […]
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