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Nikon Announces First Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera For Going Underwater
You know what’s cool? Cameras that don’t fear water. I have a soft-spot for them. It’s annoying that in the age of electronics one of the most abundant substances on earth becomes a real concern for...
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Sony Announces New A5000
So, if you read any of those other tech blogs (lord knows we do here), you’ve probably heard the line on Sony’s new camera: NEX is out, Alpha is king for both A and E-mount bodies from them. Well,...
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Olympus Drops OM-D Below $1000 With OM-D E-M10
Do you love hyphens? No? Well, too bad, because I’m here to talk about more from Olympus’ hyphen-happy but genuinely good OM-D line. The OM-D E-M5 won hearts all around the world by finally fulfilling...
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Panasonic Announces New GH4, Freaking Awesome 4K Video Adapter Grip
So, that camera there is Panasonic’s newest mirrorless system camera, the GH4. If you’re new to the game, Panasonic’s GH lines is a fork of the original Micro-Four Thirds line (like, on the market,...
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Sony’s A6000 Is a Beast. Possibly Two Beasts.
Remember Sony’s A5000, aka the camera that killed the NEX brand? Sure you do, because you are clearly a royal reader of this blog, as I knew you would be. So, through the sheer power of your...
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Nikon Expands 1 System: New V3 Body, 2 New Lenses
Check it. The Nikon 1 system (you know, the weird Nikon mirrorless line with the so-called “CX” mount built around a weird 1″ sensor with a 2.7x crop factor) has grown by three today with a new V3...
View ArticleSony’s Upcoming A7s Has Awesome Lowlight Video
So, earlier this week Sony announced a new A7s counterpart to its other two full-frame mirrorless bodies (the A7 and A7r). Unlike them, the A7s has a constrained 12 megapixels so it can focus on...
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Leica Goes Mirrorless, Intros The “T”
Lookit! It’s a Leica, surrounded by lenses! Hold on, let’s narrow our focus a bit: Ah. There we go. Say hello to the Leica T (yes, another camera with just a letter for a model number, be prepared in...
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Nikon 1 Lines Increases By 2: J4 and S2
For those of you into this sorta thing, Nikon has finally brought the 1 system J4 model to the US, and added an S2 to boot. These models are the original low-end-now-mid-end 1 (J series), and the...
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Sony Announces Pricing For Their A7s
Remember Sony’s A7s? The new full-frame mirrorless with a focus on video and low-light? No? Come on, surely you do. OK, so, it looked like this: And it does awesome low-light video like this:...
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Panasonic to Debut 3D Conversion Lens for G-Series Shooters
Not got quite enough scratch shoved under the mattress to buy one of those 3D-ready camcorders Panasonic's talking up? We feel you. Did you purchase one of Panasonic's very nifty Micro-Four Thirds...
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Olympus Releases All Black E-P2 Kit, Jody Grober Is The Likely Audience
If there's one thing my boss is good at, it's helping pros get the equipment they need. If there's a second thing, it's complaining when cameras don't come in "professional" black. So, Jody Grober,...
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Panasonic Announces GF2, Really Hopes You Wanted A Simpler GF1
Well, I know we've been quiet lately, but, we're going to speak up today to mention that Panasonic has (finally) announced the GF2, the successor to the popular GF1 Micro-Four Thirds shooter. That we...
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Carl Zeiss Joins Micro Four Thirds, Apparently Won't Let Schneider Kreuznach...
Hot on the heels of last week's announcement that Schneider Kreuznach was joining the Micro Four Thirds bandwagon, Carl Zeiss has now announced it's on board as well. Zeiss, who really shouldn't need...
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Panasonic GF3 Removes Features, Buttons. Looks Good, Though.
Once upon a time, Panasonic released its third Micro Four Thirds shooter, which departed from the DSLR-styled bodies of the G1 and GH2 in favor of a compact, rangefinder-styled body with a full...
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Olympus Updates Pen Line With E-P3
Olympus announced three cameras in its Pen series of interchangeable lens compacts today. Two are replacements for existing models, and one is a new ultra-compact to compete with the increasingly tiny...
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Olympus E-PL3 Fills Out Middle Of New Pen Line-Up
So, continuing Olympus' Pen revival today we come to the middle body, the Pen Lite E-PL3. Which of course replaces the E-PL2 in the line-up. All of the bodies feature the same basic guts and are...
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Olympus Adds New Pen Line with Pen Mini E-PM1
Finishing out Olympus' announcement of three Pen bodies today is the new "Mini" line, which since it's the first year for this gets called the E-PM1. All of the bodies feature the same basic guts and...
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New Olympus E-P3 and Olympus 12mm MFT F2.0 are here!
The wait is over. The new E-P3 from Olympus arrived today and it doesn't disappoint. For those folks who already have a Micro 4/3 camera from Olympus, specifically the E-P1 or E-P2; the differences...
View ArticleOlympus announces proposed ship date of E-PL3, new viewfinder
The Pen-Lite should be hitting us in September, along with the VF-3. The VF-3 will feature adjustable brightness and color temperature as well as the ability to rotate 90 degrees. Check it out on...
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Sony Updates NEX-5 with NEX-5N
Next up in our day of announcements is the Sony NEX-5N, which suggests that this is more a tweak to the NEX-5 than an actual replacement model. Which means I've got to dig up a comparison table here...
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Sony Announces Pro-Geared NEX-7 EVIL
Sony is expanding its NEX line upwards with the new NEX-7. Notable (and welcome) additions to this pro-geared NEX model are a fatter, chunkier grip and a built-in 2 million dot 0.5" OLED electronic...
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Panasonic generates X series electronically focused lenses
Isn't there something missing? Naw. It's just in a collapsed state. Similar to the design of Olympus's M.Zuiko 14-42 I and II, Panasonic's LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH./ POWER O.I.S....
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Nikon Announces New "Nikon 1" System, Starting with the J1
Nikon today has finally come clean with its long-rumored mirrorless system, dubbed the "Nikon 1" system. The system so far consists of 2 bodies and 4 lenses, with an additional flash unit and GPS...
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Nikon Announces Nikon 1 V1
Up second for today's announcement-palooza from Nikon for its new 1 system is the V1 body, which is the higher-end body for this new interchangeable compact mirrorless system. It's got the same 10.1...
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Panasonic's GX1 Is The Pro Update To The GF1 We've Been Wanting
It was a very exciting day back in September 2009 when panasonic announced the DMC-GF1, the first entry in the new Micro Four Thirds product range that seemed geared at pro photographers. Unlike...
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Dreams Keep Coming True: Fuji Announces X-Pro 1 Interchangeable Lens Compact...
Did you manage to forget it's CES week? Yes? Well, time to snap back to reality there, buckos. And ready to help ease that sting, Fuji has finally announced it's long-rumored interchangeable lens...
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Olympus Reboots OM Series For Digital, OM-D E-M5 Is Retro Looks With Future Tech
That slice of friggin' gorgeous right there is Olympus' long-awaited entry into the professional market with its ground-breaking Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens compact series. These cameras,...
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Fuji X-Pro1 Amazingness and Other Such Goodies
Hello Readers, I dont know about you, but ever since Fuji announced the X-Pro1 in January i have been anxiously waiting to put it through its paces. This is my extremely cursory upfront first...
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Sony Announces New Alpha and NEX Cameras, Lenses Too
The march of progress continues onwards today, and it's Sony's turn to bang the drum. They've announced a refresh to the entry-level for both their Alpha line of pellicle-mirrored DSLRs (which use a...
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Olympus Updates Firmware For OM-D E-M5
Should you be among the handful lucky enough to currently own Olympus' critically-acclaimed m4/3 flagship OM-D E-M5 camera, you'll be extra smug today once you know there's a shiny new firmware...
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Panasonic Announces G3-Successor, DMC-G5
Just because Olympus' flagship OM-D E-M5 is currently eating all the other m4/3 cameras' press lunches doesn't mean Panasonic isn't updating its own lines, it seems. Among other announcements today,...
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EOS M Is Canon's New Mirrorless Body
Well well well, I guess this particular rumor mill was getting a bit hard to ignore. I woke up this morning and lo and behold, the oft-rumored Canon mirrorless system was a real thing. The first...
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Nikon 1 Turning 2, Upgrades to J2
Another year, another notch in a young camera line. Nikon today has announced a refresh for its consumer-facing model in its Nikon 1 mirrorless system. As with the former models, the J1 and V1, the...
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Sony's New NEX-5R Combines Excellent Silicon With Inventive Features
2012 is shaping up to be a good year for cameras. In addition to all those D800s and EOS-1D Xs and OM-D E-M5s trickling into people's hands finally, we just keep getting more nice new cameras being...
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Fuji Announces New X Body: X-E1, 2 Lenses
Fuji today has announced a nearly-identical "little" brother to its popular APS-C retro interchangeable lens compact, the X-Pro 1. Like big bro, it's a very classic, rangefinder-inspired metal body...
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Sony's NEX-6 Brings Standard ISO Hotshoe to Mirrorless
While not quite as exciting as its other, more full-frame announcements today, Sony has also announced some more product into its ever-burgeoning NEX line of mirrorless interchangeable lens compacts....
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Nikon Boosts 1 System With 18.5mm f1.4 Lens, 50mm Equivalent
So, yeah, after that other Nikon blog post, this one falls a bit flat, but hey! Nikon has made a fast, 50mm equivalent standard prime for their still-fledgling 1 system mirrorless line-up. There's not...
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Olympus Refreshes Pen Line with E-PM2 and E-PL5
Olympus has also announced two new additions to the Pen series, the entry-level E-PM2 (Pen Micro), and the mid-level E-PL5 (Pen Lite). Both models pack 16 megapixel 4/3 sensors with a 2x crop factor...
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Panasonic Announces new GH3 Video-Oriented Mirrorless and 70-200mm f2.8 Equiv
Well, now that the Olympics are over and the GH2 is no longer the official camera of a multi-billion dollar twice-a-decade franchise, Panasonic has dropped it like thousands of Americans convince...
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Nikon 1 V2 Adds Well-Considered Enthusiast Features
Nikon has also today updated the Nikon 1 V1 with the new Nikon 1 V2 (whew, that's a mouthful. I still vote we stop letting engineers name products. It goes badly). As with all Nikon 1 bodies, you're...
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More CES: Nikon Bolsters Nikon 1 System with 2 Bodies, 2 Lenses (No Partridge...
Tired of me yet? Yes? Well, tough, like Jon Davis I'm here to stay, and so long as CES continues to explode my feeds, my suffering is your suffering. So, let's grab another cup of coffee and continue...
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Panasonic US Confirms G6 and LF1
We're going to be honest with you: we suspect we're not the only camera blog you read. It's OK. We understand. *sniff* So, we also assume most of you are probably by now already aware that Panasonic...
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Olympus Comes Clean With New Pen E-P5
Back when Olympus launched their mirrorless Micro Four-Thirds system with the rebooted Pen brand and the Pen E-P1, it was one of the best looking cameras anyone had made in ages. Then, along came...
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Panasonic Becomes Aware Of Retro-Love, Announces Sexier GX7
That's not it. That's the GX1, the outgoing model in Panasonic's GX line (and the first!) Well, at least we won't be mixing them up on the shelves, I can tell you that. Clearly Panasonic has read...
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Sony Bumps NEX Line With NEX-5T
Have I mentioned how awesome it is that we live in a world where you can buy cameras where the mount is bigger than the body? Because it is. And the NEX line is pretty good at that. This one is no...
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Olympus Announces New Top-End OM-D E-M1 Mirrorless Camera, Matching 12-40mm...
Behold! The mighty Olympus OM-D E-M1 is now a thing, and steps into the light as the new gold standard for pro-ready m4/3 bodies. The retro-meets-moden body style I feel is actually quite nice....
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NEX Is Dead, Long Live Alpha! And, Here's the A5100
Do you remember the NEX-5T? Of course you do, because you clearly remember each of the several hundred engineer-named cameras that come out every year, right? Who doesn't? In the unlikely case that...
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Olympus Intros New E-PL7 with "Selfie"-Oriented Features
I was kinda hoping all the buzz I was seeing about the new Pen Lite being a "selfie" camera was just the internet being its usual cynical self, but apparently no, Olympus really has built the new...
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Panasonic Announces New GM5 and LX100
Two new cameras announced by Panasonic today, one an entry into their G line of mirrorless compacts based on the 4/3 system, and the other a rather thinly veiled competitor to Sony's RX100 line of...
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