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Fujifilm’s Dead Serious: Bright Fast X Series Fujinon and Zeiss Prime Glass Coming and Here’s the X-E1 Photographer’s Handbook
Not only do we have the official announcement of the first X series native telephoto lens: the Fujinon XF 55-200mm F3-5.4 R LM OIS finally gives the X-Pro1 and X-E1…
Preorder Ricoh GR
You can already preorder the Ricoh GR Digital V, world’s smallest, lightest and cheapest APS-C fixed lens compact camera, from B&H and Adorama. Cheapest has nothing to, however, with cheap…
Likely My Next Walkabout All-About Camera: The Ricoh GR, World’s Smallest APS-C Prime Compact
If I’d had to be on that proverbial island, with only one single lens, the choice is easy: to me the 28mm focal length offers the perfect photographic vision closest…
On Camera Intelligence and the Decline of Our Sense of Photography
Well with the “our” in the title I mean the large majority. Not you! Thing is, today’s cameras promise better and better images. Much of “modern” photography that is dictated…
Daily Portfolio by David Holliday — The Phnom Penh X10 Files
By DAVID HOLLIDAY I am a semi-professional photographer based in Phnom Penh where I have exhibitions and sell my work in some of the hotels and shops. My theme, at…
Fujifilm X100S in Stock
Well almost in stock. This sweet camera is about to ship from Amazon U.S. (+++ BTW, some top rated eBay U.S. sellers have the camera as well, for availability check…
Daily Portfolio by Whitten Sabbatini — Photography Against Segregation
By WHITTEN SABBATINI The rural South of the United States is a place still haunted and oppressed by segregation. It is a place where, often times, African Americans are viewed…
That “Leica Look” — Tim Ashley Reviews Leica’s New Baby: Those Cherished M Lenses Look Even Better on the M Typ 240
Tim Ashley does it again. I’m pleased that one of the best camera gear hands-on reviewers (who’s a multi-system user!) reviews Leica’s latest digital M baby — and kindly allows…
Preorder Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
B&H offers the stunning Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera for preorder: Extremely small and light Super 16mm CMOS 1920×1080 resolution ProRes 422 recording Rolling shutter Mini HDMI output Active Micro Four…
Upgrade or Die? — Selective Vision and Photojournalism
By SARAH COLEMAN If you believe the hype, the next great technological frontier will be in the realm of vision, with digital tools embedded in glasses or in contact lenses…
A Next Big Movie — True Skin
As some of you might know, I’m based in Bangkok. An Thai actor, Vithaya “Pu” Pansringarm who plays the Oscar-worthy lead supporting role in the latest Ryan Gosling flick Only…
Adorable and Fast — Conquering the Darkness with Super Fast 25mm, 35mm and 50mm Primes
This is quite some work by German photographer Helge Hackbarth of 3D-Kraft! Helge compares a unique collection of super fast — some F0.95 — 25mm, 35mm and 50mm prime lenses.…
Don’t Make Your Work Too Real: Filmmaker Froze to Death Trying to Impress TV Bosses
Too much reality: A young filmmaker is believed to have frozen to death while making a documentary about sleeping rough on the streets as he tried to impress television bosses.…
Daily Portfolio by Dierk Topp — The Art of Asking People for Their Portrait
By DIERK TOPP In 1955 I took my first photographs with the Agfa Box of my mother during a vacation camp. Ever since then photography exited me. My grandpa had…
Stowaways by Mike Brodie, the Bukowski of Contemporary American Photography
For years indie photographer Mike Brodie traveled with dropouts, adventurers, homeless and freedom seekers on freight trains across America. Now his first photo book A Period of Juvenile Prosperity is…
The New Old View From New York’s Top
No doubt, this is soon gonna be one of the world’s probably most photographed panoramas again — the stunning view from the observation deck of New York’s One World Trade…
“Inspired Eye” — The New In-Depth Magazine With Heart and Soul Photographers Have Been Waiting For
You remember Street Presets, presets for the ultimate street look. Now their creators Don Springer and Olivier Duong present their latest labor of love: Inspired Eye, an inspired, high quality,…
Sony A99 Superkit Deal $930 Off
Amazon Sony A99 pro superkit deal — what’s in the box? You basically get a flash unit and vertical grip for free: Sony SLTA99V Alpha SLT-A99V Full-Frame 24.3MP SLR Digital…
Panasonic LX7, a Leica for < $400
The Panasonic LX7, Pana’s practically identical version of the Leica D-Lux 6, can currently be had for $398 from Amazon. That’s about half the price of the Leica. You get…
Why I Love the Imperfection of Old Cameras
Life without fast autofocus and blazing fps is unimaginable for many photographers. Today everything’s done automatically, be it exposure, white balance, mode, whatever. Cameras have become thinking things. All a…
Revolutionary: Startup “Digilusion” Announces Upgradable Cameras and Digital Backs to Revive Old 35mm Film Bodies
Dream camera? Right, this sounds too good to be true. A Japanese startup company partially financed by Chinese (!) venture capital today announced a dream come true for any photographer:…
Additional Niche Income: With Housing Market Recovery, Here’s THEME’s Real Estate Photography Handbook for Supplement Business
A good friend, Nate Thayer, the journalist who discovered Pol Pot in the Cambodian jungle in 1998, recently told me, “I used to take pics, but a wise man told…
The Dark Side of the Nikon D800(E)
By BENGT NYMAN I have been looking for it, in the blues and jazz clubs of Europe and in churches and holy places as well. The following is the opposite…
What Ali Wore — The Everyday Story of Ali and Zoe
So many photo blogs out there. A photo a day, travels, reflections, whatever can be photographed has its own dedicated blogs. Now this one’s unique: What Ali Wore by Melbourne…
Analysis: Race for World’s First Mirrorless Full-Frame System Camera — Who’s In, Who’s Out, Who’s Ahead?
Call this a little compendium of what lies ahead in the compact full-frame interchangeable lens camera world. I talked with industry insiders and sources. Well it’s hardly any news that…
Confessions of a Multiple Camera Systems Photographer: And the Winner Is…
By ANONYMOUS The choice of a camera or even a camera system is a very personal decision. Functions, ergonomics and choice of glass are only some of the aspects that…
Nikon DX Compact Coolpix A in Stock
The Nikon Coolpix A, Nikon’s first APS-C DX compact aimed at professionals, is in stock at Amazon: Nikon Coolpix A 16.2MP with 28mm F2.8 Lens (Black) Nikon Coolpix A 16.2MP…
Substance Above Style — Documentary Photographer Joseph Rodriguez: “A Cheap Camera Saved My Life”
Joseph Rodriguez was a 20-year-old heroin addict when he was released from prison for the second time. Through photography he found his voice. The Latino from Brooklyn, New York, documents…
For Photographers, What’s Left to Do If Competition Gets Too Fierce?
Everyone seems to be a photographer these days, but as someone depending on paychecks for shoots you can’t just lower prices again and again to compete with newcomers. Well many…
Photography Pioneers: Kolb Brothers, Grand Canyon Photo Sessions Between Heaven and Hell
This story serves as a reminder to what great length early photographers went. Well the equipment was not exactly portable. Some of the early photography pioneers would risk their lives…
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