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Once in a while, a camera comes along with a genuinely different approach to its rivals. Some go on to fundamentally change the market; others aren't quite so successful. Either way, we welcome out-of-the-box designs like the PowerShot G1 X, the first Canon large-sensor compact. The G1 X retains a worthwhile size advantage over mirrorless models, and boasts a night-and-day image quality advantage over small-sensor cameras, but there are a a few rough edges. Will they outweigh its advantages? To find out, read our Canon G1 X review!Res: 14.3mp
Zoom: 4x
Storage: SD, SDHC, SDXC
Compare Price: $705-914
The Canon SX150 shows just how much capability you can get in an inexpensive digital camera these days. It's not without its limitations, but for the price is quite a bargain. (Especially if you can pick it up for the $149 price we've seen here and there around the web.) Read our Canon SX150 IS review for all the details!Res: 14.1mp
Zoom: 12x
Storage: SD, SDHC, SDXC
Compare Price: $145-269
Yes, we've been looking at cell phones again, this time the updated Apple iPhone 4S. Upgraded from the 5-megapixel sensor in the previous model we reviewed, the iPhone 4S now sports an 8-megapixel BSI CMOS chip, and gets a little help from a faster processor and the new iOS 5.1. Click here to see what we thought of the new iPhone 4S's camera, and how well it fared in our tests.Res: 8.0mp
Zoom: Non-Zoom
Retail Price: $649
The Pentax Q polarizes opinion like no other digital camera. Some love its incredibly compact design: among system cameras, the Q's in a class of its own. Others decry its smaller-than-average image sensor, and the limitations that brings. Both camps have a point: while the Pentax Q fulfils on the portability promise of mirrorless like no other, Pentax definitely had to make some significant sacrifices to achieve a body this small. The question we faced in reviewing the Pentax Q: are the tradeoffs worthwhile, or has Pentax taken a step too far? Read our Pentax Q review, and find out!Res: 12.4mp
Zoom: Non-Zoom
Storage: SD, SDHC, SDXC
Compare Price: $499-812
Fujifilm hit the nail on the head with a digital camera nearly solid enough to drive a nail, and image quality that's tack-sharp deep into the high-ISO range. We appreciated its tight build, smart control layout, and no-nonsense feature set. We wish we could trust the gorgeous hybrid optical viewfinder a bit more, but at least it errs on the side of including more rather than cutting out essential elements. Click here for more on why we enjoyed the Fujifilm X-Pro1 so much.Res: 16.3mp
Zoom: Non-Zoom
Storage: SD, SDHC, SDXC
Retail Price: $1,700
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Noise begone! New tech banishes camera noise from video soundtracks
May 23, 13:07 EDT
You heard it here first: Zoom and AF-motor noise in video soundtracks could soon become a thing of the past.
A real limitation of movie recording with digital cameras is that motor noise from zoom and autofocus systems is glaringly obvious in video soundtracks. Dedicated camcorders use special motors and sound-deadening in the camera body to eliminate this problem, but they typically have...
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The Camera Bag: Lens/Focus Shifter Designed to Help You "Pull Focus" When Shooting Video with Your DSLR
May 22, 18:58 EDT
"High Ice" was the first of many movies I shot stills for and on my first day on the set I met Marvin Greenberg, the focus puller. Focus pullers are the unsung heroes of movie making. Their job is to sit next to the big 35mm Panavision movie camera and hold onto the lens focusing ring. Then, in a pre-rehearsed dance, they slowly shift the lens' focus as the cameraman keeps the actors in the...
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The Camera Bag: OctoDome + Backpack = Handsfree Lighting Solution
May 22, 10:09 EDT
Though it may look strange and unwieldy, we found this lighting solution created by photographer Ian Spanier to be oddly charming and, potentially, quite effective. Spanier made it by combining a Photoflex OctoDome NXT "extra small" softbox kit ($184) with a Lowepro Scope Porter 200 AW Backpack ($159) designed for birding enthusiasts.
The reason behind this awkward looking creation? The New...
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Pentax K-30: The weather-sealed SLR for the rest of us? (previewed)
May 21, 18:01 EDT
The last few months have been a bit lonely for Pentax's flagship K-5 digital SLR. As the company has focused on its second mirrorless product line with the launch of the designer K-01, the K-5 has had to hold fort by itself as the only currently-produced Pentax digital SLR. The entry-level K-x has been discontinued for quite a while now, and although the K-r is still available in small numbers,...
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Pentax preps promised portrait prime for purchase
May 21, 18:00 EDT
Earlier this year, Pentax Ricoh Imaging revealed new lens roadmaps for its K, Q, and 645 lens mounts. On the map for the K-mount--which is used by the company's DSLR models and its mirrorless K-01 compact system camera--was a new portrait prime lens, tentatively named the smc PENTAX-DA 50mm f/1.8.
Today, the name and the lens itself are tentative no more, as Pentax prepares for an addition to...
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The Camera Bag: Backer Capper Device Helps You Swap DSLR Lenses More Quickly
May 21, 16:27 EDT
I may never drop another camera lens again thanks to a new invention called the Backer Capper Lens Swapping System from the folks at camarush. The device, which is shown in prototype in the image to the right, looks remarkably like a lens cap mounted on a belt but it solves the problem of the “third hand.”
You know what the "third hand" is, right? It's the thing you wish you had when you're...
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Panasonic launches constant-aperture f/2.8 wide zoom for mirrorless
May 21, 12:58 EDT
Panasonic Corp. has today announced its third Lumix G X branded Micro Four Thirds-mount lens, the Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm/F2.8 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. With the addition of this new model, the premium X-series lens lineup now covers focal lengths from a very generous 24mm-equivalent wide angle to a powerful 350mm-equivalent telephoto, with only a very small gap in coverage between 84mm and...
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The Damage Waiver Bearly Covered This One
May 21, 12:28 EDT
A lot of photographers are glad they took out LensRentals' damage waiver on equipment when accidents happen. While we hate losing equipment, I have to admit we sometimes enjoy reading about exactly how this lens or that camera returned in the shape it did. This weekend, though, we not only got one of the best stories of “how I broke your stuff”, but the photographer, Andrew Kane, sent pictures...
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May 21, 11:42
Lens Review: Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH POWER...
May 21, 10:22
Video Review of the Leica Monochrom M (Parody)
May 19, 18:28
SLR image quality? Read our Canon G1x Review to...
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Canon SX150 review posted!
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