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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...
Sony's NEX-series of compact system cameras today gains an affordable new model, with the debut of the Sony Alpha NEX-F3, and we've just posted our preview.
The Sony NEX-F3 sits between the entry-level NEX-C3 and the NEX-5N in terms of specification. At the heart is a 16 megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS image sensor, with the same dimensions and pixel count as that in the NEX-5N and...
The unique lineup of Translucent Mirror cameras from Sony just got a little bigger, as the company unveiled a brand new model: the Sony Alpha SLT-A37 (and we've just posted our hands-on preview!)
Closely-related to the existing SLT-A35 model, the Sony A37 has a subtly restyled body that's exactly the same size, but just a little heavier. Behind the Translucent Mirror, which...
Demonstrating its faith in the future of the compact system camera market, and in mirrorless cameras' ability to triumph over the SLR, Samsung has today launched three new models for its NX series. There's much shared between the flagship Samsung NX20, and its two siblings, the mid-range Samsung NX210 and entry-level Samsung NX1000. All three also share DNA with the existing...
Nikon has today announced its latest consumer digital SLR, the Nikon D3200. As the name would suggest, it's a followup to the D3100, which launched back in late 2010. The new model boosts resolution significantly, but simultaneously brings a step forward in terms of speed.
The D3200's new DX-format image sensor has a resolution of 24.2 megapixels. That's almost double the total...
Canon USA today made quite a range of announcements revolving around the National Association of Broadcasters tradeshow, which is about to kick off next week in Las Vegas. The list includes a new video-oriented EOS-series professional DSLR and a Cinema EOS-series video camera, both with 4K resolution. There are also four new EF Cinema zoom lenses, a 30-inch 4K industrial display,...
Panasonic has today announced the Lumix DMC-GF5 compact system camera, a new model that revisits the design of its earlier GF3 model, and makes refinements in a number of areas.
Most significantly, the Panasonic GF5 has a new image sensor and processor combo. Sensor resolution is unchanged at twelve megapixels, but the GF5's imager has lower-profile, better-positioned circuitry...
Eighteen months ago, Sony launched two new cameras with a shared industry first: a translucent mirror design that allowed full-time phase detect AF during shooting and video capture. The concept has since spread to almost all of the company's Alpha-mount lineup, and only one of those original duo continued as a current product. Today, it meets its successor, in the form of the...
When Canon announced the EOS 5D Mark II way back in September 2008, it found itself with something of a hit on its hands. Photographers were thrilled with its full-frame sensor and image quality, and videographers took to it in droves for its small size and relative affordability, when compared to the cameras typically found on professional video shoots. A little over three years...
When Olympus first launched its Micro Four Thirds camera lineup back in 2009, it drew a parallel with its earlier PEN-series cameras. Today, with the debut of the Olympus E-M5, it draws on another icon from the past: its legendary OM-series.
This time around, the connection is even stronger, thanks to retro OM-like styling. Front and center is what looks at first glance like...
Fans of really big prints and generous cropping, prepare to rejoice: Nikon Inc. has today announced the Nikon D800 and Nikon D800E 35mm full frame SLRs, two very-closely related models that bring an impressive boost in resolution to the FX format without sacrificing on sensitivity.
In reality, the Nikon D800 and D800E are one and the same camera, the latter being a...
For more than a year now, rumors have swirled, suggesting that Pentax was planning to launch not one, but two mirrorless camera products with differing lens mounts. Some pooh-poohed the idea, perhaps understandably, but today the believers are vindicated, with the launch of the Pentax K-01.
It's a bold move from Pentax, to be sure. Last summer, they showed a willingness to go...
Among photo enthusiasts--and if you're reading this news item, there's a fair chance you're in that number--the Canon G1 X is one of the big talking points of the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. With that in mind, we conducted a public Q&A right before the show kicked off with Chuck Westfall, Technical Advisor with the Professional Engineering & Solutions Division at Canon...
Nikon made a big splash right before the combined Consumer Electronics Show / Photo Marketing Association tradeshow kicked off, with the debut of their latest professional SLR, the Nikon D4. It's generated a huge amount of excitement and discussion in the last week, and so we sat down with Steve Heiner, Senior Technical Manager at Nikon Inc., for a lengthy public Q&A session...
Canon USA Inc. has today announced three new PowerShot series digital cameras for the Consumer Electronics Show: the large-sensor Canon G1 X, long-zoom Canon 520 HS, and fashion-friendly Canon 110 HS.
Among photo enthusiasts--and if you're reading this news item, there's a fair chance you're in that number--the Canon G1 X is sure to be a big talking point. With that in mind,...
Nikon Inc. has today announced the Nikon D4 professional SLR, which follows in the footsteps of the venerable--but now rather long-in the tooth--Nikon D3S and its predecessor, the Nikon D3, and we've just published our Nikon D4 hands-on preview.
The Nikon D4 has a redesigned body and features a raft of updates throughout, bringing improvements both for photographers and...
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co. has today unveiled a new compact system camera that slots into its Micro Four Thirds lineup between the existing GF3 and G3 models: the Panasonic GX1.
Offering an option that's more compact than the G3, yet offers more enthusiast features than are to be found in the GF3, the Panasonic Lumix GX1 takes onboard the feedback of users in markets...
