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The Sony RX10 II has some mighty big shoes to fill. Following in the footsteps of the original RX10 -- the camera which single-handedly created the large-sensor, long-zoom category, and which took the Best Enthusiast Zoom prize in our 2013 Camera of the Year awards -- the RX10 II keeps the same basic design as that...
When we spoke to Ricoh about its nascent K-S DSLR lineup at the CP+ show earlier this year, the company told us that it was all about innovation. The all-weather Pentax K-S2 is true to its word, sporting all the latest must-have tech.
Features we've never seen before in a Pentax DSLR are to be found in the K-S2....
While it may be a beta sample, we've gotten our hands on a brand-new Panasonic GX8 and shot some test photos with it. We've published our standard First Shots set of lab sample images, and they're now ready for your perusal -- with the provision that due to the prototype nature of this unit, image quality might be...
Our favorite Maine-based landscape and nature photographer Jeremy Gray is back once again with another in-depth Field Test, this time taking the brand-new Fuji X-T10 out for a spin. Spending some quality time with the much-lauded Fuji X-T1's little brother, Jeremy dives in to discuss both the good and bad for this...
Our review of the Pentax K-S2 DSLR continues today, as the second installment of my field test arrives with an in-depth look at low-light shooting and more!
In part one, I took the K-S2 on the road to Nashville, Tennessee, and found much to love in this mid-range shooter, from its bright pentaprism viewfinder and...
I've long been a fan of Pentax's enthusiast-grade DSLRs, and 2013's Pentax K-3 was no different, earning itself a Dave's Pick when we completed our review early last year. Now, the followup Pentax K-3 II is here, and it keeps almost everything that made its predecessor so great, while adding another sprinkling of...
Back in 2012, Panasonic set sports and wildlife photographers' pulses racing with the Lumix FZ200, a camera that paired a powerful 24x optical zoom range with a spectacularly bright f/2.8 constant aperture. Now, it returns with the Panasonic FZ300, a camera which takes the best of its Dave's Pick-winning predecessor, and...
Shortly after Ricoh's enthusiast-grade Pentax K-3 II DSLR hit our lab a month or so back, I took readers on a journey of geektastic delight with an in-depth look at Pixel Shift Resolution, one of its landmark new features. Yesterday, I took it with me to the historic town of Jonesborough, Tennessee's oldest city,...
Last March, Nikon launched a new generation for its enthusiast-grade DSLR line, following the well-received D7100 with the Nikon D7200. At first glance, the two cameras look mighty similar, but there are some very important upgrades under the skin, as you'll see in our Nikon D7200 review!
Perhaps the key change...
What do you get if you take an enthusiast compact and turn the dial up to eleven on the zoom lens? The answer is the Canon G7X, a pocket-friendly camera that boasts a large 1"-type sensor like that in the Sony RX100-series, but with a bright 4.2x optical zoom lens that blows away the competition for both maximum...
For several years, Sony has had the enthusiast compact camera market all to itself -- but the times, they are a-changin'. As you'll see in our just-completed Panasonic LX100 review, there's finally a real fight on for the hearts and minds of photographers who're in the market for a pocket-friendly camera that shoots...
This is the camera that every Micro Four Thirds photographer will want to own! The Olympus AIR is a tiny camera module that uses your smartphone as its viewfinder and user interface, seamlessly bridging the worlds of Micro Four Thirds photography and smartphones, and is the most downright fun camera I've used in at...
Early in 2012, Olympus took its mirrorless camera line in a new direction with the enthusiast-friendly OM-D E-M5. Now, as we complete our Olympus E-M5 II review, it's time for us to cast judgement on the camera which takes the OM-D series to the next level with an ever more feature-packed design.
Sporting...
Shaking dogs, shaky golf swings, falling objects, hosed executives and exploding fruit: Some days, working at IR is really a blast, in this case literally!
We just got our hands on a production sample of the powerful new Sony RX100 IV, and all productivity at IRHQ immediately ground to a halt, with all hands on deck playing with its amazing High Frame Rate (super slow-motion)...
Earlier this year, the Nikon D7200 DSLR arrived on the scene, refreshing the company's enthusiast-grade DSLR with a deeper buffer, uprated autofocus and in-camera Wi-Fi. It's been through our lab, and now preparations for our first Nikon D7200 Shooter's Report are underway!
Early this year, Canon teased development of a new long-zoom enthusiast compact that looked set to take on the Sony RX10-series and Panasonic FZ1000 on their own turf. Today, the launch of the Canon G3X brings near its end what must have been a difficult four-and-a-half month wait for Canon fans, doubtless keen to get...
Way back in April 2013, the Ricoh GR took the company's GR-series of compact cameras -- long a cult favorite of enthusiasts -- in a brand new direction. Now, the followup Ricoh GR II hones the earlier design and adds one big-news feature: In-camera Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity. "Big news?" we hear you say. "But...
Regular readers may already have seen my recent gallery from the Indianapolis 500, an annual motor race that stands alongside the Monaco Grand Prix and Le Mans as one of the most famous on the calendar. Now I'm back with my first Panasonic G7 Shooter's Report, along with a second gallery update that takes us...
A few months ago, we took readers on an in-depth exploration of the multi-shot, high-resolution mode in the Olympus E-M5 II compact system camera, making comparisons to full-frame and even medium-format models. Now, we're pleased to be able to do the same for the Pentax K-3 II, the first mainstream DSLR to feature...
Want the smallest possible weather-sealed camera, but don't want to sacrifice an optical viewfinder or interchangeable lenses to get it? The 20-megapixel Pentax K-S2 looks to fit the bill very nicely.
The K-S2 is the smallest weather-sealed DSLR to date, and packs in great features including a glass pentaprism...