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How a Special Pentax Camera Got its Groove Back

More and more photographers are demanding durable cameras. But what they've also been asking for are brass cameras. The only brands to really do something like this in the past two decades have been Pentax and Leica.

Canon Patent Applications for High Dynamic Range Sensors

A couple of patent applications caught my eye over the last week – and of course, with me traveling and living out of a suitcase right now I filed it in my head to revisit. These two patents show some unique pixel structures that we are not used to seeing from Canon.

I Yearn for the Colors of the 5D Mk II

In the late 2000s, the camera industry had healthy competition that actually stood out from one another. The Nikon D700 and its relatives used 12MP sensors that tried to give the best high ISO output.

What the Next Fujifilm X100 Camera Needs

In some ways, I think that Fujifilm doesn't think that they need to make another X100 series camera. I mean, if you look at the Fujifilm X100 series of cameras right now, you'll see that you can't keep them in stock.

The Fujifilm XH2 is Out. Will the X Pro 4 Be Great Too?

For the first time ever, I'm pretty confused about the Fujifilm camera lineup. They have three flagship cameras. The Fujifilm XH2s has speed and a DSLR-style camera body. The Fujifilm XH2 has resolution and a DSLR-style camera body.

How the Leica Q3 Can Make Every Leica Fan Excited

As it is, Leica can't keep the Leica Q2 in stock. It's an excellent camera that wedding photographers and photojournalists really love. And quite honestly, it's probably the best full-frame point and shoot camera on the market right now.

Image Quality is More Than Megapixels

The megapixel count of a camera is often viewed by consumers to be the benchmark number for telling whether or not that camera is "good." If that were true, however, why do photographers not just buy a 108-megapixel smartphone to use as their primary equipment? The answer: because image quality has to do with far more than just megapixels. [Read More]

4 Great Cameras with Image Stabilization for Your Shaky Hands

The best thing about modern cameras with image stabilization is that you can capture things that really weren't possible before. These cameras give in to the fact that you're probably amped up on coffee or not always in a stable situation.

If the Olympus Pen F Mk II Ever Comes Out, This is What I Want

really, really do hope that Olympus is considering making another high end Pen F camera. They tend to say that those cameras don't work for them. But Nikon said the same thing about the Df. Then we got the Nikon ZFc, that's proving to have a lot of hype.

Four Lenses That Make the Leica M9 Shine Like a Brand New Camera

There aren't that many absolutely iconic digital cameras. But if you had to pick one, everyone would agree about the Leica M9. It was the first mirrorless full-frame camera ever made. And it stood out from the pack with a CCD sensor that looked like chrome film.

Why Exactly Would a Photographer Want the Panasonic G100?

The Panasonic G100 doesn’t have in-body image stabilization on the sensor, but it has its 5 Axis Hybrid IS system. Besides being a terribly kept secret, the Panasonic G100 camera is boasting a whole lot in terms of upgrades and features.

New Image Sensor Could Make Blown Highlights a Thing of the Past

German researchers have created a new high dynamic range (HDR) CMOS image sensor that features a new pixel design that could pretty much do away with blown highlights. While traditional CMOS sensors have pixels that “clip” and stop capturing highlight data when they’re fully saturated — all additional data is lost in those areas of […]

Why I Am Staying with APS-C

After a many year hiatus, I returned to photography as an avocation. In years past, I had been a semi-pro, using primarily Leica gear and film, of course at full frame. In those days the only significant half frame camera was the Olympus, which in spite of the smaller but more useful format gave a […]

This Technology Can Make a Camera Resolve Terapixels, Not Megapixels

It's possible very soon that a technology called Quantum dots could be implemented into making camera sensors significantly better than they currently are. For photographers, that means that higher end cameras with interchangeable lenses could take a quantum leap (pun intended) ahead of the smartphone world.

Is the term ISO “totally fake”?

Tony Northrup has posted a video discussing the exposure term ISO and has deemed it “totally fake”. It’s an interesting take on the use of Read more...

Review: Leica M10-D (Almost the Leica That I’ve Been Waiting For)

When I walked into a meeting with Leica and saw the Leica M10-D, it reminded me of the very few times that I gasped with utter and pure excitement in the industry: when Sony announced their radio flashes/transmitter, when Capture One finally started to work closer with Fujifilm, and when Kodak announced that Ektachrome was coming back.

The New Nikon D3500 has a Battery Life Rating of 1,550 Shots

While the rumors have been flying about the web for a while, you can confirm today that the Nikon D3500 is indeed real. The D3xxx series of cameras have always been their most entry level DSLRs and to that end, they basically take leftover product and rehash it into something more standard, basic and amateur.

Industry News: CMOS Sensor Sales Are at An All-Time High

Things are going really well for CMOS sensor makers according to IC Insights. IC Insights reports: The spread of digital camera applications in vehicles, machine vision, human recognition and security systems, as well as for more powerful camera phones will drive CMOS image sensor sales to an eighth straight record-high level this year with worldwide revenues Read more...

Canon Touts its CMOS Sensor Technology

Canon USA has posted the video above talking about Canon’s CMOS sensors. From Canon USA: This video showcases Canon variety of sensors. For several decades Canon has been developing and manufacturing advanced CMOS sensors with state-of-the-art technologies for exclusive use in Canon products.

Canon Global Shutter Sensor Paper

From Image Sensors World: MDPI Special Issue on the 2017 International Image Sensor Workshop (IISW) publishes Canon paper “Development of Gentle Slope Light Guide Structure in a 3.4 ” by Hiroshi Sekine, Masahiro Kobayashi, Yusuke Onuki, Kazunari Kawabata, Toshiki Tsuboi, Yasushi Matsuno, Hidekazu Read more...

NHK: 33mp 240fps 8K 1

ISW has uncovered a paper from NHK, Brookman, TSMC, and University of Tokyo for a “A 1.1- ” Once you get through all the crazy technical stuff, it basically describes a 1″ 8K stacked video sensor with a slow motion function. Is 4K already Read more...

I’m Back Gives Old School Film Cameras a Digital Back

A new Kickstarter called I'm Back is finding a way to give old school film cameras new life in the digital world. Not that many of those old film cameras need it, but the ability to shoot digital with the older style film cameras has always been a dream of many photographers.

The Pentax 645Z Got a Crazy DxOMark Score of 101 Back in 2015

The Nikon D850 isn’t actually the first DSLR to be assigned a DxOMark score of 100+. The medium format Pentax 645Z was actually awarded a ridiculously high score of 101 back in 2015, but it’s unofficial because that review has never been published.

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Panasonic Unveils First Global Shutter CMOS Sensor with 8K, 60FPS, HDR

It seems that February 2018 is the month of global shutter CMOS sensor breakthroughs. A day after Sony announced the first 1MP+ backlit global shutter CMOS sensor, Panasonic announced its own groundbreaking development: a global shutter CMOS sensor that’s capable of 8K, 60FPS, and HDR.

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DxOMark Launches Selfie Scores for Rating Front Camera Image Quality

DxOMark is known for rigorously testing the image quality of cameras and smartphones, but for smartphones, it had focused on the main rear-facing cameras. That has now changed with the launch of DxOMark’s new Selfie scores — it’s a new test protocol for determining the quality of front cameras. “We have designed this protocol to […]

DxOMark’s Pentax 645Z Review is Out After 2 Year Delay, Scores 101

Last month, we reported that DxOMark had reviewed the Pentax 645Z back in 2015 and given it a highest-ever score of 101 before pausing its medium format camera reviews prior to publishing any. That Pentax 645Z review is finally out, and DxOMark still has glowing things to say about the camera. DxOMark says the 51.4-megapixel […]

How Much Do Imaging Sensors Really Matter Over Lighting?

For many years as a photographer, I've had one trick that has made all my product photography shine. Companies lease our product images and on social platforms or messaging boards, our product images are often used to showcase a lens or camera looking sexy.

Review: Dexter’s Vac-o-matic Camera Sensor Cleaner

When it comes to cleaning your camera sensor, the truth is that many photographers are very scared and don't know how to do it. There are options like the Rocket Blower, the Arctic Butterfly and very recently Dexter's Vac-o-matic was sent to us for review.