Ricoh’s President and CEO Noboru Akahane has announced that the Pentax and GR camera brands will undergo a dramatic restructuring that will see mass production end. It will also end distributor relationships and go direct-to-consumer.
Akahane says that Ricoh Imaging will be “reborn” starting on April 1, 2022 and that it will build a new business structure for its camera brands that…
Photographer Steven Shultz has been experimenting with the Brenizer Method on digital cameras for years, but as he has shot more film throughout 2021, decided to see if there was a way to mix that method with his Mamiya 645AFD.
The Brenizer Method
The Brenizer…
A closer look at the Leica M11 (photo gallery)
January 20, 2022
The new Leica M11 looks about as you’d expect – pretty similar to the M10 variants that preceded it, and not dissimilar to M-series rangefinders going back decades. In this photo gallery we’re taking a visual tour of the M11, and comparing it against two…
Vision Research has announced the Phantom S991 high-speed camera. The new specialized camera combines impressive Phantom sensor technology and CoaXPress-over-Fiber (CXFPoF) with CXP-12 to deliver 9Gpx/sec (70 Gbps) throughput to record 4096 x 2304 video at a blazing-fast 937 frames per second.
Like other Phantom cameras, the S991 can record much faster than 937 frames per second with reduced…
The Best Android Camera Apps in 2022
January 19, 2022
Both general consumers and professionals have embraced smartphone photography in an increased capacity because it gives an accessible and convenient way to capture life’s memories on the go and can also produce professional-looking work. As good as the stock experience is…
One of the most popular photo seminars in the world happens every December, when hundreds of photographers flock to the tiny town of Socorro, New Mexico, to document the migration of some 20,000 birds en route to Mexico. Could I pull it off with just an iPhone?
The serious…
The Best Used Digital Cameras to Buy in 2022
January 19, 2022
While there are many advantages to buying a brand new camera — including a manufacturer warranty and, well, the fact that it’s never been used by anyone else — there are likewise a plethora of reasons to buy cameras on the used market.
Obviously, prices are lower, for starters. You have access to models no longer in production, which can represent an excellent price-to-performance…
Canon is shutting down its Zhuhai factory in south China, citing low compact camera demand and chip shortages
January 19, 2022
DPReview has confirmed Canon is in the process of shutting down its Zhuhai manufacturing facility in south China.
On January 14, South China Morning Post reported Canon was planning on shutting down ‘part’ of its production line in its Zhuhai factory in southern China…
Canon Unveils the EOS R5 C ‘True Hybrid’ Full Frame Camera
January 19, 2022
Canon has announced the EOS R5 C, what it calls a “true hybrid” full-frame mirrorless camera that bridges both its stills-focused EOS technology with Cinema EOS into one robust, actively-cooled, super-thick camera body.
The EOS R5 C is both a fully-functional R5, a…
Canon has announced the EOS R5C, a full frame mirrorless camera that effectively combines the EOS R5 with a Cinema EOS motion picture camera, all in a single body. It’s physically similar to the EOS R5 with the notable additions of a bulge on the rear of the camera to accommodate a fan, and a red shutter button on the front.
The power switch on top of the EOS R5C provides the option to start…
