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Sony’s Alpha NEX-3 Compact System Camera; Interchangeable Lenses, Sweep Panorama & More
George Schaub  |  Oct 01, 2010  |  0 comments

At the recent TIPA (Technical Image Press Association) meeting we had an ongoing debate about how to classify cameras like the new Sony Alpha NEX-3.

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PMA Show Report; 2010’s Latest Digital Cameras; Redefining The Digital Capture Experience
Joe Farace  |  Jun 01, 2010  |  0 comments

“Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.”—Walt Disney

 

It’s a photokina year and you know what that means; all of the camera manufacturers will be holding off their newest SLRs for launch at the big show in Germany this fall. While Canon was not at PMA, they officially launched the EOS-1D Mark IV...

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The Leica M9; A “Full-Frame” Digital Leica M
Jason Schneider  |  May 01, 2010  |  0 comments

The first digital Leica M with a full-frame, 24x36mm sensor (active area 23.9x35.8mm), the M9 offers 18-megapixel capture and unrestricted coverage with nearly the entire range of Leica lenses past and present, including extreme wide angles.

 

Perhaps even more important, the M9’s exclusive 18-megapixel CCD, developed by Kodak with input from Leica, has addressed the foibles that...

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Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-GF1; A 12MP Micro Four Thirds Camera
Jack Neubart  |  Feb 01, 2010  |  0 comments

Micro Four Thirds format cameras promise of compact size, reduced weight, and versatility approaching a D-SLR. I recently had the opportunity to work with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 to see how it fulfilled those ambitions.

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Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-GH1; A Micro Four Thirds ILDC
Jon Canfield  |  Jan 01, 2010  |  1 comments

Panasonic is one of the primary supporters of the Four Thirds format system that utilizes a standard sensor and lens mount that allow you to use lenses from other companies supporting the format, including Olympus and Sigma.

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Olympus’ E-P1; The Return Of The Olympus Pen
Joe Farace  |  Jan 01, 2010  |  1 comments

The original Olympus Pen was introduced in 1959 and was the first Japanese half-frame 35mm camera produced. Its name? Designer Maitani’s concept was that the camera would be as convenient to carry as a pen.

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Mamiya’s DL28 Medium Format D-SLR
Jack Neubart With Linda Bohm Gerald Marrazzo  |  Sep 01, 2009  |  0 comments

Technical Specifications: Mamiya 645AFD III
Type: 6x4.5cm format (actual image size 56x41.5mm), electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter, TTL multimode AE, AF single lens reflex
Viewfinder: Fixed prism viewfinder, with built-in diopter adjustment and built-in eyepiece shutter
Focusing Screen:...

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TIPA Awards 2009
The Editors  |  Aug 01, 2009  |  3 comments

The best imaging products of 2009 were voted on at the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) General Assembly held from April 2-4, 2009 in Budapest.

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Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-G1; The First Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera (ILDC)
Peter K. Burian  |  Apr 01, 2009  |  0 comments

Panasonic has developed an Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera (ILDC) that’s not a single lens reflex model.

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Shutterbug’s Exclusive photokina Coverage; Rangefinder Cameras: Leica Steals The Show
Roger W. Hicks  |  Jan 01, 2009  |  0 comments

When it came to rangefinders, Leica completely stole the show: Zeiss and Voigtländer had only one new product each. Admittedly they were interesting—an 85mm f/4 Tele-Tessar in Leica M-compatible ZM mount and a dual-format rangefinder folder, the Bessa III—but they were somewhat eclipsed by Leica’s four new lenses and the revised M8.2 camera body.

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PMA 08; Best Of Show
Shutterbug Staff  |  Jun 01, 2008  |  0 comments

As part of our annual Photo Marketing Association (PMA) coverage we ask our reporters to deliver a "Best of Show" award. While each contributor had their own beat, we also asked them to go beyond their respective area of coverage to find what, for them, signified a breakthrough product, technology, or new trend that they felt would affect all photographers in the...

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Leica’s M8; Does The 10MP Digital Leica Live Up To The Leica M Legend?
Jason Schneider  |  Apr 01, 2007  |  0 comments

The moment you take the eagerly anticipated Leica M8 in your hands you know that the design engineers at Leica have gone to great lengths to preserve the look and feel of perhaps the greatest 35mm rangefinder camera of all time, the legendary M-series Leica that debuted in 1954 as the original M3 and continues as the classic retro MP and autoexposure M7. The M8 retains the classic...

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Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-L1; High-Tech Digital SLR With Conventional Controls And Traditional Style
Peter K. Burian  |  Feb 01, 2007  |  0 comments

The first Panasonic D-SLR, the Lumix DMC-L1 is a product of an alliance with Olympus, since it employs, according to the company, some "jointly developed technologies and components." In fact, this camera shares many attributes with the Olympus EVOLT E-330, including the lens mount, Supersonic Wave sensor dust removal system, and Panasonic's Four Thirds format...

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photokina Special Coverage; Rangefinder Cameras: The Golden Age Is Upon Us
Roger W. Hicks  |  Jan 01, 2007  |  0 comments

This would appear to be a new golden age for rangefinder users. There are now three major systems (Leica, Voigtländer, and Zeiss) and two minor (Epson and Rollei). All use the same cross-compatible lens mount, for which an extensive and excellent range of lenses is available, and all compete with one another, albeit at different price points. Who could have imagined this...

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