News entries for March, 2016

 

 

A few years ago, we reviewed both the Ricoh GR and Nikon Coolpix A, two cameras that offered street shooters a very similar proposition: A big APS-C image sensor and a bright, sharp prime lens in a pocket-friendly camera. Today, we've just finalized our review of the followup Ricoh GR II, but it finds itself...

 

 

Developers: Fancy taking a large cash prize to the bank, and perhaps scoring yourself a trip to Tokyo, Japan at the same time? If so, you might want to check out the Ricoh Theta × IoT Developers Contest, which kicks off tomorrow, April 1st, with registration running through to August 10th. Final submissions...

 

 

The Olympus PEN-F is a unique direction for Olympus and its PEN line of Micro Four Thirds cameras, one that puts a focus on premium features, build quality and styling. In years past, the PEN has run the gamut from ultra affordable PEN Lite models to the rather expensive E-P5 (US$999 at launch), but the new Olympus...

 

 

As the recently-announced DJI Phantom 4 starts to make its way out into the field, users are now able to test the Phantom 4's big features, including faster flying speed, collision-avoidance, more stable hovering, and improved subject tracking.

The team over at LIXI Studios have been testing out the new Phantom...

 

 

(Update: We've now added a trio of 4K sample videos from the new RX10 III as well. Check out an example below, or see our Sony RX10 III Preview for more)

Our very own Dave Etchells, founder and publisher of IR, is on the scene in San Francisco for you capturing real world images with the new Sony RX10 Mark III....

 

 

(Update: I'll have some hands-on time with the camera starting in about an hour (beginning ~2pm US PDT), so if anyone has questions about specifics on the camera, post them in the comments on our RX10 III Preview, and I'll try to take notes so I can answer them later. I may not have internet access, but will try to...

 

 

Rounding out our CP+ 2016 interview series, IR publisher and founder Dave Etchells recently had the privilege of meeting with several senior executives from Ricoh Imaging Company Ltd., the division responsible for creating Ricoh's Pentax and self-branded cameras and lenses. Taking part in the interview were...

 

 

A few years ago, we were astounded by a handful of cameras that took high ISO sensitivity ratings into the six digit zone. Starting with the Nikon D3S, we hit ISO 102,400. Then, the Nikon D4 and Canon 1D X arrived offering ISO 204,800. Things made a big leap with the Nikon D4S, which pushed the high sensitivity...

 

 

Imaging Resource founder and publisher Dave Etchells was fortunate to be able to sit down recently with several senior executives from the Imaging Business Unit at Nikon Corp., which is responsible for producing the company's cameras and lenses. On hand to answer Dave's questions were Tetsuya Yamamoto, Corporate...

 

 

IR Founder and Publisher Dave Etchells recently got a chance to sit down with Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki at the CP+ 2016 show in Yokohama, Japan. Topics for discussion included the company's then just-announced mirrorless camera models, what their plans looked like for f/1.8 zooms (following their amazing...

 

 

Life got you down? Your friends all looking the same? Craving portrait subjects with a bit more life to them? Try cosplay!

Costume play, or cosplay, is hugely popular in Japan and a popular subject for photographers. Here in the US, various "Comic Cons" and SciFi conventions are where cosplayers gather to strut...

 

 

By IR reader Jeff Pardoen

I am originally from The Netherlands and moved to the North East of the UK in August 2014. In October 2015 I turned my passion for photography into my own business - Jeff Pardoen Photography. Still a newbie to the whole business thing it is a real challenge!
 
I am in the process of...

 

 

The weekend is here once more, and so too is your weekly roundup of all the latest firmware news for your digital camera. This week, we have news to report from two manufacturers, albeit only one of them with a presence in the US market. Both Casio and Fujifilm have released updates improving two of their...

 

 

French photographer Mathieu Stern has a fascination with attaching old and unusual lenses to his Sony mirrorless cameras.

In addition to his Weird Lens Challenge series, he now also has a Cheap Weird Lens Reviews playlist on his YouTube channel. So far he has reviewed three lenses, a Vivitar 20mm f/3.8, Rokkor...

 

 

Some Fujifilm X-Pro2 users have been experiencing a troubling issue with their new cameras, when the X-Pro2 goes inadvertantly back to factory reset and all of their custom settings have been lost.

The cause of this issue remains unknown, but some users have lamented that it might be related to the X-Pro2's...

 

 

Starting today, the Nik Collection of plug-ins is now available to all users for free. After purchasing Nik software in late 2012, rebranding it and slashing its price in 2013, Google has now decided to make the suite of photo editing plug-ins available to everyone at no cost.

You can read more about this...

 

 

Lifestyle photographer Michael O'Neal was once creative director for Apple, but he is now working for himself and shared his motivation for doing so with Adorama as part of their Through the Lens web series.

Michael studied graphic and advertising design in his native New York before moving to San Francisco,...

 

 

Sometimes, the simplest things are best, and this is certainly the case with the Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN Art lens. One of the few lenses from Sigma designed specifically for mirrorless cameras -- offered in two flavors: Micro Four Thirds and Sony E-mount -- the 60mm f/2.8 Art-series lens is a small, compact telephoto...

 

 

Is Olympus preparing for a full-frame mirrorless camera? Patents filed this year in Japan may point to that possibility.

Earlier this year, Egami reported on a patent filed by Olympus for a 28mm f/2 full frame lens. At the same time, patents for 20mm f/1.4, 24mm f/1.4, and 35mm f/1.4 full-frame lenses were also...