Pentax, the company that has been bought by Ricoh last year, is rumored to released next month its second mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera: the K-01 APS-C. The rumor has been circulating around for over a year already. Some have speculated that the K-01 APS-C production got stalled in the Ricoh buy out. According to the report [...]
For a company that’s been facing a major hurdle these past few months, it seems that all is well in the land of Olympus (or not) as they recently released new firmware for the E-P3, E-PL3 and E-PM1 cameras. The firmware update will give their latest Micro Four Third cameras greater compatibility with Olympus’ new electronic [...]
Suddenly it is hip to be retro and the photography world seems to be bitten by the vintage bug as well (not that we are complaining). Hence, the sudden influx of retro looking cameras, that seem to embrace the schmaltzy aesthetics, the pulsating colors and the sometimes kitschy retro styling. However, look under the hood [...]
There’s a lot of anticipation for Adobe Photoshop CS6, but this is kind of expected, given that Photoshop is the weapon of choice for many, if not all, photographers when it comes to image editing. The new version of the software is set to be released this summer, but that hasn’t stopped people from speculating [...]
We’ve seen many creative projects unveiled in the photography world recently. Projects like Tom Robinson’s Feet First and Anthony Chang’s A Splash of Rose have shown that, while photography is becoming main-stream, the great professionals know how to stay 5 or 6 steps ahead of the amateur on the creative front. Joining Messers Robinson and Chang [...]
Nikon may be getting a ton of coverage thanks to their D4 and forthcoming D800 but that doesn’t mean they are neglecting other segments of the market. Currently available from Nikon in terms of mirrorless cameras is none other than the 1 V1. Priced around $900, Nikon’s 1 V1 features interchangeable lenses, 10 FPS continuous shooting and, what is [...]
There are a lot of photo editing tools at the disposal of every photographer out there. They can sharpen images, blur out backgrounds, clone out blemishes, and airbrush everything to perfection. They can also re-size images, change the resolution, and crop out unwanted stuff. However, one thing they can’t do is uncrop something. However, if you [...]
Kodak has been dragging its heels on this for a long time, but it has finally come to this: the Eastman Kodak Company has filed for bankruptcy. Eastman Kodak Company has been in the business for over 130 years. It raked in huge profits early on by selling inexpensive cameras and film processing supplies and [...]
It looks like “old” is the new trend in the camera industry nowadays. With just a couple of months before the unveiling of the rumored Olympus OM-D, which is reportedly going to have the same classic look of the old OM series, Samsung recently announced that they are going to release the NX200 RS “retro” [...]
And so, the iconic Eastman Kodak Company continues to unravel. The company has been in hot water financially for a while now. Aside from other camera manufacturers overtaking them and taking the lead, more customers are now using smartphones to shoot images instead of old P&S cameras. You know, like the ones that Kodak is offering. [...]