Zeta Digital Agency has released its new Stalker iPhone app that, like most technology, has practical uses, but will also likely be misused. A company spokesperson said that many photojournalists and others will find Stalker an appropriate app to use during selective news and street events when a...
Simultaneous with the announcement of its new NEX-F3 interchangeable lens system camera, Sony has also introduced the SLT-A37 digital camera. As Sony’s latest entry-level DSLR, the Sony A37 utilizes the company’s Translucent Mirror Technology. Images are captured as fast as 7 fps and the...
According to unnamed sources, Canon, the world’s number-one digital camera manufacturer, is planning to convert all its production to robots by 2015. Some reports attribute the change to the continued movement of industrial production jobs to China and India, where labor is less costly than in...
Eric William Carroll is putting his recognition as the recipient of the 2012 Baum Award for an Emerging Photographer to an interesting use at his SF Camerawork Exhibition through June 30, 2012.
The primary piece in his exhibit of images from the last six years is “This Darkroom Gone to...
Manfrotto Distribution, known for its tripods, ball heads and other photographic equipment and accessories, announces the Lino Apparel Collection. Designed specifically to provide female photographers with comfort, convenience and professional quality, the Lino line initially includes five clothing...
A recent PhotographyTalk news report cited the increasing popularity of interchangeable lens system (ILS) cameras and Sony has firmly defended its turf with the announcement of a June 2012 release of the new NEX-F3 Mirrorless Digital Camera.
The new NEX-F3 is only slightly bigger than the older...
As one of the oldest and most-storied optics and camera manufacturers, Leica Camera AG is still a significant and valued player in today’s digital photography marketplace. It hasn’t hesitated to put its best foot (or camera) forward during the first part of 2012, especially with the release...
With the bankruptcy of Kodak, most consumers and photography experts consider film cameras and film photography relics of the past. Lomography is a company that has bucked the overwhelming advance of digital photography and created a sustainable, niche market for itself.
The photographers and...
Panasonic is poised to bring the new LUMIX G X VARIO 12–35mm f/2.8 Zoom Lens to the market for its LUMIX G Series. The lens is also compatible with standard Micro Four Thirds system cameras. With a 24–70mm equivalent range in 35mm format, this new Panasonic lens has the performance and image...
Fujifilm has introduced the WCL-X100, or Wide Conversion Lens, for the popular Finepix X100 digital camera. The WCL-X100 has a 0.8x fixed focal length. Once it is attached to the camera, the Finepix X100’s lens becomes a 19mm f/2.0 lens compared to its original 23mm wide-angle focal length.
The...
Matt Richardson is a young inventor who has built a camera that literally does what the old maxim states, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” In this case, the Descriptive Camera produces just a few words instead of an image to define what subject or object was captured. The camera consists...
Fujifilm and Olympus have announced their latest entries into the outdoor adventure digital camera marketplace. Both have comparable specifications for being waterproof, shockproof, freeze-proof and dustproof: the Fujifilm XP170, 33 feet, 6.5 feet and 14 degrees Fahrenheit; and the Olympus TG-1 iHS...
