Category: Cameras

This DSLR-sized camera shoots over 21,600fps and costs only $2,500

John Aldred

High speed cameras are generally out of reach for most people. Sure, our iPhones can do 240fps now, and there’s a few postage stamp 1000fps compacts, but if you want to go faster, you’re generally out of luck. High speed cameras come with very high price tags, and even renting them is an absurd amount of […]

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This incredible YouTube channel tells the history of and reviews old film cameras

Gannon Burgett

Like many photographers, I’m a connoisseur of old, analogue cameras. Sure, many of them don’t work and others can’t be shot due to the film stock no longer being produced, but there are a dozen or so that I continually cycle through when I go on a random film spree. Something I haven’t yet done […]

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These are the cameras that captured the winning shots in this year’s World Press Photo competition

Gannon Burgett

Controversy aside, the World Press Photo Awards gave us an incredible collection of images from photojournalists around the globe. What you see above is an infographic that breaks down the details of what cameras were used to take the winning shots for this year’s contest. Created by Quesabesde, the infographic was made using EXIF data […]

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Japan sales numbers show Canon dominating DSLRs, Olympus leading mirrorless and Nikon tanking across the board

Gannon Burgett

As usual, market research and analysis firm BCN announced its annual BCN Awards, accolades given to photography equipment manufacturers based on sales volume, calculated from data gathered from thousands of retailers across Japan. Of course, since this is based only on the Japanese market it doesn’t tell the entire story, but it’s interesting nonetheless to […]

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Fujifilm further beefs up its X-series lineup with the X-E2S, X70 and XP90

Gannon Burgett

While the X-Pro2 took the spotlight at Fujifilm’s keynote presentation, three other cameras also made their official debuts: the X-E2S, X70 and XP90. Below we’ll take a look at each one and what they bring to the table. X-E2S First up is the Fujifilm X-E2S, a new interchangeable lens mirrorless camera designed to replace Fujifilm’s […]

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The Digital Imaging World is Sony’s to Rule

Eric Reagan

Sony will soon rule the digital image world. It won’t be because of full frame mirrorless cameras or 8K cinema cameras. While those are major components of its imaging portfolio and brand awareness, the camera market for us enthusiasts and pros is becoming increasingly niche. Sony is scaling its CMOS sensor production at crazy levels with […]