Live from Photokina 2016 – #3

Marco Larousse

On day 3, also my last day at Photokina 2016, I looked closer at some of the trends of nontraditional camera products that have been growing in popularity in the photography industry in the past years: 360° VR photos and videos, action cameras and drones. Many traditional camera manufacturers are either offering or are currently developing…

First impressions from the M1 – Mirrorless camera by Xiaomi YI

Udi Tirosh

Yi is a definitely a weird company in the camera makers word. While Sony, fuji and the likes are marketing their cameras as part of of a complete life style story, YI is more focused on technical specs and price. This is how they marketed the YI 4K, and this is their approach with the […]

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Unveiled

Eric Reagan

Olympus has announced its new flagship camera, the OM-D E-M1 Mark II. It features a 20.4MP Live MOS sensor that can capture RAW photos up to an (are you kidding me?) 60 fps, as well as 4K video. The 60 fps still image capture is possible due to the electronic shutter and improved TruePic VII […]

Canon’s New EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM Lens Features Its Own LCD

Eric Reagan

Canon has finally updated its workhorse EF 70-300mm IS USM lens with the new EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM.  The new lens adds improved optics, featuring one UD lens element, along with a circular 9-blade aperture. It also features Canon’s NANO USM technology for quiet and fast autofocus, as well as built-in image stabilization with […]