Oh wow, Leica recently came out with the camera in the UK! Quick, save up 9,500 euros so you can buy it!

Wait, what? Almost ten-thousand European simoleons for a camera? There’s a reason why professional photographers spend good money on cameras, lenses, and accessories like flash. It’s because these pricey gadgets truly make for a better picture.
Now don’t get me wrong; No one should ever doubt the image quality achievable through technology from Leica (better known to the average geek as the lens provider for the Panasonic Lumix line). But why would you that much for a camera that has …read more

Looks like Sony’s really pushing the Cyber-shot TX1, the new flagship of its “ultra-thin” compact series. Or at least they’re doing so in Asia, complete with the “Love the Night” tag line and “Lucky in Love” contest, both attempts to highlight the camera’s low-light and panorama shot abilities.

“Lucky in Love” mainly involves a Flash-game where players have to drag and rotate a series of photos to create a panoramic shot. It’s a pretty straightforward yet cumbersome game: not only do players have to properly align images as much as possible, they are also under time pressure. Obviously, the point of …read more

If you’re on the market for a “compact super zoom”, or a point & shoot camera that’s capable of 12x optical but is still small enough to fit in your pocket, you’re in luck. Digital Photography Review (DPReview), a site known for its detailed multi-page reviews of cameras, tested a bunch of compact super zooms a few months ago. Pitting the following cameras together:

Panasonic ZS1
Panasonic ZS3
Sony H20
Canon SX200
Samsung HZ10W
Olympus Stylus 9000

…DPReview’s staff arrived at this very clear conclusion:
…the Panasonic twins ZS1 and ZS3 emerge as the obvious choice for general use, offering an extremely versatile 12x zoom range from proper …read more

Photographer Jason Magbanua was lucky enough to get a pre-production Canon 7D unit. And since he was only given less than two days to try it out, he decided to create a mini-documentary. Perya features what’s apparently a staple of his home culture, and shows off the 7D’s 24p 1920 x 1080 video capture capability, and good performance under low-light conditions.
The video benefited from Magbanua’s wide arsenal of lenses. According to him, it features no color grading or even lighting whatsoever. Here’s the video description, edited for clarity:
We wanted to document something truly Filipino and came up with the idea …read more

Sony sent in a Cyber-shot TX1 to review. As the camera features a 3.0″ touch-screen, the only physical controls (zoom, preview, and the on-off buttons) are situated on the top of the device. Here’s what comes with the TX1:

Instruction manuals in 4 different languages (region-dependent)
Warranty card
Software CD
Catalog of Cyber-shot TX1 accessories
USB / TV-out cable
NP-BD1 battery in a plastic case
Changing dock and power cord
Wrist strap (already attached to camera
Paint pen (attaches to wrist strap, used to operate touch-screen

At first glance, that seems like a lot. Yet Sony could’ve done a little better with the bundle, including a Memory Stick and a …read more

Nothing promotes your product better than showing how it can fulfill the customer’s selfish vanity-based desires:
It’s also about time someone came out with a camera that aided cam-whoring! Let’s just hope your 4.6X optical zoom and 12.2 megapixel sensor deliver on image quality Samsung! Find out more on the camera advertised here:

Samsung ST550 product page
Samsung TL225 product page

And yes, the ST550 and TL225 are simply the same camera under different names, the latter apparently for the US, and the other for the rest of the English-speaking world (am I wrong? Comment below).

If you’re a professional photographer who’s got $7000 to spend (and you should, because great pictures definitely shouldn’t come cheap), Nikon has the perfect pricey proposition for you! The new Nikon DS3 and Nikkor AF-S DX Micro 85mm F/3.5G ED VR lens is sure to put a dent in anyone’s budget, in return for a max ISO of 102,400 and the ability to take pictures really really up-close. Here are some highlights of the new expensive toys.

She proved just how techie her countrymen are:

Looks like video capture is becoming standard on DSLRs. A great trend that will provide buyers of image capture hardware more value down the road.
Video capture is a highlighted feature of the new D300s, which makes use of the professional-level camera’s 12.3 megapixel CMOS image sensor. An onboard microphone is probably there to provide the accompanying audio, though an stereo microphone jack supports better sound recording. With max continuous speed of 7fps, the D300s will debut this August, at a price of $1800 for only the body.
The more consumer-friendly D3000 is also set to launch at around the same time, …read more

Simply put, the flash purse sets off its own flash when it detects flash coming from other cameras. Perhaps the best anti-Paparazzi device that’s a also a gadget, the purse ruins the shot by using its apparently bright light to blind both camera and photographer, leading to useless washed-out celebrity shots.
No word on when this device will ever see the market, or if there will be a version for the guys, but it seems like a very sound concept. The Paparazzi have no choice but to use their flash at night and under low-light conditions, to prevent the blurring ruinous …read more