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Great news, Fuji X-mount shooters, and especially fans of bright zoom lenses! Big things are in the future for you, according to a newly-issued lens roadmap from Fujifilm at the Consumer Electronics Show.

In all, there are six new optics forecast, of which five are zoom lenses, and one a prime. Four optics...

 

 

If you're shooting with one of Nikon's full-frame digital SLRs and love prime lenses, we have good news: The company has just announced an affordable new FX-format 35mm portrait prime. The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G lens is, says its maker, great for portraits, landscapes, travel photography, and anywhere...

 

 

UPDATE (04/08/14): We've completed our reviews of both the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art and the Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus lenses, and the results were nothing short of amazing. Does the Sigma stand head-to-head with the $4,000 Zeiss monster? Head to SLRgear to see for yourself!

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We got some hands-on time with the two...

 

 

Fujifilm's compact, rangefinder-style X100S digital camera has proven to be pretty popular with street shooters. That's thanks in part to its solid build, an APS-C sized X-Trans image sensor that yields great image quality, a bright, sharp 35mm f/2-equivalent prime lens, and good performance -- so long as...

 

 

If 2013 was the year of the 'affordable' full-frame camera, 2014 is shaping up to be the year of 4K. We've seen dirt cheap 4K monitors from Asus, Seiki, Dell and Philips, but haven't heard many new announcements from camera manufacturers... yet. Panasonic is...

At CES in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Samsung introduced a series of updates to their compact digital camera lineup, including the new WB2200F "Super Bridge Long Zoom" camera. Apart from the versatile 60x optical zoom lens, the WB2200F bares a striking resemblance to pro-series DSLRs with its integrated "Dual Grip" design that allows for not...

 

 

Continuing the announcements at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show that's just kicked off in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nikon has unveiled five new Coolpix camera models: the ultrazoom Nikon L830, and four compacts, the Nikon S6800, Nikon S5300, Nikon S3600, and Nikon L30. All will ship in February 2014.

Starting...

 

Sigma has been busy redesigning their lenses according to their new 'A(rt)', 'C(ontemporary)' and 'S(ports)' classification scheme as part of their Global Vision series. At CES in Las Vegas, the company has announced two new Global Vision lenses: the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art and the Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS...

Yesterday at CES in Las Vegas, Panasonic officially announced the Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 lens for Micro Four Thirds. With an equivalent focal length of 85mm and a fast maximum aperture of f/1.2, it's both a perfect portrait lens and a superb low-light picture taker. The Power O.I.S. image stabilizer will further help reduce...

 

 

"My ambition has always been to show the everyday city as if we were discovering it for the first time."

A superb new exhibition of photographs, Brassaï, Pour l’amour de Paris is on display at the Paris Mayor’s Office, the Hôtel de Ville. It is a reminder to all of us of the photographer who -- along with Henri...

 

 

John Dominis, a star among the stars of LIFE Magazine’s stable of photographers, died Monday, December 30, 2013 at the age of 92. In the course of his career at LIFE magazine he chronicled almost every major event of the second half of the 20th century, including photos of the rich and famous and one picture that...

 

 

Nikon USA has today kicked off its Consumer Electronics Show announcements with big news in the consumer and professional DSLR space. At the consumer end of the equation, our 2012 Entry-Level Camera of the Year has just been replaced by the Nikon D3300, an imminently-arriving camera that's smaller, swifter,...

 

 

Last year, Sony launched the W730, a compact camera that aimed to satisfy three goals: high sensor resolution, reasonable zoom range, and a low pricetag. Today, the company follows up with the Sony W830, a camera which further hones the design in one of those three areas.

But which area is it? If you...

 

 

The change is, it would seem, now official. Sony's NEX camera brand appears to be no more, folded into the company's overall Alpha ecosystem. The rumor mill had predicted as much after the debut of the full-frame, FE-mount Alpha A7 and A7R compact system cameras, neither of which sported NEX branding, but the...

 

 

One may see Ultra High Definition as the future of entertainment or not, but the fact of the matter is that the new 4K standard is beginning to really take off. While there may not be a lot of content available in 4K yet, the extra resolution certainly makes a lot of sense for people working in creative jobs such...

 

 

Alongside the interesting, enthusiast-friendly Panasonic ZS40 pocket long-zoom, the company has also announced another three new cameras today for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas -- the Panasonic ZS35, Panasonic SZ8, and Panasonic LZ40.

Offering a stabilized 20x optical zoom lens in a relatively...

 

 

If you're in the market for a pocket-friendly, long-zoom camera, you've got more than a few to choose from, but what if you want enthusiast-friendly features such as a viewfinder, focus peaking, and raw shooting? That's the market the Panasonic ZS40 -- known in some markets as the Panasonic TZ60 -- is aiming...

 

 

At CES 2014 in Las Vegas, Fujifilm has unveiled the latest addition to its X-mount lens lineup, the Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R. With an equivalent focal length of 85mm and a large maximum aperture of f/1.2, it's a classic fast portrait lens. While it may not be that far off from the 60mm f/2.4 macro in terms of focal...

 

 

Canon announced three new offerings this morning in the compact world for those of you looking to step up from smartphone limitations and expand your zoom range and low light performance in a small package: the SX600 HS, the ELPH 340 HS and the new concept camera the N100. All three models sport a first for their...