Sony Sony has a new anti-forgery feature coming to the a7 IV mirrorless camera that adds a crypto signature to images as soon as they’re shot to prevent duplication or manipulation. It‘s designed for corporate customers, so don’t expect your holiday snaps to be getting digitally signed any time soon. Still, it’s an interesting idea… Continue reading Sony unveils a new way to protect images from theft, manipulation
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Here’s your chance to beta test a brand-new half-frame film camera
The new Alfie TYCH offers both automatic and fully manual shooting modes. Alfie Cameras UK startup Alfie Cameras is looking for beta testers for the Alfie TYCH, its under-development half-frame 35mm film camera, ahead of a planned Kickstarter launch this September. If you’re game to provide feedback on a weird and wacky new film camera,… Continue reading Here’s your chance to beta test a brand-new half-frame film camera
Canon: ‘The camera market has largely bottomed out’
Canon headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Cristina Arias/Getty Canon sees rosier days ahead for its camera business. The company’s recently-released second-quarter 2022 financial results include a Q and A section that addresses questions about the brand’s future in photography. According to the document, Canon feels as if “the camera market has largely bottomed out at… Continue reading Canon: ‘The camera market has largely bottomed out’
The DSLR is dead? Not so fast: Nikon issues firmware update for 10-year-old D7100
Nikon Recent reports and articles indicate Nikon is getting ready to wind down its DSLR business soon. Fortunately, the brand seems at least somewhat committed to supporting F-mount users and their gear into the future. And a firmware update issued this week for the nearly 10-year-old Nikon D7100 DSLR reinforces that commitment. Nikon D7100 firmware… Continue reading The DSLR is dead? Not so fast: Nikon issues firmware update for 10-year-old D7100
Former Nikon GM says the DSLR era has ‘already ended’
RIP?. Nikon Former Nikon general manager and product designer, Tetsuro Goto is weighing in on the brand’s future. In response to last week’s report that the storied Japanese camera manufacturer plans to wind down DSLR development ASAP—a report Nikon so far doesn’t deny but also doesn’t confirm—the mastermind behind such products as the retro-fabulous Nikon… Continue reading Former Nikon GM says the DSLR era has ‘already ended’
Report: Nikon to pull the plug on DSLRs
The flagship Nikon D6 DSLR. Nikon Sometimes when a company abandons a product line it’s a shock, like when Samsung unceremoniously pulled the plug on its entire camera business after months of protestations that it remained committed to the market. Other times, it’s almost a foregone conclusion. Sad as the news may be for DSLR… Continue reading Report: Nikon to pull the plug on DSLRs
Leica just had its best financial year ever. Wait, what?
The Leica M11, released in January 2022, likely contributed to the brand’s exceptional financial year. Dan Bracaglia It‘s safe to say Leica is crushing it. The Wetzlar, Germany-based company just announced that the 2021/22 financial year was its best on record—a record that stretches back 100 years. Given the COVID-19 pandemic and global supply chain… Continue reading Leica just had its best financial year ever. Wait, what?
Insta360’s new 6K-capable panoramic camera takes on Ricoh’s flagship Theta
The Insta360 One RS is the the first serious competitor to the Ricoh Theta Z1. Insta360 Back in February 2019, Ricoh debuted the Theta Z1, the world‘s first spherical panoramic camera to use dual 1-inch image sensors. A couple of years later, a minuscule refresh added more storage, and the Theta Z1 has gone unchallenged… Continue reading Insta360’s new 6K-capable panoramic camera takes on Ricoh’s flagship Theta
New gear: The Nikon Z30 is a lean, mean 4K video-shooting machine
The new Nikon Z30 is priced at $709.95 for the body only. Nikon Nikon is hoping to appeal to the video content-creating crowd with the launch of its new Nikon Z30 mirrorless camera. Though Nikon mirrorless cameras have long touted impressive video chops—the Nikon Z50 is our favorite camera for Youtubers under $1K—this is the… Continue reading New gear: The Nikon Z30 is a lean, mean 4K video-shooting machine
Nikon confirms the end of production for the D3500 & D5600 DSLRs
Nikon is sunsetting two more DSLR bodies. Nikon/Getty Images The death rattle of the DSLR just inched ever closer (Pentax shooters, cover your ears) with the news that Nikon has officially discontinued two more DSLR cameras, the D5600 and the D3500. That brings its current DSLR lineup down to just four cameras, only one of… Continue reading Nikon confirms the end of production for the D3500 & D5600 DSLRs