Leica was, is and probably will remain the holy grail for photographers. Ever since 1925 with the Leica I prototypes, in the 1950s with the introduction of the legendary Leica M series cameras and today with the S, T, X and Compact Series cameras of incredible quality and versatility, Leica remains the queen. The latest Leica M Monochrom Typ 246 is also ready to share the company, which this time will serve only black and white photos.
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The versatile Canon XC10, a compact camcorder that offers 4K video recording and digital stills, shares many features with the Canon Cinema EOS camera series. Due to its small size, affordability and "independence" from other, larger devices of this type, a camera with a rotating handle is the perfect choice for independent filmmakers, but it is also an excellent assistant (read support camera) for larger or professional productions.
The Nikon 1 J5 mirrorless camera is "narrow" among cameras, as it can take as many as 20 shots per second with continuous autofocus. And with what does it "cut" the competition? With an image, four times larger than compact cameras, a CX format CMOS sensor with illumination from the back (with 20.8 million pixels) and an Expeed 5A processor. The wide range of ISO sensitivities (from 150 to 12,800) also puts its stamp on the story.
Iconic camera brand Leica has released a limited edition of 1,500 collectible Leica MP Set “Safari” cameras with a retro military feel. This time, Leica has given the iconic camera a unique look inspired by Leica's Leica M1 "Olive" camera from way back in 1960, which was made exclusively for the military.
The Leica company invited one of the greatest rock legends, Lenny Karvitz, to collaborate in the design of the limited edition Leica MP "Correspondent" compact camera. The musician, actor and designer decided on a stylishly sophisticated design that offers a prestigious camera in an artificially aged guise.
The Olympus Stylus SH-2 camera is a perfect combination of aesthetic perfection and top quality, which first seduces with its seductive retro exterior and then "tears" us with its performance and usability.
Forget the telescopic selfie stick, here is the Podo, a camera that attaches to any hard surface (wood, concrete, glass,...) with the help of a magnet or a suction cup, a spark (read the link) between it and and turn on Bluetooth with your smartphone. You can capture images, videos and time-lapse videos with it, and you can even back it on Kickstarter.
The Lenovo VIBE Shot has definitively blurred the line between a digital compact camera and a smartphone, as it gives you the best of both worlds. When it's a camera, it doesn't disappoint with a six-element lens camera that captures scenes at a resolution of 16 million pixels, but when it's a smartphone, it doesn't disappoint with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and a high-resolution display.
The Olympus Air A01 is a camera without a screen that "misses" when you attach a smartphone to it. It is very similar to a lens intended for a camera with interchangeable lenses, except that it also has a sensor and other necessary electronics in the cylinder. In this case, the function of the "body" is taken over by the smartphone, which thus gains the power of a high-end camera with countless options that are accessible through applications.
Anyone who has ever wanted to record a "vlog" (a video blog that wasn't pure improvisation) or a promotional video has already faced the fact that they forgot or mixed up the text and only managed to do it on the 14th try. If you deal with this on a daily basis, it can be quite time-consuming. At the TV stations, they solved this with "trotl" drums, which until now were too expensive for home use. But now here's The Parrot, for which you only need a DSLR camera with recording capability and a smartphone.
As if the Google Translate mobile application was not already popular enough, the new version of this mobile software has received additional useful functions and, among other things, now offers translation with the help of a digital camera, which allows you to capture text in an incomprehensible language and, without the need for connection to the World Wide Web, translates in real time.
The Danish manufacturer Phase One, which manufactures cameras for photo studios and professionals, has launched a trio of cameras under the name Phase One Alpa A-Series, in front of which even top cameras are hidden. They boast a killer resolution. They are the result of a collaboration between Phase One and ALPA. The first gave him "heart and soul", and the second gave him a body.