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THE VERSATILE ALL-IN-ONE LEICA V-LUX 3

LEICA V-LUX 3

Leica Camera AG presents the Leica V-Lux 3, a new compact digital camera with an extensive range of features. Extremely versatile, it is ideal for almost all photographic situations. For landscapes, architecture, sport, travel, portraits or wildlife, the VLux 3 incorporates a flexible lens. The Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 4.5 – 108 mm f/2.8 – 5.2 [...]

TAMRON ANNOUNCES 18- 200MM DI III FOR SONY MIRRORLESS INTERCHANGEABLE-LENS CAMERA SERIES

Tamron’s first high-power zoom for the Sony mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera series is lightweight, compact, and features a new form factor with two color options. The 18-200mm Di III VC (Model B011) features a 62mm filter and weighs only 16.2 oz., letting users shoot across an extended range from wide-angle to full telephoto with just one [...]

GIOTTOS GTL9242B-S2 TRIPOD/HEAD BUNDLE

GIOTTOS GTL9242B-S2 TRIPOD/HEAD BUNDLE

The new Giottos GTL9242-S2-630 Tripod/head/quick release bundle features a brand new 3-section lightweight tripod packaged complete with a new MH7503 single lever ball head with the Giottos MH630 double action lever lock quick release. Included are a reversible, nontwist center column with safety lock, 3 position leg angle locks and quick lever leg locks, four [...]

FUJIFILM INTRODUCES THE XPRO1 INTERCHANGEABLE LENS DIGITAL CAMERA SYSTEM

FUJIFILM XPRO1

At the recent Consumer Electronics Show, FUJIFILM North America Corporation introduced its newest addition to its premium, high quality X-Series digital camera line-up: the FUJIFILM X-Pro1 interchangeable lens digital camera system. Features include a brand new, custom developed 16MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS sensorTM, incorporating a newly developed filter array and Fujifilm’s proprietary EXR Processor technology, [...]

Les Horvat: AN AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHER’S TALE OF VIETNAM

Cremaillere Railway Trai Mat, 2008 © LES HORVAT

And can you tell me, doctor, why I still can’t get to sleep? And night time’s just a jungle dark and a barking M16? And what’s this rash that comes and goes, can you tell me what it means? God help me, I was only nineteen… The melancholy song “I Was Only Nineteen,” an anthem [...]

RADIANT DARKNESS: The Images of Edgar Angelone

Moonrise Death Valley, Death Valley, California, 2008 © Edgar Angelone

Look at Edgar Angelone’s black-and-white gelatin silver and platinum photographs, and you’ll see more than the beautiful scenes on which he trains his medium-format camera. His images explore the possibilities of darkness and light beyond the visual, in the realms of reverie and memory, intellect and emotion. “My art is a unique expression of my [...]

HE’S GOT GAME: An Interview with Andrew D. Bernstein

Magic Johnson vs. Boston Celtics, 1984 ©Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images

Andrew D. Bernstein is recognized as one of the most important sports photographers working today. Though he is a master at capturing action, he is also a highly skilled portrait photographer. His gifts for composition, lighting and timing have resulted in some of the NBA’s most important and iconic images. Since 1986, Bernstein has served [...]

SONY EXPANDS ALPHA DSLR AND NEX OFFERINGS

Sony’s NEX-7

Sony’s latest additions to its Alpha DSLR and NEX camera lines offer enhanced speed and performance to advanced amateurs and photo enthusiasts. The A77 and A65 models deliver 24.3 megapixels and AF-enabled continuous shooting at 12 and 10 fps respectively, while the NEX-7 and NEX-5N deliver DSLR quality at about half the size and weight. [...]