PENTAX K-3 DSLR officially unveiled with 27-point AF and 24 megapixels

The PENTAX K-3 DSLR leaked a couple of times last month, showing off a variety of specs and a press shot. A little over a week later, the camera has officially been unveiled, with Ricoh adding a slew of information on top of what we already knew about the 24-megapixel camera, as well as a […]

Pentax K-3: A DSLR Camera That Sees the World a Few Different Ways

Pentax K-3: A DSLR Camera That Sees the World a Few Different Ways

As the sub-$1000, beginner DSLR camera’s utility has been gradually been replaced by the rise of mirrorless cameras, the just-over $1000 DSLR market remains an area where camera companies are hoping to reign in more advanced and even professional users. With that in mind, let’s take a look at Pentax’s new K-3, a completely overhauled mid-range shooter from the storied brand.

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Review: Robust, Utilitarian, and Wonderful

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Review: Robust, Utilitarian, and Wonderful

It was only a year and a half ago when Olympus showed that a small, stylish camera with no mirror and a little sensor could hang in the big leagues. Many photographers instantly fell in love with the OM-D E-M5. Now, with the E-M1, nearly every bar has been raised for even the most demanding shooters out there.

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Narrative Is A Lifelogging Camera That’s Finally Happening

Narrative Is A Lifelogging Camera That's Finally Happening

In March we covered Memoto, a lifelogging camera that takes two photos a minute while you’re wearing it. It was in the preorder stage then and with $500,000 more than expected from its November Kickstarter, it had an ambitious April shipping timeframe. Which obviously didn’t happen. BUT now it’s actually going to ship on November 1st. For real this time.

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The Things We Loved This Week: Amazon’s New Kindle Fire and a Turntable With a Floating Platter

The Things We Loved This Week: Amazon’s New Kindle Fire and a Turntable With a Floating Platter

We don’t know much, but we know we love these items. And that may be all we need to know.

    



The Moto X Camera Update Is Here and These Are the Results

The Moto X Camera Update Is Here and These Are the Results

The feature-laden Moto X is the darling of the Android world save for one tiny issue. The photos shot with the camera look like crap. Today’s over-the-air update for AT&T users fixed that.

    



The Moto X camera fix that hit T-Mobile handsets last week is now rolling out to AT&T versions of th

The Moto X camera fix that hit T-Mobile handsets last week is now rolling out to AT&T versions of the phone. Rejoice smartphone shutterbugs.

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Holding Out for a Hero3+? GoPro’s New Cameras Are Smaller, Speedier

Holding Out for a Hero3+? GoPro’s New Cameras Are Smaller, Speedier

GoPro didn’t need to radically reinvent its Hero cameras to maintain top-dog status at the peak of action-camera mountain. And so it didn’t. The new GoPro Hero3+ cameras add a few improvements to the already-excellent Hero3 lineup, and although the …

    



The classic toy camera Diana F+ can now be bought as an Instant Camera package for $140.

The classic toy camera Diana F+ can now be bought as an Instant Camera package for $140. Previously, you had to buy a separate instant back to the camera for $90, not to mention the $90 it cost for the Diana F+ camera itself. Save a few bucks! [Lomography]

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A Projector Camera That Adds Wacky Animations Can’t Just Be for Kids

A Projector Camera That Adds Wacky Animations Can't Just Be for Kids

Photography is a lovely hobby for adults who’ve developed the requisite patience to wait for the perfect shot. But for kids? Not so much. They demand more instant gratification, so Hasbro has created the Showcam, a digital camera targeted at kids that lets them add effects and hilarious animations to photos, and even project them on a wall for all to see.

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