Steampunk Cameras: From Jules Verne’s Anachronistic “Camera-Phone” to the Pentacon Six and Voigtlander Vitessa
AMIENS, FRANCE — Literary scholars announced that they have unearthed a 33-page handwritten manuscript of "Le Telephon-Photographique," ("The Camera-Phone") an unpublished short story by the father of science fiction, Jules Verne.
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2012 Pulitzers Announced For Breaking News and Feature Photography
Earlier this week Columbia University announced the winners of its 96th annual Pulitzer Prizes, including Massoud Hassaini for Breaking News Photography and Craig F. Walker for Feature Photography.
Breaking News Photography
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Panasonic GX1 review posted!
As a digital camera made expressly for enthusiasts, the Panasonic GX1 is a little larger than the smallest compact system cameras, but is still small enough to bring along easily. While the GX1 is in some ways a return to an older design, ...
Panasonic FZ47 review posted!
It doesn't take a lot of money these days to get an ultrazoom digital camera with a good image sensor, and that's certainly true of the Panasonic FZ47. Its whopping 24x zoom lens reaches from 25-600mm equivalent, allowing you to be...
Samsung NX200 review posted!
With a whole new look on the outside, the Samsung NX200 gets quite a few internal upgrades compared to its predecessor, not the least of which is its 20-megapixel sensor. Combined with a new lens design and a slick menu system, we found th...
Canon S100 review posted!
Canon managed to pack more features into the PowerShot S100 while maintaining the same relative look and feel of their premium pocket digital camera. Higher resolution has lately come at a cost, but Canon raised both the resolution and sti...
Leica M9 review posted!
Shooting with the Leica M9-P and 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M lens taught us a lot about why people love Leica cameras. But we also learned why most people don't shoot Leica rangefinders, and it isn't just about the very high price tag. S...
Is beauty more than skin deep for Samsung SD cards?
You've doubtless heard that old adage, "true beauty lies within". So, it would seem, has consumer electronics giant Samsung. It's apparently taken the saying to heart, introducing a new series of flash cards to the US market that c...
Nikon P7100 review posted!
Despite its good image quality, the Nikon P7100's predecessor was a little too cumbersome to use for some. Thankfully Nikon fixes most of those issues with the P7100, making a digital camera that's not just pleasant to shoot, but w...
Sony NEX-7 review posted!
Making quite a leap for compact system cameras both in terms of image quality and camera control, the Sony NEX-7 really impressed us. We used words like "astonishing" and "amazing" when describing image quality, both printed and onscreen, ...
Bargain Watch: Panasonic LX5 for $269.00 on Amazon today only
Amazon's big deal of the day is the black Panasonic Lumix LX5, a great favorite of enthusiast photographers, and a whole lot of fun to use. It's a great camera at the original $500 price point, but $269.00 is now nearly half off.
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Cameras For Kids Foundation know the Gift of Giving
Holiday Season reminds us all to be thankful and to give to those less fortunate.... just as one woman has done across the United States with her camera in hand.
PRLog (Press Release) - Dec 01, 2011 - "There's no greate...



