The ‘Perfect’ Travel Camera Might Not Be One Camera, But Three
For years, my wife and I have been aimlessly stuck in a first-world conundrum. We enjoy traveling, and like most folks, we enjoy capturing photos and videos of our trips …
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Compact Cameras Are Not Dead
Japanese retail analyst firm BCN+R recently investigated the rapidly changing video camera market and has now set its sights on the compact camera segment, asking, “Is the compact camera dead?” …
The Fujifilm X-M5 is the X-Series’ Lightest and for the ‘Camera Curious’
Fujifilm announced the X-M5, a mirrorless interchangeable lens compact camera that is the lightest in the X-Series and is designed to appeal to new and emerging content creators who want …
Fujifilm X-M5 First Impressions: A Surprisingly Powerful Little Hybrid
Fujifilm’s new entry-level X-M5 is very affordable and that is a good thing because mirrorless cameras are expensive. At a cursory glance, it feels like every smartphone and mirrorless camera …
An 18-40mm Lens and New Firmware Give the Lumix S9 a Second Wind
When I first tested the Panasonic Lumix S9, it took a while to truly understand the intention behind it. Although compact and adorable, the it lacked an EVF and had …
Leica D-Lux 8 Review: Deja Vu All Over Again
With the worldwide craze for analog photography in full swing, we have seen another blast from the past rise again. Everybody wants compact digital point-and-shoot cameras again, to the point …
Kodak Cameras With Decade-Old Tech are Outselling All Others in Japan
Younger photographers continue to be attracted to older point and shoot cameras and, in absence of their general availability, appear to be turning to very affordable alternatives such as the …
The New Leica D-Lux 8 Is a Familiar Premium Camera With a Facelift
Leica Camera AG has announced the Leica D-Lux 8 compact digital camera, 21 years after the company released the very first D-Lux. Eight generations later, the D-Lux series remains popular …
Ricoh’s New GR III HDF Cameras Sold by Lottery Due to Extreme Popularity
Ricoh’s GR III series cameras have been popular since their release in 2018, with Ricoh struggling to keep it in stock even last year — five years after launch. The …
Compact is Back: Ricoh GR III and Fujifilm X100VI Enjoy Huge Demand
While Fujifilm’s runaway popularity of the newly launched X100VI is well known, it isn’t the only company that is “suffering from success.” Ricoh’s GR III, which is now over five …