Professional Cameras for Photography

June 20, 2019

First Look: Canon EOS RP
Hands on with a light and compact full-frame EOS camera
Terry Sullivan
First Look: Canon EOS RP
While the other two mirrorless cameras I wrote about recently, the Sony A6400 and Fujifilm X-T30, are very capable and include powerful features, neither has a large, full-frame sensor like the one included on the 26.2-megapixel Canon EOS RP. One of the things that stands out most of all with the RP is the price point: The EOS RP will retail for just... Read more
June 19, 2019

First Look: Fujifilm X-T30
Although the X-T30 is smaller and lighter than many in its class, it’s still a very capable camera
Text & Photography By Terry Sullivan
First Look: Fujifilm X-T30
If 2018 was a banner year for new mirrorless cameras, 2019 has kept the momentum going with the introduction of a number of new smaller-sized cameras. One of the more notable was a full-featured mirrorless camera with an APS-C-sized image sensor: The Fujifilm X-T30. Here’s our first look at what we thought about the new model. The Fujifilm X-T30 (far... Read more
June 10, 2019

First Look: Sony a6400
Hands on with a new mirrorless camera that's smaller and lighter than most, yet still very capable
Terry Sullivan
The resolution of the Sony a6400’s 24.2-megapixel sensor provides plenty of pixels to crop and recompose images, like this one, which was originally a vertical. In mid-January, Sony announced the new 24.2-megapixel a6400, a mirrorless camera with an APS-C-sized sensor that’s priced reasonably for a camera with so many features: $900 body only, $1,000... Read more
March 20, 2019

First Look: Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Hands on in Florida with the the new mirrorless flagship camera from Olympus
Terry Sullivan
The new OM-D E-M1X has fast burst modes and sophisticated image stabilization to capture extreme sports. Photography, right from the start, back in the 19th century, has been at odds with itself over which technology is the best one to use, ever since Louis Dague­rre and Henry Fox Talbot invented it in the very same year, 1839, using different processes.... Read more
February 6, 2019

How Sony’s Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras Have Captured The Hearts Of Pro Photographers
Sony used innovative technology and perceptive insights to woo shooters from other brands. But will it last?
Terry Sullivan
How Sony's Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras Have Captured The Hearts Of Pro Photographers
This exploded-view display of the Sony a7R was on display in the Sony booth during the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show. In January of this year, veteran New York Times photographer Doug Mills, who has shot for the newspaper’s Washington, D.C., bureau since 2002, appeared on C-SPAN to discuss various aspects of his photography. During the interview,... Read more
November 13, 2018

A World Without SLRs
What does the mirrorless revolution mean for the photographer?
By David Schloss
Revolutions are tricky things. Sometimes they spring up overnight, transforming a landscape in unpredictable ways. Other times, though, they creep up on people, providing plenty of advanced notice but not always a lot of forethought. The digital photography revolution happened suddenly, and it brought huge changes to the photographic landscape. Companies... Read more
June 14, 2018

Mirrorless vs. DSLR
As mirrorless and DSLR systems become more powerful, a confrontation between them is brewing
David Schloss
In the annals of photography, it’s likely that 2017 will be recognized as the year in which the dominance in the digital photography camera market shifted from DSLR to mirrorless designs. That’s not to say that 2017 marks the demise of the DSLR, but instead, the first year in which it’s no longer possible to point to a number of key SLR strengths—most... Read more
April 3, 2018

Sony’s Low-Cost MCX-500 Makes Multi-Cam Streaming Easy
Connect and broadcast with this affordable, portable video system
By David Schloss
Since the dawn of television, the Production Control Room has been the heart and mind of the broadcast operation. Comprised of an array of video and audio equipment, the Production Control Room (often called the PCR, or commonly the “control room”) turns the streams of video and audio into the output we consume over the air, via cable or... Read more
March 6, 2018

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II: Putting It Together
When you’re trying to capture the power of a storm or the beauty of the outdoors, the camera makes all the difference
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II and M.Zuiko PRO lenses
© Jamie MacDonald. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko ED 40-150mm F2.8 PRO, 150mm, ƒ/2.8 at 1/1250 sec., ISO 200 When you’re standing on the shores of Lake Michigan in a torrential downpour, waiting to capture lightning strikes from an intensifying storm, the weather sealing of the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II and M.Zuiko PRO lenses means... Read more
February 20, 2018

High Dynamic Range, High Frame Rate Set Sony’s 4K Camcorders Apart
Sony's 4K Camcorders
By David Schloss
Significant technological changes are sweeping through the cinema and broadcast video markets, driven by the ever-increasing consumer demand for high-quality video content and a range of improvements in the delivery and playback of that content. The HDTV sets that flooded the market in the early 2000s were sold on the promise of more precise, better-looking... Read more
February 12, 2018

Which Is Better? The Panasonic GH5 or Panasonic G9 Hands On Test
Which is the better Micro Four Thirds camera… the video-centric Panasonic LUMIX GH5 or the photo-centric LUMIX G9?
PhotoJoseph
Two Camera Directions The LUMIX GH5 is Panasonic’s flagship camera, which now sits alongside the G9 and the GH5S. Last week I compared to the GH5S, and now it’s time to compare the more video-centric GH5 to the more photo-centric G9. Which is the better camera? Actually, the real question is… which is the better camera for you? Both are exciting... Read more
January 24, 2018

Sony’s Trio Of 4K Camcorders Usher In A New Era Of Autofocus For Video
Sony's trio of PXW-790V, HXR-NX80, and FDR-AX700 bring best-in-class autofocus to the professional and consumer shooter
Staff
The advances in digital video technology over the last decade are nothing short of astounding. Today’s consumer and professional video cameras have a level of resolution, dynamic range and color fidelity that, just a few short years ago, would have been available only to the upper echelon of Hollywood productions. One area that has lagged behind... Read more
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