While processing power and camera quality in smartphones have been improving at a fast pace in recent years, battery life and charging times have only made comparatively small steps forward and remain a major bottleneck in smartphone performance. Chinese manufacturer Huawei has presented some potential battery tech advancements: two prototype removable lithium-ion batteries that can be fully recharged in only a few minutes. Read more
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Canon PowerShot G5 X and G9 X added to studio comparison, real-world G9 X gallery published
Canon’s PowerShot G9 X and G5 X offer two distinctly different shooting experiences, but are based around the same 20.2MP 1″-type sensor. The G5 X provides an SLR-style grip and an EVF with a 24-100mm equiv. F1.8-2.8 lens, while the smaller G9 X offers a 28-84mm equiv. F2.0-4.9 lens. We’ve put them through our standard studio scene testing, and we’ve also assembled a gallery of real-world samples from the G9 X. Read more
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Readers’ Showcase: Tudor ApMadoc
Tudor ApMadoc’s usual photo haunts include the iconic architecture and gritty abandoned structures of Detroit, but a recent trip took him to an entirely different landscape – the canyons and big skies of the American Southwest. He brought a Canon 5DSR, 11-24mm F4 and a bag full of favorite lenses to capture Arizona’s colors. Read more
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Cherry blossoms and Daylight
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Out of Africa: The black and white nature photography of Laurent Baheaux
Laurent Baheux began in photography as a sports writer and photojournalist before a safari to Tanzania in 2002 changed his life. There he fell in love with photographing the exotic animals of Africa, preferring a fine art approach that gives his wildlife images a portrait-like quality. Read more
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LucidCam stereoscopic 3D camera brings VR content creation to the masses
California-based startup LucidVR recently showcased its consumer-level camera for creating virtual reality content, LucidCam. The camera, which is nearing mass production, is one of the first to enable anyone to create VR content, something that has thus far been limited to those with expensive VR camera rigs. Read more
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SmugMug Films: Climbing Ice – The Iceland Trifecta
SmugMug’s latest film follows photographer, filmmaker and Camp 4 Collective co-owner Tim Kemple as he explores Iceland’s Vatnajökull glacier with world-leading ice climbers Klemen Premrl and Rahel Schelb. Read more
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Talking photography: PhotoPlus Expo 2015 interview with John Keatley
Each fall, PhotoPlus Expo brings together some of the top working photographers and industry experts under one roof. We took the opportunity to sit down with some of these pros and have a conversation about what they do, what inspires them and gather some insights on their specialties. Kicking off the series, we talked to fellow Seattle-ite John Keatley about his work in portraiture. Read more
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2015 Roundup: Interchangeable Lens Cameras $500-800
The $ 500-800 category (based on US MSRP) features quite a few strong offerings, some of which should satisfy first-time camera buyers with easy-to-use interfaces and point-and-shot style functionality. Others are aimed more at seasoned enthusiasts, offering direct manual controls and high-end features. Read more
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Olympus shows gains in first half financials
Olympus has released its Q2 results for the financial year ending March 2016, showing some positive growth in OM-D and PEN series camera sales in Japan and Europe. Read more