The Holga camera – a 120 film camera from the 1980s which has recently seen a resurgence among low-fi photo fans – is going digital, thanks to a project seeking funding on Kickstarter. The Holga Digital camera features original optics that are known for their dark corners and vivid colors. Read more
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Readers’ Showcase: Tony Eckersley
You may remember DPR reader Tony Eckersley by his impressive photo of the Las Vegas skyline featured recently. From the Pacific coast to the American Southwest, Tony spends his weekends in National Parks photographing desert vistas and rocky coastlines. Find out more about him and take a look at some of his work. Read more
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Week in Review: Two by two
Around here it was a week of ‘twos’ – Olympus debuted the second generation of its OM-D E-M10 camera, Canon introduced version two of its popular 35mm F1.4L lens, and we published our thoughts on shooting with Sony’s RX10 II. We’ll sum it all up for you just in case you missed any of the action this week. Read more
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Is it the smartphone or lack of fun that’s killing the camera?
Camera companies are struggling to sell cameras – that much is widely known. But analyst Heino Hilbig says that it’s not smartphones, market saturation or the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis that’s caused this. Instead he argues that it’s the fun-factor and easy operation that the iPhone brought that have made cameras seem less attractive. We think he’s on to something. Read more
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Astropad Mini turns your iPhone into a graphics tablet
The makers of the Astropad iPad app have launched a version for the iPhone, aptly called Astropad Mini. Like the iPad version, the new app allows you to use your Apple device as a graphics tablet when working with imaging applications such as Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom using Astropad’s LIQUID technology for communication with the Mac. Read more
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Fujifilm firmware updates add Windows 10 support to 7 cameras
Fujifilm has released firmware updates for seven of its X-series cameras, providing them with support for Microsoft’s Windows 10. Read more
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The new Canon 35L II will be a thing of beauty
Canon recently announced an update to the wildly popular 35mm F1.4L lens, originally released in 1998 and undoubtedly designed back in the day for film. The original was always a favorite of our technical editor Rishi Sanyal, so join him as he takes a stroll down memory lane and recounts his favorite aspects of that lens, and what he looks forward to in the update. Read more
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Edelkrone introduces QuickReleaseONE, a universal quick release adapter
Edelkrone has introduced its QuickReleaseONE, a device the company says is the first universal quick release on the market. The QuickReleaseONE screws into the tripod mount on the bottom of a camera, and attaches to the 1/4″-20 screw on any tripod plate. Read more
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NASA employs 150-year-old photography technique to measure shock waves from supersonic flight
NASA has turned to a process devised in 1864 to help it measure shockwaves created by supersonic aircraft flight. The method, schlieren photography, was invented by German scientist August Toepler to observe the effect of objects moving through transparent media, such as water or air. Read more
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Outside of the box: Instagram now allows landscape and portrait formats
Instagram’s latest update brings a fundamental change with it. Since the app’s launch in 2010 users have been limited to posting images in square format. However, today this has changed. After installing version 7.5 of the app, you can post your images in portrait and landscape formats. Read more