The end of the year is a great time to take a moment to reflect on what you have learned and/or accomplished in the last 365 days. Traditionally on Strobist, we take the last few days to look back, to buy a little family time and plan for the next year's adventure.
2014 holds some big changes for me. And because of the format and project changes coming up, this may well be the very last "Best of" post I'll ever write. So let's get on with it…
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Just in time for the holiday season, Leica has announced a ‘Silver Edition’ of its D-Lux 6 premium compact camera, with a high-gloss black body and silver lens barrel. The camera also gets a new accessory: the Leica Soft Pouch in lambskin nappa leather, which the company says features a ‘fascinating wrap-around design’. The camera is otherwise the same as the standard D-Lux 6 (and by extension, very similar to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7).
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Ricoh has announced a ‘Limited Edition’ GR camera, which features a ‘high-end’ design plus bonus accessories. The Limited Edition GR’s magnesium-alloy body comes in a ‘metallic vintage green wave-tone finish’ and features a ‘marbleized ebony grip patterned in burl wood’. To sweeten the deal, Ricoh is including a lens hood as well as a leather case and strap, all of which complement the camera’s color scheme. Click through for a closer look.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Jony Ive, design mastermind at Apple, and Marc Newson, the creative force behind the thoroughly unconventional Pentax K-01, have collaborated with Leica to design a special edition Leica M for a good cause. The unique M will be sold at auction, at an event raising money for The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The one-of-a-kind camera is the product of 85 days’ work and no less than 1000 prototype parts. Click through for the full details.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Canon has created a ‘Facebook ready’ variant of its social-media-focused PowerShot N digital camera. The ‘Facebook ready’ version will only be available directly from Canon (in the US, at least) and has a dedicated Facebook connect button in the place of the connect-to-device one on the standard N. Once the camera has been taught your login details, you can upload images with a choice of who gets to see them, once posted. The 1/2.3″ 12MP sensor camera will cost $ 299.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Leica has announced a special edition of its D-lux 6 high-end compact camera, in collaboration with clothing manufacturer G-Star RAW. The special D-Lux 6 (itself arguably a ‘special edition’ Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7) will be available from Leica Stores and Boutiques worldwide, and is expected to cost around $ 1300. What do you get for your money? Well, ‘a new dot structure on the leather body trim’ and a leather case with ‘exclusive carrying strap’. Excited? Click through for more details.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Pentax has released a three multi-colored variants of its Q10 small-sensor mirrorless camera for the Japanese market. The color scheme is based on characters from the country’s popular science-fiction animation series Neon Genesis Evangelion. Apart from the cosmetic changes, there are no spec differences in these editions compared to the original camera. Click through for a link to the press release and (shudder) some pictures…
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
This week, we take out the 2012 Mazda MX-5 Special Edition and the 2012 Mini Cooper S Roadster out for some top-down fun. You can read our comparison test on these two here: www.windingroad.com www.windingroad.com www.facebook.com www.facebook.com
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Official Intro to Cap 1’s (aka Richie) highly anticipated Road 2 Riches Mixtape hosted by Dj Teknikz|Dj Esudd|& Dj Spinz. Filmed & Edited by iNightLyfe of Inception LLC. Mixtape Out Now on LiveMixtapes.com link: www.livemixtapes.com Artist: Cap 1 aka Richie Follow @RICHIECAP1 Song: Road 2 Riches Cameras: Panasonic GH2, Nikon D7000 Lenses: Zeiss 21mm Nikon 28mm AF-D 1.4 Nikon 85mm AF-D 1.4 Nikon 24mm 1.4G Edited/Color Graded In: Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 Contact: Inception LLC/iNightLyfe clientservices@inception-llc.com info@inightlyfe.com inightlyfe.com
GoPro, the action camera maker, has refreshed its entire range, including the addition of the 4k-capable Hero 3 Black Edition. The existing Hero HD and Hero 2 models have essentially been re-housed in smaller cases with updated user interfaces and will sit alongside the Black Edition as the White and Silver Editions, respectively. The Hero 3 Balck Edition can shoot at up to 3840×2160 pixels at 15 frames per second. It also has 2.7k mode (2716 horizontal pixels) at 30 or 24fps and a Protune mode that offers higher bit-rates and a neutral color profile better suited to post-processing.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
