Hop on a sightseeing tour in your local town, and undoubtedly, at least one person probably has a camera in Sony’s NEX line. The mirrorless line has been wildly successful, and the Sony NEX-7 represents its top-notch contender. Let’s see if the NEX-7 can stand its ground — after all, comparing to the Leica we reviewed a few days back is quite the challenge… [more]
Because of some lucky searching, someone found a listing for the rumored Canon 3D that was briefly up last night on BHphotovideo’s website. Recent rumors point to a full-sized body, and this is pre order listing is consistent with those claims. But could an imminent announcement be in store for us this month? [more]
The Leica M-series has long been the standard for rangefinder photography — or so I’ve heard. Since the Leica M9 is a rangefinder, we know it’s also mirrorless. And thus, this will be the introduction of the camera to ‘look up to’ throughout this month’s reviews. If you’re interested in a mirrorless system, despite whether or not this fits your idea of what’s possible, I highly recommend you read on, as there are some great introductory explanations here. [more]
Lisa Kristine, after realizing slavery exists in many places around the world today — 27 million people are estimated to be in slavery — spent time traveling, taking photographs of such examples to raise awareness about the still very real issues around modern-day slavery. [more]
Some of you might feel you have been abandoned with recent Fstoppers outages while we were dealing with malicious code and moving the site to a fresh server. Well, we’re back with a fresh start, so hopefully we’ll be okay going forward! Here are some great photos by Amy Heiden that really do conjure feelings of abandonment. Let’s have this last bit of loneliness and be done with it! [more]
Fuji has a new project under its sleeves: a full-frame mirrorless camera. While we haven’t seen anything concrete, the wording from an earlier interview seems to say it all. [more]
Lexar just announced the industry’s first 256GB SD card — and it’s not slow, either. While some might see this as overkill, there are certainly many project-related uses in which one might need to be able to store large amounts of photo or video information without clearing the card in between. [more]
If you have one of these cameras, the update you’ve been waiting for is out! V2.0 promises faster response time, faster recording to memory cards (doubled!), faster focusing, and then some! [more]
Leica’s step into the medium format business was big — it was expensive, but I think everyone appreciated a medium format, SLR-style camera not much different from your Nikon or Canon, except for the incredible quality. Today, we have news of the Leica S: the newest iteration of the DSLR line-up that follows the same simple lettering scheme as the Leica M announced earlier, replacing the S2. [more]
In collaboration with Mamiya, PhaseOne updated the 645 SLR line this week with the new 645DF+. The camera features improved autofocusing, overall better reliability, and a battery system that can last for — get this — 10,000 photos! [more]
Sekonic will have a new meter series for Photokina, including the L-478D and L-478DR. What’s new about these? These are the first meters with a beautiful color touch screen. Supposedly, there’s never been an easier light meter to use… [more]
Rolleiflex is among the most respected medium format photographic equipment companies in the world, producing extremely precise and durable gear for professionals demanding the most accurate results — all at a cost, of course. Don’t think they’re not ready for Photokina 2012 with new options for both film and digital platforms, however. [more]
For his series, Mugshot Doppelgänger, artist Michael Jason Enriquez took mugshots of some of today’s most well-known celebrities and matched them to 1920s mugshot doppelgängers, changing the names to help identify the celebrity pictured. It’s an interesting project and quite fun to see… [more]
Pre Orders through BH Photo have started today.
Pre-order the D600 Body
Pre-order the D600 and 24-85mm VR Lens Kit
Pre-order the WU-1b Wireless Adapter
Pre-Order the UT-1 Soon Here
Pre-Order the Nikon MB-D14 Vertical Grip Here
Or order here from Amazon.
Whether or not this is the camera for you, the Nikon D600 (early BH preorders here) is certainly one of the most anticipated cameras of the year and, just in time for the holiday season, is sure to be in many of your hands by the new year. All the specs, the price, and opinions after the break. [more]
