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Official word of Pentax’s entering the full frame market is set to drop by the middle of next week. It is a move that has been long-rumored, but the fine folks at Pentax have largely said nothing, save for some confusing comments by a senior exec in an interview. Our sources told us that the announcement will please few and anger most, but that it is something that Pentax has been planning for quite some time.
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Ever wanted to just beat the living crap out of your camera sometimes? Me neither! But some cameras are essentially designed for you to do just that. And that is where the Pentax WG3 may mostly appeal to the adventurer type of personality. With an F2 lens at the wide angle, a digital compass, and even a clock on it, it seems like not only a cool camera but also an essential multi-functional device.
But is that enough to make you spend the money?
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To say that the RhinoCam was designed for photographers out there that are hellbent on becoming the next Ansel Adams is an understatement. The great photographer travelled all around the world to capture some amazing landscapes but was also quite the chemist. In the digital world, the equivalent is post-processing–and you’ll be doing lots of it when you use The RhinoCam. The apparatus uses a Sony NEX camera and pairs it with either a Hasselblad, Mamiya or Pentax 645 lens to later on help the user capture an extremely large image in the post-production phase. On top of this, it promises to be able to do this for $500.
But does Fotodiox’s latest accessory really make sense? Many people use the Gigapan, but this is clearly different.
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The Pentax MX-1 is a new retro-styled compact camera on the market (a new trend that I am an enormous fan of personally). They (Pentax) have been so gracious as to loan me one for a while to share my thoughts and experiences with it. I have had a chance to spend some time with the camera, and the following is my thoughts about it.
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All throughout my childhood I can recall a camera being present at most family functions, sometimes I’d even be the one to “press the button”. If only I’d known how important that shutter button would become to me in the future. Fast-forward to my 8th grade year (which would be around mid-1998) and I had signed up to be part of the school yearbook. This marked the first time I would be intentionally setting out to take photos and begin to document life happening around me. I’ve always been something of an outsider (though I prefer to call myself a keen observer) and suddenly having a camera in my hand opened my eyes to an entirely new world of creativity.
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Warning: Minor Spoilers Ahead!!!
If you’re a fan of Mad Men and you’re a camera geek, chances are that you heard two significant names in tonight’s Season Premiere. The first one is Pentax, which probably made all the Pentaxians super happy. But the second one was Leica. Indeed, Don Draper (the show’s protagonist) gives a doctor a Leica camera as a gift after a short meeting in the elevator. Draper states that the agency has tons of them in their closet and simply just gives one to the good ol’ Doc.
Really, Draper? I actually stated outloud, “I want a Leica” when I the exchange happened on screen. But it really makes us wonder if Leica paid for some subtle advertising on the show or not. It would only make sense though–loads of celebs own Leica cameras and it is their target market.
Indeed, this site is in debt to Leica–they loaned us our first review units to help us take it off year and a half years ago. With that in mind though, it’s nice to see that a very popular show throws a hat tip to the photog community.
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