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July 9, 2020

Leica M8 Review – Like Shooting an Unending Roll of Kodachrome

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We review Leica’s first digital rangefinder camera, the Leica M8, and see how this fourteen-year-old camera holds up today.

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May 29, 2020

An Unscientific Review of the Nikon D700

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Can a twelve year old DSLR still impress? Jeb’s here to share with us his perspective on this digital Nikon classic from 2008.

Jeb Inge
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May 27, 2020

Ricoh GRD IV Digital Point and Shoot Camera Review

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Ten years after its release, James stumbled onto the Ricoh GRD IV, a premium compact digital that still surprises (in ways good and bad) a decade later.

James Tocchio
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September 26, 2019

Contax TVS Digital Camera Review

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A review of the Contax TVS Digital, a five megapixel point and shoot digital camera from the year 2002.

James Tocchio
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September 2, 2019

Five Best Digital Cameras for People Who Love Film Cameras

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High quality film cameras feel great. Digital cameras don’t always feel so good. Here are five digital cameras that feel as good as the good old days.

James Tocchio
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July 19, 2019

Leica Q2 – a Real World Camera Review

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The Leica Q2 is the most exciting and interesting digital camera I’ve shot in years. But is it worth $5,000?

James Tocchio
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December 5, 2018

Leica Elmarit-TL 18mm F/2.8 Aspherical Lens Review

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Leica has just revealed a cosmetic update to its digital mirrorless Leica CL, and this time, it’s silver. But I’ve already reviewed that camera. Can I really request a test camera based on a new…

James Tocchio
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November 7, 2018

Why the Zeiss ZX1 Has Got Me All Jazzed Up

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In my publicly visible role as a professional camera liker, people on the internet sometimes tell me I’m wrong about things. This happened just the other day when, in my excitement about an upcoming product…

James Tocchio
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June 15, 2018

Meet the PONF Camera, a Film and Digital Multi-back Camera System

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I recently had the opportunity to chat with Raffaello Palandri about the camera he and his company are making. The PONF camera promises to be the camera for every photographer; a highly customizable, modular design…

James Tocchio
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June 8, 2018

The Best Beach Cameras Just in Time for Summer – Updated

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James has put together a list of his favorite waterproof and underwater film and digital cameras for summertime fun!

James Tocchio
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March 25, 2018

Leica CL Mirrorless Digital Camera Review

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James Reviews the Leica CL, a compact mirrorless interchangeable lens digital camera that’s a throwback to the Leicas of old.

James Tocchio
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September 11, 2017

Fujifilm XF 23mm F/2 WR Lens Review – The Fuji X Series’ Best Kit Lens?

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Lens names seldom roll off the tongue. Most sport an alphabet soup of millimeters and f-numbers, and while these tell us most of what we need to know about a lens, this valuable info is…

Chris Cushing
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March 10, 2017

Fujifilm X70 Mirrorless Camera Review

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Don’t worry; we’re not jumping ship on classic cameras. But sometimes digital gets it so right we just can’t resist. Take the Fujifilm X70, for example, which is something of a unicorn camera. Incredibly compact, exceedingly…

James Tocchio
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November 15, 2014

5 Best Travel Cameras – Digital Edition

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The last time we talked about travel cameras we focused on making a list of five retro machines. It was a pretty excellent list. Picking any one of the cameras on it would serve any…

James Tocchio
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