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Ricoh @ CES 2017: Tech demos aplenty and insights on the Ricoh R Dev Kit from the Theta’s creator


 
 

When we toured Ricoh's booth back at the Consumer Electronics Show early last month, we came away thoroughly impressed by the company's various technology demonstrations. Ever since then, we've been meaning to put together an article giving you a rundown of what was on offer. And now, we've found a spare moment to...

The return of an icon: Will Kodak bring back Kodachrome?

 
 

While there is no confirmation or official announcement to make, Kodak is "investigating" bringing back Kodachrome. They are currently considering what it would take to start producing and selling Kodachrome again. Kodachrome was first sold in 1935 and was produced until 2009, when production of the iconic film was...

Canon continues developing their 250-megapixel APS-H sensor, offering exceptional surveillance capabilities

 
 

In 2015, Canon announced that they were working on a 250-megapixel APS-H CMOS sensor. The sub-full-frame sensor packs 19,580 x 12,600 pixels on its 29.2 x 20.2 millimeter surface, offering a pixel density of 418,000 pixels per square millimeter. Per Canon’s press release at the time, even the low-light and high ISO...

Slide film revival: Kodak brings iconic Ektachrome film back from the dead

 
 

In an unexpected move at the Consumer Electronics Show (the “electronics” part of the name makes the news even more surprising), Kodak announced that Kodak Ektachrome 100 is coming back. Ektachrome was originally discontinued back in 2012 due to stagnating sales, but later this year, it’ll be back. The transparency film...

New products from Nikon at CES 2017: D5600, A300 and W100

 
 

Nikon has just announced three new products at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas: the D5600, an update to the popular mid-range DSLR camera; the Coolpix A300, an economical camera designed to fit in your pocket; and the Coolpix W100, a weather- and water-proof camera with a friendly design intended for use...

Fujifilm announces new rugged FinePix camera, special graphite editions of X-Pro2 and X-T2

 
 

Live from CES in Las Vegas, Fujifilm has just announced a new rugged FinePix camera in addition to several new premium colors variants for their award-winning X-Pro2 and X-T2 cameras.

Fujifilm FinePix XP120: Rugged, durable compact camera is ready for adventure

The Fujifilm FinePix XP120, successor to the XP90,...

Panasonic GH5 arrives: Just as small and svelte, the flagship Lumix packs major photo, video horsepower

 
 

After getting a sneak peek at the upcoming Panasonic GH5 back at Photokina in September 2016, we're finally learning all the details, specs, pricing and design information about Panasonic's new flagship camera today, after its full launch during CES in Las Vegas. While some of the big hallmark features, such as 6K video...

Panasonic announces new bridge superzoom, compact mirrorless, 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 lens and more

 
 

This is certainly a big CES 2017 for Panasonic! In addition to their new flagship camera, the Panasonic GH5, the Japanese company has also announced the FZ80 and GX850 cameras in addition to five lenses. Exciting times in the Panasonic camp, indeed!

Panasonic FZ80

We'll start with the new FZ-series camera, the...

Canon G9X II announced: Just as compact as its predecessor, but much faster

 
 

The Canon G9X impressed us with its great image quality and compact form factor. The newly updated Canon G9X II offers much of the same except this time with improved performance and a handful of other new features.

Built around a 20.1-megapixel 1-inch CMOS sensor and 3x zoom 28-84mm equivalent f/2.0-4.9 lens, the G9X...

Yi announces 60fps 4K action camera and “world’s fastest” tricopter drone

 
 

As we approach CES, Yi Technology has announced the Yi 4K+, the follow-up to their 4K action camera which was announced this past summer. The 4K+ is the first action camera capable of recording 4K photos and videos at 60 frames per second. Details are scarce on the 4K+, Yi's third action camera, but we covered its...