Ah, 2018. The year of notched smartphones, privacy scandals and artificial intelligence - you brought us plenty of political contention, healthy scepticism about our digital privacy, To close 2018, I've come up with my top three picks from this year's innings. These are personal choices, so they can be subjective.
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Leica has just announced the D-Lux 7, latest in line to its family of easy-to-use compact cameras. Designed to be intuitive, the D-Lux 7 is designed for daily use, whether as a gateway into photography for beginners who demand quality, or as an additional daily companion for professionals. Very much
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Leica Playground is the landmark event of Leica Foto Festival Singapore 2018, which involves a slate of events held from October till December focussed on photography. These involve exhibitions, talks and workshops targetted at both amateurs and professionals, enabling like-minded individuals to gather and explore the Leica world. Leica Playground
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Photokina 2018 showcased in one event probably the most number of developments in photography, ever. We've seen some distinct and important trends in the world of photography: the push to full-frame mirrorless, better medium format-capable cameras, and top-notch video functionality. Amongst the many launchs this year are these three cameras
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GoPro has announced the latest additions to the venerable Hero family of action cameras: the Hero 7 series. With the SGD 595 Hero 7 Black, the mid-tier SGD 440 Hero 7 Silver and the SGD 295 Hero 7 White, GoPro ensures that every user category has the perfect action camera for
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It's absolute pandemonium in the mirrorless world as we gear up for Photokina 2018 to be held in Cologne, Germany in a couple of weeks' time. Ahead of the official launch, Nikon Singapore invited a round-table of journalists from eight publications to a closed-door hands-on session of their new Z7
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It's a busy time in the camera industry, just weeks before Photokina 2018. We've seen the premiere of full-frame mirrorless options by heavyweights Nikon and Canon, joining old-timer Sony in this market segment. Fujifilm, the long-time mirrorless powerhouse of the APS-C world, has just released the follow-up to its flagship
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It's pandemonium in the camera industry right now. Long-time dominant manufacturers Nikon and Canon have given up significant ground in the industry to burgeoning mirrorless players like Sony, Fujifilm and Olympus. Despite developments on the mirrorless front, only Sony has truly held on to pole position all these years. That
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DSLRs are hard to justify in a time where mirrorless systems are getting more powerful and yes, much cheaper. Just weeks after the announcement of their revolutionary Nikon Z-series of full-frame mirrorless cameras, the company has unveiled the next in line to its incredibly handy D3000-series entry-level DSLR. Apart from
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After months of dropping hints and weeks of releasing teaser videos, Nikon has finally officially unveiled its Z series mirrorless camera system. Their launch of the Z-series involved two full-frame (FX-format) cameras, three lenses, and an F-mount (FTZ) adaptor, with more lenses and accessories in the pipeline. Nikon Z7 –
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Since the digital revolution at the turn of the century, there's never been a more exciting time in photography. No longer the domain of the wealthy or the professional, quality photography has come within the grasp of ordinary consumers. Better yet - the mirrorless revolution sparked by the likes of Olympus,
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Fujifilm has been a mainstay for portrait and street photographers with its revolutionary line of X-series mirrorless cameras. With simple, intuitive dial-based controls hearkening back to film days, and a system of compact yet powerful APS-C crop sensor bodies and astoundingly sharp Fujinon lenses, the only thing Fujifilm had lacked
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As part of my job reviewing tech gadgets, I get my hands on some of the best cameras available on the market. I also get plenty of queries about the best camera to get for a variety of needs, preferences and purposes. And it would surprise you - most times,
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I personally love the idea of a compact mobile printer. We all use our phones to take pictures every time something special comes up, and physical photos are always extra meaningful. But to do that you have to go through a computer, get the photo paper, cut it out. Ugh,
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Launched in 2011, Nikon's mirrorless debut was a disaster. The Nikon 1 series of compact mirrorless cameras had plenty going for it: class-leading autofocus and continuous shooting frame rates. But with its small CX 1-inch sensor, the ill-fated series of cameras faced a matured mirrorless market, issues that came with
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