The Leica D-Lux 8 is Now Shipping, Although it is Already Sold Out
The premium compact camera market is slightly more crowded today, as Leica's newly announced D-Lux 8 has officially launched.
The New Leica D-Lux 8 Is a Familiar Premium Camera With a Facelift
Leica Camera AG has announced the Leica D-Lux 8 compact digital camera, 21 years after the company released the very first D-Lux. Eight generations later, the D-Lux series remains popular for photographers looking for a sleek all-in-one camera. However, looking at the new D-Lux 8, it's not clear that all that much has changed.
Ricoh’s New GR III HDF and GR IIIx HDF Cameras Feature a Dreamy Filter
Ricoh Imaging has announced a pair of new cameras, the Ricoh GR III HDF and GR IIIx HDF, that incorporate a newly developed highlight diffusion filter (HDF) to easily capture softer, dreamier photos.
Leica Q2: A 47MP, 4K Weather-Sealed Full-Frame Compact Camera
Leica has unveiled the new Q2, a full-frame compact camera that succeeds the original Q. The new camera features higher resolution, a better viewfinder, improved autofocus, new weatherproofing, and more.
Sony Unveils the RX100 VI: 24-200mm Lens and World’s Fastest AF Speed
Sony just announced the RX100 VI, a premium compact camera that combines portability, flexibility, advanced features, and image quality.
Nikon Unveils Its New DL Series: A Trio of Premium 1″ Compact Cameras
Nikon just announced a completely new line of premium compact cameras. The DL series (the DL stands for "Digital Lens") is geared toward serious photographers and packs powerful 1-inch sensors into cameras of different focal lengths. The series launches with the DL18-50 f/1.8-2.8, DL24-85 f/1.8-2.8, and DL24-500 f/2.8-5.6.
Canon G3 X: A Premium Compact with a 20MP 1-inch Sensor and a DSLR-style UI
Canon has just announced its new PowerShot G3 X premium compact camera, which packs DSLR-style features into a smaller, fixed-lens package. This is the camera that Canon announced the development of earlier this year.
Fujifilm Packs EVF, Tilting Screen, WiFi and a Whole Lot More Into New X30 Compact
After many a rumor and photo leak, Fujifilm has officially released the followup to its popular X20 premium compact. Appropriately dubbed the X30, this is no meager update, sporting an EVF, build-in WiFi, a better LCD, better battery and more.
Olympus Stylus 1: A Premium Compact In the Style of a Mirrorless Camera
Olympus is bringing the sleek design of its mirrorless cameras to the world of premium compacts. Yesterday it unveiled the new Stylus 1, a fixed-lens camera that borrows quite a bit of form from the company's popular OM-D line of cameras.
Samsung EX2F: A Premium Compact Camera with a f/1.4 Lens
As more and more consumers are opting to use their smartphones as their primary camera, manufacturers are moving away from cheapo point-and-shoots and towards beefier compact cameras that offer quality that phones can't match (yet). Samsung's new EX2F definitely falls into that category. It's a high-end compact camera that packs a 12.4MP 1/1.7-inch sensor (the size used by many high-end P&S cameras, but smaller than Sony's new RX100), a 24-79mm (3.3x) f/1.4 lens, a 3-inch swiveling LCD, ISO of up to 12,800, dual stabilization, a hotshoe mount, RAW and full manual shooting, 1080/30p HD video, and WiFi features.