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Retrospekt and Polaroid Team Up for Old-School InstantArt Cameras
By John A. Paradiso
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Fujifilm Instax Mini 99 Instant Film Camera

The Instax Mini 99 packs a punch with a plethora of features designed to enhance your photography game.

By John A. Paradiso
Red Komodo-X 6K Digital Video Camera
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Red Komodo-X 6K Digital Video Camera

The next generation of Red Komodo cameras updates a bunch of stuff to make it even better than before. The new Komodo-X adds an all-new sensor, a new body, a locking RF mount, a professional micro v-lock battery interface, programmable tactile buttons, 80 fps shooting in 6K, and 120 fps…

By Amos Kwon
Leica’s M11 Monochrom is a Thing of Beauty
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Leica’s M11 Monochrom is a Thing of Beauty

The M11 Monochrom is the fourth-generation in Leica's series of black-and-white only cameras, and boy, does it pack a punch. From a purely aesthetic perspective, it's a camera that's sleek and decidedly retro; but it's what's under the hood that counts here. The latest Leica B&W camera is equipped with…

By Brett Braley
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OPKIX One Wearable Cameras

GoPro cameras are awesome, and they're easily the action camera of choice, but they're not exactly ideal for minimalist daily carry. In comes the OPKIX One, a diminutive and sleek pair of 1080p video cameras that clip to your eyeglasses/sunglasses, ball cap, necklace, ring, etc. They're only 12 grams in…

By Amos Kwon
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‘Super 8: An Illustrated History’ Coffee Table Book

Despite the fact it was release more than half a century ago and has a motel chain and middling film named after it, Super 8 is one of the most storied motion picture film formats ever released. Beloved by an entire class of iconic filmmakers like Christopher Nolan, JJ Abrams,…

By Ben Dahl
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Sony ZV-1 Camera

There are a lot of great mirrorless camera options from all the big manufacturers if you want to carry a smaller shooter in addition to your phone. Sony's latest--the ZV-1--doesn't intend to usurp any of the other greats with enormous megapixels, advanced shooting modes or post-processing wizardry because its target…

By Ben Dahl
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Polaroid Now

We just can't wait to see young people marvel at this new technology. Polaroid is entering a new phase in its history by bringing back history with its Polaroid Now instant film camera. But instead of just regurgitating things, the Now gets new features like auto-focus, a longer battery life…

By Amos Kwon
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Fragment 8 Retro Camera

Pretty much no other movie camera we've seen can evoke the kind of nostalgia of the Fragment 8. It takes the vintage aesthetics of 8mm home movie cameras in all their boxy, simplistic glory and brings them to the modern age. Despite its old-school minimalist looks, the guts are all…

By Amos Kwon
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