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Ricoh GR II – Underwhelming Update To A Great Little Shooter

Ricoh GR II

The Ricoh GR is one of the all time great compact cameras for street photography with it’s stealthy operation and amazing lens. But time marches forward and the all new Ricoh GR II has been announced. And it’s pretty much the exact same camera as the original GR but they’ve added Wi-Fi. Cue the marching band! Hit the jump for more info.

Sony A7RII Ups The Ante With 42 Megapixel Back Illuminated Full Frame Sensor

Sony A7RII A7R2 A7R II

It was a big week for full-frame mirrorless camera announcements last week with the glamorous Leica Q taking center stage. But street photographers are taking a closer look at the Sony A7RII with its 42 megapixel back illuminated sensor, quieter shutter and improved EVF. Has Sony finally hit a home run? Hit the jump for more info.

10 Reasons I Switched From Digital To Film Photography

10 Reasons I Switched From Digital To Film

It’s been a long time coming but I’ve finally made the switch back to film photography. Digital is very promising with a bright future but in the end I was won over by the little light-tight cartidges packed with 64.5 inches of silver halides waiting to be kissed by the light. Hit the jump to read the top 10 reasons I made the switch!

Video: Eric Kim Ambush Interviewed Me Last Night!

Eric Kim Ambush Interview With Karl Edwards

You know how it goes… you’re talking to Eric Kim when all of a sudden he clicks a button and says “What’s up streettogs? It’s Eric Kim from the Eric Kim street photography blog…” and you realize you’re being interviewed! We ended up chatting for about an hour about all kinds of things street photography and Eric posted the video on his YouTube channel this morning. Hit the jump to catch the whole conversation.

New Leica Monochrom (Typ 246) DNG Files Will Break Apple Photos App

Leica Monochrom Breaks Apple Photos App

Leica has issued a service advisory for a compatibility issue between the new Monochrom (Typ 246) and Apple’s Photos App. Attempting to load any DNG files from the new Leica Monochrom into the Photos App will cause the library to crash continually with the potential loss of all files! Hit the jump for more info.

New Leica Monochrom Is Basically An M-P Only Black And Whitier

New Leica Monochrom (Typ 246)

The new Leica Monochrom (Typ 246) has been announced and will be available in stores on May 7, 2015 for $7450 USD. By the look of things it’s just a black chrome version of the Leica M-P with a black and white only sensor. Is this Leica’s next classic rangefinder that every street shooter will want to own? Hit the jump for more details.

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