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My Project: Ghost Tales

Photo with subjects you can’t quite see.

By Lori Fredrickson on January 3, 2011

Corinne May Boltz’s “Haunted Houses” series began more as road-trip photography than a ghost hunt. “I’ve always been interested in domestic interiors, and the connections that people have with their homes,” she says. “Photographing homes with ghosts seemed a unique way to explore that interest.”

Lexar Announces 128GB SDXC Card, World’s Largest

A 64GB version will also be available.

By Pop Photo Staff on January 3, 2011

Lexar Media has taken the title of largest capacity card with the launch of a 128GB class 10 SDXC memory card set to hit the market some time in the first quarter of 2011—up until now the largest capacity SDXC card was 64GB’s. Lexar also announced the launch of a similar 64GB SDXC card, both of which are aimed at professional photographers and videographers. The high capacity cards feature similar speeds of 133x, providing a minimum transfer rate of 20MB per second.

Kansas Lab Processes the Final Roll of Kodachrome Film

If you were holding onto any of Kodak's legendary slide film, you're officially out of luck.

On December 30, 2010

Photo: RetroThing.com All things must pass: Today marks the very last day a roll of Kodochrome film will ever be processed. Discontinued in 2009 after a very successful 75-year run, the final roll will processed by the small, family-run Dwayne’s Photo, located in Kansas.

Behind the Scenes: Constructing a Leica M9

This two-part video offers a candid look at the assembly of this famous rangefinder.

By Pop Photo Staff on December 29, 2010

The Leica M9 is an undeniably beautiful piece of craftsmanship. But just how much effort is put into making one of the world’s most drool-over cameras, well, one of the world’s most drooled over cameras?

Samsung WB700 Is a Slim Super Zoom

Big zoom in a small body.

On December 28, 2010

At 24x, Samsung's latest super zoom isn't the longest in its line-up — that title belongs to the 26x HZ50W — but it's an interesting option for those not interested in the traditional super zoom form factor.

New Gear: Samsung NX11 Adds Improved i-Control Integration

A redesigned grip and i-Control-specific buttons define Samsung's latest ILC.

By Stan Horaczek on December 28, 2010

Apparently Samsung was just too excited to wait for next week's CES convention to launch the latest update to their line of interchangeable lens compacts. As the name suggests, the NX11 has a lot in common with its predecessor, the NX10.

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Legendary Photojournalist, Vincent Laforet, Releases iPhone App

All sales from the App will go to support future aerial photography ventures.

On December 23, 2010

The “Visuals by Vincent Laforet” App allows iPad and iPhone users to carry around the Pulitzer Prize-winning Photographer’s most celebrated works anywhere they go. The free App includes 9 of his most renowned images shot during his time spent as a New York Times staff photographer. Included with each image is the camera, lens and exposure data as a well as a video interview with Laforet in which he discusses the scenario behind the shot.

How To: Plan the Perfect Photo-Tour to Costa Rica

The ideal exotic offshore destination for nature photographers.

By Tim Fitzharris on December 22, 2010

It offers no-jetlag access, lots of drive-yourself or guided shooting junkets, eco-lodges galore, mild weather year-round, and a nonstop variety of subjects in great light. The country’s mountainous terrain makes for a plethora of photo opportunities—cloud forest, steamy coastal jungle, pine forest, and semi-desert scrub land, to mention a few. Follow the Big Four:

Fujifilm Announces New Details Regarding X100

New buttons, functions and accessories revealed.

On December 21, 2010

A prototype of the X100 as seen at Photokina 2010.Fujifilm announced new details regarding its highly-anticipated, retro-looking FinePix X100 camera that was first unveiled at this year’s Photokina.

Tested: Tokina AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 Pro FX

All but flawless, this fuller-framer is in a class of its own.

By Julia Silber on December 17, 2010

The first lens in a promised line of AT-X Pro FX full-frame Tokinas, this is also the company’s first with a highly refined, micro AF motor that’s both silent and fast-focusing. Approximately a 26–45mm equivalent on Canon’s APS-C bodies and 24–42mm on Nikon’s-—the only mounts in which it’s available—this $850 (street) lens zooms and focuses internally for a completely stationary barrel.