Upcoming cameras to crave
Yeah, camera manufacturers generally announce their Fall cameras in August. But every other year the huge photo tradeshow, Photokina, making those particular seasons a little more interesting.
And this is a Photokina year.
Unfortunately, we won't be able to tell you about those cameras until after this story is published -- hence the paucity of cameras here -- but we'll update over the next couple of weeks as those cameras debut.
See all the most anticipated products in our Fall Tech Preview.
Sony Alpha A5100
Price: $700
Availability: September 2014
The outlook: This interchangeable-lens camera looks like it hits all the right notes for a mainstream model, including a selfie-friendly LCD and user interface, high-quality video recording, along with probably good performance and photo quality.
See all the most anticipated products in our Fall Tech Preview.
Pentax K-S1
Price: $800
Availability: September 2014
The outlook: With its light-up controls and quirky design, the K-S1 will certainly add some flash to this year's dSLR offerings.
See all the most anticipated products in our Fall Tech Preview.
Pentax Q-S1
Price: $500
Availability: August 2014
The outlook: While still just as small as they're predecessors, Pentax's small-sensor interchangeable-lens model gets a classy makeover that might make it a little more palatable to grownups.
See all the most anticipated products in our Fall Tech Preview.
Moment lenses for mobile phones
Price: $100 each
Availability: Shipping now to backers; now in preorder.
The outlook: The first real glass lenses for phones -- compatible with iPhones, iPads, Samsung Galaxy and Google Nexus -- Moment came out of a wildly popular Kickstarter, in which it raised over $450,000 for a $50,000 goal. Right now there are two, 18mm and 60mm-equivalent, but the company hopes to produce another by the end of the year. They're kind of big and heavy, but well constructed. We look forward to testing these soon.
See all the most anticipated products in our Fall Tech Preview.
Sony Cyber-shot QX30
Price: tk
Availability: tk
The outlook: The 30x-zoom version of Sony's QX10 lens camera, a longer zoom range should make it more popular than its predecessor.
See all the most anticipated products in our Fall Tech Preview.
Nikon D750
Price: $2,300
Availability: September 2014
The outlook: A new full-frame camera with a great feature set and priced well below the D810, the Nikon D750 potentially offers a lot for photographers who want a well-equipped full frame but don't need the pristine sharpness of an OLPF-free sensor.
See all the most anticipated products in our Fall Tech Preview.
Fujifilm X100T
Price: $800
Availability: November 2014
The outlook: Although the insides haven't changed from the X100S, a new viewfinder with rangefinder-style focusing, built-in Wi-Fi, a better LCD and streamlined control layout pleasantly refreshes this still-great camera.
See all the most anticipated products in our Fall Tech Preview.