Dan Havlik

Shutterbug Editorial
Looking Back at a Master: Mary Ellen Mark
Dan Havlik  |  Aug 26, 2015

“I work in color sometimes, but I guess the images I most connect to, historically speaking, are in black and white. I see more in black and white - I like the abstraction of it.” – Mary Ellen Mark

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Medium Format Camera NewsNews
Leica S (Typ 007) Medium Format Camera Coming Out Next Month
Dan Havlik  |  Aug 25, 2015

Leica announced this morning that its long-awaited Leica S (Typ 007) medium format camera will start shipping globally next month. It’s unclear, however, when exactly the 37.5-megapixel camera will go on sale here in the United States. In a press announcement this morning, the company said only that the Leica S (Typ 007) will start “rolling out in U.S. stores throughout the fall.”

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Mirrorless Camera NewsNews
Olympus Unveils Small, Retro-Styled OM-D E-M10 Mark II Mirrorless Camera (Hands-On Photos)
Dan Havlik  |  Aug 25, 2015

Olympus took the wraps off a new entry-level mirrorless camera this morning: the small and retro-styled Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II. Like several of Olympus’ models in its mirrorless camera lineup, the E-M10 Mark II uses a 16-megapixel Live MOS sensor in the Micro Four Thirds Format.

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Mirrorless Camera NewsNews
Friday Deal of the Week: Huge Price Drop on Fuji X-Pro1 Mirrorless Camera
Dan Havlik  |  Aug 14, 2015

Want a pro-level mirrorless camera but don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for it? Have we got a deal for you! A few online retailers are offering a massive price drop on the Fuji X-Pro1 when purchased with XF lens set-ups.

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Editor's Notes
Wild at Heart
Dan Havlik  |  Aug 04, 2015
When I was growing up, I loved an early reality TV show on Sunday nights called “Those Amazing Animals.” Remember it? It was a spin-off of “That’s Incredible!” and featured the extraordinary lives of animals. The show’s hosts were Burgess Meredith, Priscilla Presley, and some other guy whose name I’ve forgotten. It didn’t last long, maybe a year or so on ABC before being canceled, but it made a lasting impression on me.
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Mirrorless Camera NewsNews
Fujifilm Announces IR (Infrared) Version of Pro-Level X-T1 Mirrrorless Camera
Dan Havlik  |  Aug 03, 2015

Fujifilm announced today it will be offering an IR (Infrared) version of its pro-level X-T1 mirrorless camera. Called, appropriately, the Fujifilm XT-1 IR (Infrared), the camera is aimed at law enforcement, medical research and scientific communities, which use IR photography as part of their work, Fuji said. Applications include crime scene investigation, healthcare diagnostics and observation, and other scientific and technical applications.

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OpinionShutterbug Editorial
5 Things You Shouldn’t Do as a Photographer
Dan Havlik  |  Jul 28, 2015

At Shutterbug.com, we have a vast archive of how-to stories and tips pieces offering advice from photography experts on what you should do to take better photos. But after following the wacky and occasionally disturbing photography news this past month, I’ve come up with a list of five things you really shouldn’t do as a photographer.

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Drone NewsNewsVideos
Watch a Camera Drone Rescue a Crashed Drone to the Score from Sci-Fi Movie Interstellar (VIDEO)
Dan Havlik  |  Jul 23, 2015

If you’ve ever flown a drone, you know these flying eggbeaters are prone to crashing…sometimes in very hard-to-reach locations.

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Mirrorless Camera NewsNewsPOV Camera NewsVideo Camera News
The E1 is a GoPro-Style Interchangeable Lens Camera that Shoots 4K and Uses a Micro Four Thirds Sensor
Dan Havlik  |  Jul 17, 2015

A new start-up company called Z Camera has just unveiled the E1, a GoPro-style camera that uses a Micro Four Thirds sensor, takes interchangeable lenses, and is capable of shooting 4K video. We got some hands-on time with the E1 last week during a meeting with Z Camera’s founder, Jason Zhang. Images of the camera in this story are from that meeting.

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Shutterbug Editorial
Check Out Our Revamped Website and Our Collection of Great Photo Gear Reviews
Dan Havlik  |  Jul 16, 2015

This is a test to see how close you’ve been paying attention. Have you noticed some changes to Shutterbug.com in the last few months? If you have, you get an A+ because while we have redesigned many aspects of the site, we wanted many of the changes to be smooth and intuitive rather than overdone and confusing.

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