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For the past several years, Sony's rise had been bookended by quibbles that allowed the personified Canikon to sleep at night. Sure, the advancements in her rival were... impressive, but at least there was the battery life, the overheating, the lack of weather sealing, and the literal hit-or-miss autofocus problems...

 

 

There is a lot of competition in the motion capture/ timelapse device space, and nearly anyone can get started with it in some respect with just about any budget. The most challenging thing for many is finding the best quality you can at the desired price point. You can spend an absolute fortune and grab something...

 

 

Thanks to a series of dubious business decisions, for photographers, 500px is no longer the household name it once was. From their failed attempts at a mobile app, to this weird thing, to their extremely unpopular moves in China, 500px has been doing their best to monetize their service in ways that have not...

 

 

Look, I get it. Memory cards are not that exciting, especially when they're usually just a requirement to start using that camera you just bought. But good memory is important, and too few realize this before a card fails, and images and video you absolutely needed were corrupted (this has happened to me, as...

 

 

Venus Optics is probably a relatively new name to most of you, as it is certainly a newer player to me. They have a few lenses that are currently available (two that are covered in Adobe Camera Raw's lens corrections list), but the most interesting to me was the 12mm f/2.8 that was Kickstarted last summer and...

 

 

I know that as I write this, that this is a touchy subject already. I also know that to refer to all the moving parts that make up this industry as one blanket "photography" is hardly fair, but there is a point to be made, so bear with me. There are very good arguments on both sides of the aisle that will...

 

 

When starting your photo/video business, one of the very first steps (pretty much right after you decide on a business name) is buying a domain and building a website. The thing is, there are a great many options photographers have when deciding to build a website, with the basic reason for choosing any one...

 

 

Any photographer who tries shooting video using an ordinary tripod designed for still photography soon discovers the limitations of a standard 3-way pan/tilt head or ball head in achieving smooth panning and tilting motions. Indeed, if you're serious about creating professional looking videos, a high-quality video...

 

 

I'm glad I didn't let this pass me by before my kids got older.
I grew up with a passion for volcanoes and also things like building and launching model rockets, not to mention a love for fireworks. So I was surprised I'd never even heard of the simple yet potent "Coke & Mentos trick" until recently. I was helping...

 

 

We're partnering with Underwater Photography Guide, an excellent resource for all things dive-photography, in order to bring those of you interested in learning more about dive photography a closer look at this exciting and decidedly different photographic frontier. I got to meet their editor, Brent Durand, on a...

 

 

So you’ve got yourself a new Nikon DSLR -- congratulations! You’ll be shooting great pictures for years to come.

Many folks purchasing a new camera pay little heed to lenses, treating them as an afterthought. But with the right lineup of lenses, you'll be able to capture wide-open landscapes, gorgeous close-ups...

 

 

Apertures, focal lengths, ƒ-stops -- with all the terms surrounding camera lenses, it’s completely normal for a new photographer with an interchangeable-lens camera to feel out of their depth of field and lost in a circle of confusion.

But have no fear, the purpose of this article is to give you an overview of...

 

 

Do you know about our camera comparison pages? They're an incredibly handy tool to let you view any two cameras we've ever tested side-by-side and see all the most relevant specs and features in easy-to-understand sections. Nothing beats our in-depth reviews of course, but sometimes you just need a quick-glance to...

 

 

Olympus Visionary and National Geographic photojournalist Jay Dickman has traveled all over the world during his 45+ year career, visiting more than 20 countries. No surprise, he knows how to "do" travel photography. Here are his top 7 tips to not only travel smarter, but bring back stunning photos.

7 key travel...

 

 

The Canon 5D Mark IV can do a lot of things well, with a 30-megapixel full-frame sensor, improved video features that include 4K video recording and a rugged, weather-sealed body. Landscape photography, photojournalism, portraiture, commercial photography, you name it, the 5D IV is a significant step up from its...

 

 

Vacation time! You're about to set off on the trip of a lifetime (or maybe just a weekend when you need to travel light): You want to bring your Canon DSLR along for great photos, but would like to keep bulk and weight to a minimum. What to do? It turns out there are some great options for travel lenses for your...

The XUME Quick Release Adapters provide easy and quick changing for your tradtional screw-on lens filters: simply pull one off and pop another on your lens. How's it done? Magnets!

Call me old school, but I've always added a Daylight Filter to my lenses. The theory then as now is that it's better to inadvertently smash a $40 filter than a $1000 lens. There's no going back...

Non-infrared Dust & Scratch Removal

LaserSoft Imaging's latest release of SilverFast AI 8.8 and SilverFast HDR 8.8 film scanning and image processing software comes with some very interesting new features. The most impressive one (in this free update to current version 8 owners) is the dust & scratch removal without the need for an infrared-capable scanner. In addition,...

We hope everyone enjoyed a nice Turkey Day, and if you perhaps didn't quite find what you were looking for on Black Friday, Cyber Monday is just around the corner here. As with Black Friday, we're compiling our favorite Cyber Monday camera deals of 2015. Get started with our favorite deals and savings below, but be sure to check this page...