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There are different types of hard drives for different uses in my workflow. For single or dual drive arrays, I generally keep them under my monitor stand as a “business” or documents repository. I also use them to send footage across the country for various reasons. This is their designation because I don’t need a...

 

 

I’ve been a photo/video industry trade show goer for the last 7+ years. I’ve either personally attended or followed closely just about every show out there, from Photokina and Photo Plus, to NAB to CES. There are a swath of shows, big and small, that cater to the photography industry and the number only grows each...

 

 

Earlier this week, DJI hosted a launch event for its new Mavic Air drone in New York City and I took the opportunity to get a little hands-on time with this svelte new flying camera. If you haven't yet, you should check out our introductory write-up for a rundown of the drone's features and specifications. During...

 

 

Last week, Hasselblad announced a new version of their medium format camera that is capable of producing 400 megapixel images. Generally the first reaction to this kind of thing is of course, “oh wow, that’s wild!” But for me, it was a resounding, “Why?” Off and on over the course of digital photography, the...

 

 

Last year, Sony announced the beefed-up A9 full-frame mirrorless camera, which took aim at flagship DSLRs and catered to professional photographers' needs. The A7-series undoubtedly saw use in the professional space, but compared to cameras like the Canon 1D X II and Nikon D5, the A7 models didn't quite have the...

 

 

I've been using Really Right Stuff's TVC-34L with BH-40 ballhead for years - you can read my review of that tripod here - and it is a fantastic combo. However, it's tall and can be heavy. This is no issue in many cases, but when I travel or am doing extended hiking, I have long wanted something lighter and easier...

 

 

As we describe in the article announcing our overall winner for the best camera of 2017, it was a difficult choice between the Nikon D850 and Sony A7R III. Both are exceptionally strong cameras, with features that will appeal to different groups of photographers. Given how tough the decision was, we felt that...

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Apologies for the inconvenience, but we've moved our lens reviews from SLRgear.com to the main Imaging Resource website. This permits much better integration with the rest of our work, and will lead to enhanced features in the future. Thanks for...

 

 

Portraits are one of the most popular styles of photography, and if you want to take your portraiture to the next level, you'll want to look at a fast prime lens with a mid-range or short telephoto focal length. Many cameras, both DSLRs and mirrorless models, come with kit zoom lenses that feature narrower...

 

 

Yesterday, upon getting back home after a cross-country wedding shoot, I noticed something was missing in my bag: my card readers. Lately, I’ve been making a habit of bringing my prized card readers with me on trips in case I need to access something while on the road. It’s not common, but it does happen. Now I’m...

 

 

I’ve been talking about storage a lot lately both privately among friends and here on Imaging Resource. Of all the members of the IR team, I’m probably the one who compiles the most data the fastest thanks mainly to my insistence on shooting 4Kp60 whenever possible (I love me some high quality, slow motion...

 

 

There has been an undeniable void of adventure backpacks that also happen to be good camera backpacks. It seems that to this point, you had to be ready to pick one or the other, never both. For as long as I have been neck deep in this industry, there have been multiple attempts, but always problems. The two closest...

 

 

You'd have to have been living under a rock these past couple of years not to have heard of Peak Design's camera accessories, especially their massively-successful Everyday Backpack -- which racked-up around $6.5 million in Kickstarter funding. Starting a few years ago with small camera carrying devices, such as...

 

 

Video isn’t easy, and it certainly isn't light weight. I know, because I shoot video for a living. I’ve been shooting for the better part of six years now, and through that time I’ve used just about every kind of tripod out there to do my job. Back when I got started, I used what I had (a horrible Sunpak tripod my...

 

 

For a long time, photographers wanting an all-in-one RAW editor and photo manager solution have looked to Adobe Lightroom, and with good reason. However, Alien Skin, a software company known primarily for their plug-ins and excellent film emulation software, has a Lightroom competitor of their own, Exposure. With...

 

 

There is quite a bit of confusion and anger regarding Adobe’s updates to Lightroom today, and I did my best to cover those in an editorial you can read here. The point of that editorial was to put into words the range of negative emotions that many photographers...

 

 

Since almost its inception, Lightroom has been the choice for just about any photographer to organize, batch edit and export images. Folks from amateurs to professionals use the program, and there are thousands of plugins made by the community of fans available...

 

 

I've owned my Really Right Stuff TVC-34L Versa Series tripod for a few years now and have hundreds of hours of use in the field with the 34L. I have put this tripod through its paces in many different situations and it has held up very well and has never once disappointed me.

It's worth stating on the front end...

 

 

Ok, most of the way through 2017 I feel like it bears saying this a little louder: by not including 4K in your new cameras and telling us it’s because it’s not a necessary thing, it makes me feel like it’s kind of a thing. Like if you were to notice something wrong with a situation, question it, and be told "don't...