News entries for December, 2016

 

 

Few topics rile people up as much as whether to use a protective filter on lenses. There have been numerous articles written on the topic and more arguments on internet forums than you could shake a stick at. Roger Cicala at LensRentals has written about the topic a few times (here, here and here) but wants to...

 

 

We frequently cover excellent or distinct timelapse videos on Imaging Resource, but DigitalRev In-Focus has a neat new video discussing timelapses in general, including their history, the techniques behind the videos and their artistic aspects.

Firstly, what is timelapse? It's a photographic technique where a...

 

 

What do you get when you cluster together 48 Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS II lenses? Besides nearly half a million dollars of exotic glass, you also get an extremely powerful telephoto array which can captures images showing "extremely faint galaxy structure." The Dragonfly multi-lens array is "designed for ultra-low...

 

 

Canon was rather slow out the gate to enter the mirrorless camera market, but they now have a range of models, from the entry-level EOS M10 to the enthusiast-level EOS M5, which only just made its debut at this year's Photokina tradeshow. We've finally received our review copy of the new Canon EOS M5, and as usual,...

 

 

Recently, I published my real-world field test of the Sony RX100 V, an incredible compact camera that's small enough to fit in a pocket, and yet can shoot full-resolution JPEG and raw images faster than a professional DSLR for several seconds at a time. When I announced the arrival of my field test, I...

 

 

Over the past year in the newsroom and over the water cooler, one thing kept coming up when we talked about camera technology: cameras were getting faster. More frames per second, larger buffers, faster response times. And if you talk to Imaging-Resource founder and editor-in-chief Dave Etchells, he's not shy about...

 

 

Sony's first full-frame A-mount camera since the original A99 in 2012, the Sony A99 Mark II, has arrived. We already have lab samples available for your viewing as well as some real-world shots from a Sony event in November, and we have now published our first Field Test for the new pro-level camera.

In Part I of...

 

 

Product photography is important for not only showcasing a product in its best light, but also for aiding consumers who are trying to purchase something online. As glamour and fashion photographer Amber Goetz puts it in her article for Fstoppers, “It’s happened to me and it has most likely happened to you: you...

 

 

Brazilian photographer Ricardo Stuckert recently had an experience that is exceedingly rare in the modern world, the chance to view an uncontacted tribe of people. While in a helicopter trip to photograph a “contacted” tribe in the Amazon, a rainstorm caused the helicopter to take a detour.

It was on this detour...

 

 

Sphere Optics has a very interesting new lens, the (sphere) Pro. This lens allows users to capture 360 degrees of horizontal and 180 degrees of vertical field of view without the need to use multiple cameras or stitch footage. This lens appears to be one-of-a-kind.

It uses a toroidal design and is compatible with...

 

 

Gian Luigi Carminati has spent the vast majority of his 76 years repairing cameras in a small Milan workshop. His incredible technical skills are on display in the video below, directed by David Drills.

Over the course of Carminati’s career, he has seen photography change dramatically. When he started, he says...

 

 

Canon announced today four new PIXMA G-series printers, the highlight of which is that the ink system is refillable. The printers feature integrated ink tanks instead of cartridges and employ a simple refilling system using a bottle with a spill-resistant top.

With inkjet printers, it's long been held that the...

 

 

Built-in flashes offer a lot of convenience, but they typically don’t provide very good results. They produce harsh light, unappealing shadows and a very flat look. However, the Koldunov Brothers have an excellent and affordable way to get dramatically better results from your camera’s pop-up flash.

All you need...

 

 

We have written about photographer Joe Edelman previously for his excellent video tutorials and now he has made a new kind of video, a holiday wish list for photographers. In this video, Edelman lists a variety of things he hopes that his viewers at least try in 2017.

First up in his wish list for all of us,...

 

 

Apple’s first dual-camera phone, the iPhone 7 Plus, launched this September and has been pleasing smartphone shutterbugs. The two lenses offer wide-angle and telephoto options, but neither of the two cameras are particularly wide or long. Kamerar has a solution with their new ZOOM lens kit for iPhone 7 Plus.

The...

 

 

The Nikon D3400 may not be a significant upgrade over its predecessor, the D3300, but what it lacks in new bells and whistles, it makes up for in image quality and usability. We have just put the finishing touches on our Nikon D3400 review and published our conclusion. You should read that for the full details, but...

 

 

Cameras may come and cameras may go, but good lenses last a lifetime! Well, if we're lucky enough, they certainly might. We at IR are simply *crazy* about good lenses and decided to save the best for last here in our 2016 COTY awards.

Are you interested in a quality prime lens for a specific purpose? We...

Since 2015, Duet Display is an app that has allowed users to use an iPad as a secondary display. A recent update of the software now adds the same Touch Bar functionality found in the latest MacBook.

 

 

While using an iPad as a secondary display with Touch Bar isn't nearly as convenient as the Touch Bar present on...

 

 

Think Tank’s Mirrorless Mover camera bag collection has proven highly-popular for the California camera carrying solution maker and they have now expanded their Mirrorless Mover line with three new colors.

The Mirrorless Mover series, produced in five sizes, is now available in pewter, dark blue and deep red...