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Insta360 X5: 5 Features We Hope to See

The Insta360 X4 is a highly capable 360 action camera, used by professionals and amateurs alike. It’s hard to think of means by which the company could improve upon the design: with 8K footage, an ultra-lightweight design and AI-powered editing capabilities; the X4 is a...

Samsung’s S25 camera is rumored to be better than the iPhone 16’s, with a few caveats

With the imminent arrival of the iPhone 16, eyes are turning back for the response from their major competitor, Samsung. We’ve reported before on the potential specifications for the Samsung Galaxy S25, and the knee-jerk reaction to them is to posit that they are superior to...

Best iPhone 16 Trade-In Deals: Here’s Where to Pre Order and Buy

The iPhone 16 pre orders are officially live. After a short wait from Monday’s Glowtime event, Apple and their affiliates have lined up a series of deals to help make these new high-end smartphones worth your while. Depending on your local providers, you may be entitled to...

iPhone 16 Pre Orders Start Today: Here’s When You Can Buy One

The iPhone 16 range was announced with much fanfare on Monday as part of Apple’s Glowtime event, and now just a few days later the smartphone series is available for prepurchase. There are plenty of retailers gearing up for the iPhone 16 pre order cycle, but all are waiting...

Opinion: Between Apple Intelligence and “Cinematic” Video, the iPhone 16 is spread far too thin

Apple’s Glowtime event has been and gone, and with it came the iPhone 16: Apple’s latest iteration of smartphone. As part of the package, Apple Intelligence is finally taking the training wheels off with a suite of new features headed for your pocket, starting September...

iPhone 16 Pro Max Size and Camera: What’s Changed?

Though the differences between iPhone generations are limited outside of the core design, there are still distinguishable upgrades from one iPhone model to the next. In the case of the iPhone 16 range, it’s the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s camera and storage capabilities that have...

iPhone 16 Battery Life Improved for Pro and Pro Max Models

The iPhone 16 range has finally been unveiled today at Apple’s Glowtime event. The new range, consisting of a quartet of new differently-optimized smartphones, boast a suite of improvements, among them being improvements to the battery and battery life. So if you’re starting...

iPhone 16 Price, Pre Order and Where to Buy

The iPhone 16 range is finally here: after months of speculation and a few trusty leaks, today’s Glowtime event officially unveiled Apple’s newest iteration of smartphone. With multiple models to choose from, those looking to upgrade their phone to the newest model need to...

Sigma announced the 10-18mm F/2.8 DC DN for the Canon RF Mount

Sigma is expanding its lineup of Canon RF Mount lenses with the addition of the Sigma 10-18mm F/2.8 DC DN Contemporary ultra-wide. The newly announced lens is designed for APS-C mirrorless cameras such as the EOS R7, R50, and R100.

The new Sigma 10-18mm F/2.8 DC DN is made...

Apple Watch 10 Screen Size 30% Bigger Than Ultra, With Improved Battery Life

The Apple Watch 10 is officially on its way: Apple’s newest smartwatch range comes in a range of materials and colors, as ever with Apple, along with huge across-the-board changes to quality and features. But most concerning for the primary use of the wearable is the Apple...

Apple Watch 10 Pre Order & Best Trade In Deals

Apple’s Glowtime event has been and gone, having dropped a monumental announcement of 4 new iPhone models, a new iteration of AirPods, and the details on the Apple Watch 10. This next generation of smartwatch almost stole the spotlight from the iPhone 16 range: with its...

Apple Announcement 2024: What to Expect from Glowtime Event

A simple teaser, stating “It’s Glowtime”, has been the first hint we’ve had of Apple’s 2024 announcement event, happening later today. With just hours left on the clock, anticipation is high for this event that should usher in the next generation of iPhone, Apple Watch, and...

Leica M11-D Release Date Rumors: Is a New Leica Body on the Way?

Though Leica occupies a proportionally small amount of the camera market, its products are always eagerly anticipated by professional photographers worldwide. And with the latest reports suggesting we could get a Leica M11-D release date before the end of September 2024,...

GoPro Hero & GoPro Hero 13 Black Available to Pre Order

Action cameras continue to be an ultra-popular market, with new releases from companies like Insta360, DJI and GoPro becoming an annual event in our calendars. As we pass the yearly threshold, we now have a confirmed GoPro Hero and GoPro Hero 13 release date and specs to...

Canon Handheld Vlogging Camera Patent: What Can We Expect?

Like with any major manufacturer, product development is a constant and lengthy process. Often research and development proves fruitless, but what public displays companies engage in can indicate what the manufacturers are prioritizing - such is the case with this recent...

What is the Mysterious Sony Alpha Camera Rumored to Launch Before the End of 2024?

Sony has already had a successful 2024: with the (albeit delayed) launch of the ZV-E10 II and the recent release of their new 85mm G Master lens, the company shows no signs of stopping. But one rumor that has been plaguing the company since early this year is reports that Q4...

DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro Release Date Announcement Possibly Approaches

Amongst DJI’s many prospective product launches at present - including a potential new mirrorless camera through to new drones - many are wondering if the company is leaving behind other facets of their industry. Though we haven’t yet got an officially DJI Osmo Action 5...

First images for the Sigma 28-105mm F/2.8 FE lens have leaked online

Sony is getting an exciting new lens in the Sigma 28-105 F/2.8 FE. While details about the lens have been scarce, the first images have already leaked online.

The leaked image of the Sigma 28-105 F/2.8 lens was shared by Sony Alpha Rumors on X. It shows the top view of the...

DJI Neo Officially Announced: Specs, Price and Release Date

There has been a flurry of DJI leaks and announcements in the past weeks, but it was only a few days ago that the company themselves put forward anything resembling official word. Teasing a DJI Neo announcement, the company put out this minimal posting telling us to prepare...

Will the Samsung Galaxy S25 Exclusively use Snapdragon Chips?

We recently did a roundup of all the rumors surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S25, including one leak that comprehensively listed the new smartphone’s entire range of components. One element that we were somewhat curious about was the processor that the new smartphone would...

A Photographer’s Guide to the iPhone 16 Pro

The Apple iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models are just a week from being revealed and there is palpable excitement in the air. Many of our photographer friends are already asking: will it be worth it to upgrade to the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro?

While the official specs of the iPhone...

The 3 Best Labor Day Camera Phone Deals: Pixel 9 Fold, Galaxy S24, & OnePlus 12R

Labor Day continues to highlight great-value deals across multiple platforms, and we’ve compiled some fantastic smartphone offerings. All of these units have great built-in cameras for easy on-the-go photography. With another day on the clock for these offers, you have...

Rumor: Hasselblad will announce a new wide-angle zoom lens in September

Hasselblad is rumored to be making a big addition to its lens lineup next month. According to one trusted source, the Swedish camera manufacturer is looking to unveil a new wide-angle zoom lens next month.

Reliable leaker @camerainsider revealed on X that Hasselblad will...

iPhone 16 & AI-Powered Photo Editing: What to Expect

Generative AI has become a mainstay of the photography world, whether we like it or not. Tools like Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop have a suite of AI-powered photo editing tools, and we’ve seen smartphones debuting with similar in-engine programs too. And now, with the iPhone...

iPhone 16 Release Date & Everything We Know

Though digital camera use has massively decreased in the wake of the smartphone, we aren’t wholly anti-iPhone here. Smartphone cameras have greatly democratized photography as a medium, and with the iPhone 16 family of smartphones on the way, users can experience a new level...

Sony 85mm F1.4 GM II Officially Announced: Release Date & Specs

Sony continues to roll out their new products as we enter the final months of 2024. Having started the year with the A9 III and with the potential of another Alpha camera on the horizon, the manufacturer shows no sign of slowing. Now, with confirmation of the Sony 85mm f/1.4...

What new cameras can we expect soon?

2024 has been quite eventful regarding new camera announcements with the recent Canon, Fujifilm, and Nikon releases. And with four months left before the new year, many photographers are expecting to see several more cameras hit the market.

Before we dive into what we...

Is DJI Joining the Mirrorless Camera Market? Rumoured DJI Osmo X

Rumors continue to spread about DJI developing a full-fledged mirrorless camera. The company, whose current product inventory includes action cameras, drones and gimbals; has sparked discourse in recent weeks with the idea that it could be developing a flagship camera as...

My Favorite Lens Just Got Even Better

As a long-time Sony shooter, I reap the rewards of having a suite of lens options available. Sony has allowed third-party developers access to their E-Mount system for years: a move that has indisputably worked in their favor. New lens options from Tamron, Sigma and Zeiss...

The Tamron 50-400mm for the Nikon Z-mount is expected to be announced next month

Nikon users may soon be getting a new lens from well-known third-party manufacturer Tamron. Recent rumors suggest that the company is preparing to announce a new ultra-telephoto lens for the Z-mount with an impressive 8x zoom range.

A few days ago, reliable leaker...

Adobe adds impressive new AI technology to its Lightroom ecosystem

 
 

Adobe has announced significant updates to its entire Lightroom ecosystem, including the popular Lightroom on desktop, Lightroom Classic, and Adobe Camera Raw applications.

Many new features rely upon improved...

Leica announces M11 Monochrom, a 60-megapixel camera built for black and white photography

 
 

It's a glorious time for black-and-white photography enthusiasts. Hot on the heels of Ricoh announcing the Pentax K-3 Mark III MonochromeLeica has announced a new monochrome camera, the Leica M11 Monochrom.

The...

Olympus reveals further details of two new M.Zuiko and M.Zuiko Pro lenses currently in development


 
 

Last spring, Olympus updated its Micro Four Thirds lens roadmap by revealing development a new 150-400mm F4.5 super-tele lens complete with a built-in 1.25x teleconverter, promising to offer a 1,000mm-equivalent telephoto in an impressively compact package. And now as year's end fast approaches, the company...

Firmware Friday frenzy: Canon, Leica, Nikon, Panasonic, Sigma and Ricoh offer updates aplenty

 
 

This week's Firmware Friday roundup is very likely a record-breaker when it comes to interchangeable-lens cameras. Even without including overseas equivalents, we have 20 DSLR and mirrorless cameras on the list from Canon, Nikon and Panasonic, and 24 once Panasonic's overseas equivalents are added into the mix.

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Finally! You can support IR on Patreon now!


 
 

Regular readers will probably know by now that times are tough here at Imaging Resource. In a declining camera market, it has become increasingly challenging for an independent and in-depth review site like ours to survive on ad and affiliate revenue alone. With much less advertising money to go around these...

Duct-tape or ditch it: Google patches major camera / call-recording exploits; some Androids still affected?


 
 

If you're an Android user, you need to read this article carefully and consider taking action, because there's a fair chance that hackers could be watching what your smartphone's cameras are seeing, and listening in on your private phone calls as well. This shocking news was revealed yesterday by security...

Wow! Great glass for the holidays: Three of Sigma’s best lenses at up to $250 discount if you act quickly!


 
 

It's that time again -- with year's end fast approaching, the holiday season is almost upon us! But what to get for the photographer in your life, whether that's a friend, family member or perhaps yourself? The good folks at family-run Japanese optics manufacturer Sigma have some great deals just in time for...

One more time with feeling: Canon’s EOS 90D DSLR returns for night shooting + video in Field Test Part II

Click here to read our Canon 90D Field Test Part II

 
 

Enthusiast shooters looking for an interchangeable-lens camera from Canon have several new choices, all of which launched earlier this year. Among compact system cameras, the company's full-frame EOS RP and sub-frame EOS M6 Mark II offer a choice of sensor size...

Firmware Friday: Updates coming from Canon, DJI and Panasonic; Fuji, Sigma and Sony updates arrive


 
 

Our regular Firmware Friday roundup this week is a little unusual in that most of the updates for which we have news aren't actually available just yet, although a few are already here and more will arrive in the coming days. In all, we have news of firmware updates for two cameras and one lens in the past...

Fuji X-Pro3 First Shots: Sample images from Fujifilm’s new quirky street-shooting mirrorless camera

Click here to browse our Fuji X-Pro3 First Shots

 
 

While the X-T2 underwent its latest revision last year to the X-T3, upgrading from a 24MP sensor and X Processor Pro (among other things) and the X-T30 following shortly after, the X-Pro line, meanwhile, remained unchanged from the X-Pro2 of 2016. That finally...

Fujifilm GFX 100 Review Conclusion: The most versatile medium-format camera ever made?

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Fuji GFX 100 ReviewReview Conclusion

 
 

Fujifilm shook things up a few years ago with the release of the GFX 50S, their first medium-format mirrorless camera, indicating a desire to completely skip over the craze of the "full-frame mirrorless" market. Instead, they built an entirely new...

2019 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Panasonic camera and lens deals. Updated daily, check back often!


 
 

Updates:
12/5/19 - All deals rechecked. Even better deal on Panasonic G7 14-140 kit. Many Olympus lens deals increased in price by a small amount.
12/2/19 - All Panasonic deals rechecked on Cyber Monday. Even better deal on LX100! 7-14mm f/4 deal improved significantly too.
11/29/19 - Much better price on...

2019 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Fujifilm camera and lens deals. Updated daily, check back often!


 
 

Updates:
12/5/19 - Rechecked all deals. GF 45mm f/2.8, GF 120mm f/4, XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 and Rokinon 20mm f/1.8 lens deals improved significantly!
12/2/19 - All Fuji deals rechecked on Cyber Monday! XF 90mm lens deal now even better, Lensbaby 56mm deal returned.
11/29/19 - Expired deals removed. All...

2019 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Olympus camera and lens deals. Updated daily, check back often!


 
 

Updates:
12/5/19 - All deals rechecked. Many camera / lens prices increased by a small amount.
12/2/19 - All Olympus deals rechecked on Cyber Monday. 7-14mm f/4 deal improved significantly!
11/29/19 - Many deals improved. Expired deals removed. All other deals confirmed still valid. Prices updated where...

2019 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Pentax camera and lens deals. Updated daily, check back often!


 
 

Updates:
12/5/19 - All deals rechecked. Better deals on Pentax KP 18-135mm kit, as well as 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6, 21mm f/3.2 and 24-70mm f/2.8 lenses. Many camera/lens deals increased in price by $50-100.
12/2/19 - All Ricoh / Pentax deals rechecked on Cyber Monday. 645Z 28-45mm, 18-135mm WR and Rokinon 10mm...

2019 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sony camera and lens deals. Updated daily, check back often!


 
 

Updates:
12/5/19 - Rechecked all deals. Significantly better deal for RX100 VI. Slightly better deal for Tamron 90mm f/2.8.
12/2/19 - All Sony deals rechecked on Cyber Monday. Sigma 50mm f/1.4 deal improved significantly!
11/29/19 - Expired deals removed. All other deals confirmed still valid. Prices...

2019 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Canon camera and lens deals. Updated daily, check back often!


 
 

Updates:
12/5/19 - All Canon deals rechecked. Both Sigma 150-600mm lens deals improved by ~$10.
12/2/19 - All Canon deals rechecked on Cyber Monday. Much better EOS M100 and 5DS R deals added! 80D and 16-35mm f/2.8L III also improved a bit, and SL2 body-only deal returned.
11/29/19 - Added Canon EOS M50,...

2019 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Nikon camera and lens deals. Updated daily, check back often!


 
 

Updates:
12/5/19 - Rechecked all deals. A few deals improved slightly.
12/2/19 - All Nikon deals rechecked on Cyber Monday. Tamron 70-210mm deal improved!
11/29/19 - More Nikon D5600 and D7500 deals added!
11/29/19 - Nikon D7500, Z6, Z7 and Z50 deals added!

Hey, it's that time of year again, and we've...

Sigma announces its second brand-new Art-series zoom for full-frame mirrorless, the 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN


 
 

Japanese optics manufacturer Sigma this week expanded its Art-series lens lineup with a lens that's only its second all-new zoom in the Art series, the Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art. Expected to ship in the US market from mid-November at an as-yet undisclosed price, the full-frame 24-70mm F2.8 will be offered...

Firmware Friday: Faster focusing and more for Canon G5X II, Ivy Rec, 400 / 600mm L lenses and camcorders


 
 

After a mammoth article last week, our Firmware Friday roundup this week is a rather more modest affair. In fact, if you're not a Canon shooter you can move along now, because all of this week's news comes from Canon alone. A fair few different product categories are included, however.

First of all, we have...

Full-frame astrophotography fun: Canon EOS Ra tweaks the EOS R to better capture the heavens


 
 

If you're a fan not just of stargazing, but of recording the heavens for posterity as well, then Canon has some great news for you. (And it was officially revealed, perhaps rather fittingly, in the wee hours of last night.) After a lengthy absence from a digital camera niche that the company originally...

Field Test: The Leica SL2 is a far better camera than I ever expected it to be

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Leica SL2 Field TestLeica SL2 Product Overview

 
 

The Leica SL2 is one of the most dramatic improvements on a prior iteration I've seen since the Sony A7R II to the A7R III. Not only did Leica adjust their ergonomics and interface, they also dramatically upped their game in terms of...