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There's still a lot of love around for traditional analog film when it comes to still photography, but on the video side of things, that love of older methods doesn't seem to have hung around in quite the same way. But there are still some people out there who want to play with the jerky, old, and slightly...

 

 

Happy Friday everyone! The weekend is just few hours away, and we hope everyone can get out and do some photography this weekend. Perhaps with the old man? It's Father's Day this Sunday after all. You did remember, right? Right?! If you're in need of a gift for your photographer dad or you just need some new...

 

 

Back in April, Sigma unveiled its new 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art lens, the world's first f/1.8 constant aperture zoom lens. The new lens, designed for APS-C cameras, looked pretty stunning on paper, and we were eager to get our hands on a copy to see how it performs. Now, we've not only taken this lens for a...

 

 

A few weeks ago, the Internet was captivated by this hilarious wedding photo of a bridal party being chased by a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Now here's another fantastic feat of Photoshop artistry: a Star Wars-themed wedding photo by Little Blue Lemon that shows a wedding party under attack by a trio of Imperial AT-AT...

 

 

Whether you're hiking a mountain with your DSLR or hoofing it through an urban jungle with your mirrorless camera, Lowepro's new Transit AW series photo packs are designed to help you haul your gear. 

The new Transit AW bags from Lowepro include the Transit Backpack 350 AW and Transit Sling 250 AW and and both...

 

 

If there's anything the Internet likes more than poorly framed self-portraits taken with smartphones, it's pictures of cats! So why not combine the two to make a single app that allows your cat to take adorably unflattering pictures of itself?

At the Photo Hack Day in Berlin this year, a number of crazy and cool...

 

 

For the last week or so, Lomography has been teasing a new toy camera for all you lo-fi film shooters out there — and today the company has announced the Konstruktor, a build it yourself film camera for just $35. And even more impressive, this DIY camera is an honest to goodness SLR.

According to Lomography,...

 

 

Who's ready for another big camera deals roundup? Hopefully that's a "yes" because we've found another great selection of deals and discounts on all sorts of camera equipment. Up today are deals on a great Canon L zoom lens and refurbished PowerShot cameras, as well as discounts on RadioPopper studio flash...

Two years ago, Pentax turned convention on its head with the tiny Pentax Q compact system camera, the smallest interchangeable-lens model on the market by a significant margin. The Q was almost small enough to double as a key fob, and in our Pentax Q review we actually attached it to a keychain for a memorable photo opportunity. Its...

 

 

Today Pentax launched its two latest K-series DSLRs, the mid-level Pentax K-50 and entry-level Pentax K-500. The Pentax K-50 is a weather-sealed DSLR that succeeds the Pentax K-30, a richly featured camera that we loved for its impressive bang for the buck. The K-30 simply provided advanced photographic...

If you're trapped beneath one, a supercell -- sometimes known as a rotating thunderstorm -- can be a terrifying thing. Beneath the ominously swirling cloud you'll often findyourself facing torrential rain or hail, strong winds, lightning, and floods, not to mention the risk of tornadoes. Seen from the safety  of your living room, though,...

 

 

The week's just half way over, and we're back with a great haul of awesome deals on camera gear. First up we've got refurbs, refurbs and more refurbs! Great bargains abound on a refurb Nikon D600 and a Nikon lens, as well as a refurb Canon 100-400 L lens and other select refurb Canon DSLRs and lens combos....

 

 

Samsung continued to blur the lines between cameras and smartphones today by announcing the Galaxy S4 Zoom, which features a built-in, 16-megapixel camera with 10x optical zoom and an optical image stabilizer. Other photo-centric features in the S4 Zoom include a Xenon flash and, for previewing and playing back...

Earlier today, German camera icon Leica announced its new Leica X Vario large-sensor compact camera, an interesting model which is already dividing opinions.

On the one hand, the Leica X Vario is rare-to-unique (depending on how you look at its nearest rivals, anyway) in including a zoom lens paired with a large sensor, all housed in a...

 

 

We recently put the perfectly portable Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS -- an E-mount lens designed for Sony NEX cameras -- through its paces in the IR Test Lab and have just published our in-depth review. Commonly paired in a kit with cameras such as the Sony NEX-6 and Sony NEX-3N, this lens is equipped with a...

 

 

There's something universally appealing about an undiscovered artist finally getting their place in the sun. In the case of Vivian Maier, a virtually unknown street photographer whose stirring, black-and-white work was discovered in a storage locker only a few years before her death in 2009, her story has inspired...

 

 

Alien Skin Software has unveiled the newest entry into its line of popular image editing filters: Alien Skin Exposure 5. The updated version of the software features a new design to bring the focus more towards your images, as well as a wider array of controls.

Exposure 5's updated user interface (UI) is darker...

 

 

Samsung has released a new lens for its NX cameras, which it is billing as the smallest AF fisheye on the market. Weighing just 2.5oz, the Samsung 10mm F3.5 Fisheye Lens brings a full 180° field of view to the rather limited glass selection on the NX family of cameras.

While we don't know yet how much the lens...

 

 

Leica's been saying for weeks that it would release a new camera on June 11 and today it did just that. The Solms, Germany-based company officially took the wraps off the compact camera this morning, which is called the Leica X Vario, and it's very similar in specs to what many photo rumor sites had been...