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Sony Unveils Its First Constant F2 Aperture Zoom Lens: The 28-70mm F2 G Master

Sony officially announced the Sony 28-70mm F2 G Master, the latest addition to its renowned G Master series and the first Sony zoom lens with a constant F2 aperture. The new lens was shown off during Sony's presentation where we were finally introduced to the brand new...

Sony’s new A1 II Mirrorless Camera has been announced and is already listed on retailers

Sony’s new flagship A1 Mark II has officially been announced and will release in early December. The new camera is already listed on some retailer sites with pre orders starting tomorrow at 9:30am ET. The announcement (which took place today at 9am EST / 2pm GMT) gave us a...

DJI is getting ready to release five new products soon

DJI has had an eventful year, releasing several key products including the Mavic Air 3S drone and Osmo Action 5 Pro camera. However, new reports suggest that the company isn’t slowing down as it is set to unveil some exciting new items soon.

According to DJI Rumors, the...

Sony A1 II Camera announcement coming on the 19th November

The much anticipated official announcement of the Sony A1 II which has so far received mixed opinions is set to be on the 19th November according to B&H Photo which shared this product page today.

As well as this, Sony have officially just posted the following across their...

Nikon Z50 II officially announced, release date & pre orders now live

Nikon has finally revealed the successor to the Z50, the Z50 II. This second-generation APS-C camera received a major update and inherited features from its full-frame siblings.

The Nikon Z50 II still has the same 20.9MP BSI CMOS sensor from the previous model but is now...

Best Black Friday camera deals 2024: Photography offers now live!

Black Friday is the perfect time of year to save yourself hundreds on high-ticket items. Cameras, lenses, and other photography gear receive huge discounts in November, some of which we are already starting to see. Everything from mirrorless cameras and Polaroids to bags and...

28 Years Later was Apparently Shot on the iPhone 15, and I Have Thoughts

Danny Boyle is my favorite filmmaker of all time: from Shallow Grave to Steve Jobs, few directors have a portfolio as uniquely broad while also thematically consistent as his. His films are either critically acclaimed or criminally underrated, and I have been waiting with...

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...

Connected cameras are the future, suggests market research firm InfoTrends


 
 

If you've been watching the many camera announcements so far this year very closely, there's an incontrovertible fact you can't help but to have noticed: This is the year of the connected camera. A new report from market research firm InfoTrends takes a look at the state of play, and makes predictions for the...

The Camera Bag: Think Tank Photo unveils new bag collection for mirrorless cameras

 
 

Think Tank Photo's timing couldn't be better for the launch of its latest camera bag collection. The California-based company just unveiled its new Mirrorless Mover line of bags, designed specifically for small, mirrorless-style digital cameras. The announcement comes on the same day as Olympus took the wraps off...

Camera Deals of the Day: Tons of Canon bargains (5D Mark III for $2,870!), plus Amazon Lightning Deals on Panasonic CSCs


 
 

TGIF everyone! In celebration of the coming weekend, we've compiled a big selection of camera bargains. We've got a nice handful of Canon deals on cameras and lenses -- including the 5D Mark III and the EF 800mm f/5.6L IS lens. Also on the docket is a bunch of Amazon Lightning Deals on Panasonic compact...

How one photographer captures electricity: by zapping instant film with 15,000 volts

 
 

Phillip Stearns has taken a very different route to capturing the high-speed brilliance of an arc of electricity. Rather than try to photograph the dramatic power of a lightning bolt, or the instantaneous brilliance of an arc of Tesla coil, he's taken a straighter route: by zapping the film directly.

Stearns...

Olympus E-P5: New PEN mirrorless camera’s retro styling hides cutting-edge features


Olympus' PEN-series mirrorless camera line has proven to be very popular for the company, and today it grows by one, with the introduction of the Olympus E-P5 compact system camera. (And the first sample photos are already available. Click here to see six full-res images from ISO 200 to 1,600 equivalents on the official website of...

Parody video spoofs new features in Adobe’s controversial Photoshop CC

 
 

Adobe's switch to a subscription-only model for its new CC imaging and design software package, which includes Photoshop CC, isn't the only thing that sparked controversy this week. Some photographers feel that a few of the features in this latest version of Photoshop aren't really that impressive, especially...

All things photographable: Garry Winogrand, the ultimate street photographer

 
 

Once upon a time a photographer such as Garry Winogrand could walk down a street and photograph freely. He could use a wide angle lens and shoot from just a few feet away from his subjects -- a practice that's considered a veritable invasion of privacy today. Back in the 1950s and 60s people who noticed that they...

Here’s a look at the early tools photo retouchers used before Photoshop

 
 

As long as people have been taking photos, they've been tweaking, editing, and fixing them up. Long before Photoshop came along, dedicated photo retouchers were manipulating images — be it to fix flaws, or create interesting montages. But if you've ever wondered what it took to retouch images in this way, here's a...

Leica M (Typ 240) First Impressions: 24 Hours with Leica’s latest digital rangefinder

 
 

Having been an M Leica user for some 40 years, and knowing well what the design brief for the new Leica M (Typ 240) digital rangefinder had been, it didn't take long for me to discover what I liked and what I disliked about this camera. During my 24 hours with the new Leica M, I had brought with me my full...

Camera Deals of the Day: Adorama Mother’s Day bargains, Sony A58 two-lens bundle ($798) and more!


Time is running out to snag some great Mother's Day camera deals from Adorama, Amazon and other top retailers. Check 'em all out below -- we'll have even more tomorrow.

Photographer recreates famous abstract portraits using real-life models

 
 

Inspired by a photo showing the real-life subjects of Grant Wood's American Gothic standing beside the famous painting, 19-year-old Hungarian photographer Flóra Borsi has created her own fantastic, artistic juxtaposition with "The real life models." In this disorienting but captivating photo series, Borsi features...

Smart use of lenticular printed image helps directly reach victims of child abuse


One of the coolest things about technology is seeing the ways in which it can be applied that were never envisioned by its creators. We're all familiar with lenticular printing, thanks to the little cards you'll find in cereal boxes and packs of Cracker Jack popcorn, which change their image depending on your viewing angle. The idea has...

Questions about the “game changer” MoVi camera stabilizer? Here are some answers

 
 

When Freefly Systems introduced its virtually unshakable, gyro-based MōVI camera stabilizer last month, it was quickly labeled a "game changer" for the imaging industry. But the device and its head-turning US$15,000 price tag have raised as many questions as answers since the launch.

To help dispel fact from...

First Shots posted: Canon SL1, Sony A58, Ricoh GR, Samsung NX300, Sony HX300 and more

 
 

One of our team mentioned the other day in our staff meeting how there have been more than 100 cameras announced so far in 2013. Wow, that realization just floored us. We're doing our best to keep up with this high-tech onslaught -- and to turn around in-depth reviews for our readers as quickly as possible -- but...

How photographer Peter Belanger takes Apple’s incredible product photography

 
 

Photographer Peter Belanger may not be the most well known photographer in the world but he has one of the most high profile gigs imaginable: product photographer for Apple. That's right, all those incredible shots of iPhones and iPods against a clean white background that litter the Apple site? Most of that,...

Camera Deals of the Day: Canon Rebel SL1 kit ($749.99), Nikon D3100 dual lens kit ($496.95), Olympus PEN deals and more!


 
 

It's Wednesday! Hump day. The weekend is coming into view. Time to get in on the some great camera deals for yourself or for that special lady in your life (hint: it's your mother!). Yes, more Mother's Day specials, as well as some great deals on new Canon, Olympus and Nikon kits. Check out the deals below,...

Happy birthday to Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid camera

 
 

Edwin H. Land would have turned 104 today and Life magazine has marked the occasion with a look back at his legacy including revisiting a memorable 1972 cover story on the inventor of the Polaroid instant camera.

An essay and slideshow on the Life website features an image of that cover story, titled "The Genius...

Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx is also an accomplished photographer and Leica shooter

 
 

With a tumblr blog proclaiming cameras "are my new drug," Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx takes his photography very seriously. The blog features Sixx's impressive black-and-white work, including gritty street photos, surreal portraits, and eerily beautiful images of angel statues in cemeteries around the world.
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Samsung Galaxy Camera review: Which digicam will triumph in the battle of the Androids?


Just days after Nikon announced the first mainstream Android camera, Samsung responded with its Samsung Galaxy Camera -- and Android fans found themselves with ringside seats to an epic battle. In one corner, a company with one of the most recognized brands in imaging. In the other, a consumer electronics giant with a long history in...

Adobe unveils two digital drawing tools for tablets: “Mighty” pen and “Napoleon” ruler

 
 

Somewhat overshadowed amongst yesterday's announcement of the Adobe Creative Cloud overhaul came another intriguing piece of news: Adobe's getting into the hardware business. The company officially announced Projects Mighty and Napolean, two tablet-based, cloud-enabled drawing utensils.

The primary new tool from...