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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: Early photography offers & what to expect

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 DSLRs to Polaroids,...

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...

Pentax 645D IR: the camera that can turn back time


When we reviewed the 40-megapixel, medium-format Pentax 645D digital SLR-style camera last year, we came away mighty impressed. Sure, it's hefty, but its images capture spectacular detail, and by medium-format camera standards it has good ergonomics to boot. It's even weather-sealed and coldproof for outdoor shooting, making it a great...

Clever new suction cup mount steadies camera phones and tablets for better low light shooting


Camera phones are great for capturing spontaneous images and video clips in good light when you haven't got a dedicated camera handy, but with their tiny sensors and often rather basic lenses, they can struggle in low light even for relatively static subjects. The situation isn't helped by the fact that they lack tripod mounts, forcing...

Nikon D600 reviewed: Smaller and lighter full-frame digital SLR is a kick to use

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Nikon leads the way again, with the first "affordable" full-frame digital SLR. Fun to shoot, the Nikon D600 offers as little or as much control as you want, perfect for both amateurs and more advanced photographers; even pros will feel right at home. Its 24.3-megapixel sensor offers excellent detail, and performs...

Powerful “No Strangers” photo show explores fate of the world’s indigenous people

 
 

While there are 7,000 languages on the planet, half of those unique voices are in danger of being silenced within a generation or two. That's the dilemma highlighted by a new exhibition, titled "No Strangers: Ancient Wisdom in a Modern World," at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles.

The show...

Sony’s Mike Kahn elected PMDA president


The board of the Photoimaging Manufacturers and Distributors Association has today announced its election of a new president: Mike Kahn, director of the Alpha camera business at Sony Electronics. Kahn succeeds Joellyn Gray, director of marketing at Fujifilm North America. He has over two decades of experience in the consumer electronics...

Military photojournalist talks about life under fire in gripping new documentary (VIDEO)

 
 

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a photojournalist for the military? As a photographer for the United States Air Force, Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane does just that, documenting life in the combat zone during recent deployments to Afghanistan.

A revealing new documentary by Hannah Hill, titled "Snap...

George Steinmetz captures breathtaking aerial photos of the world’s deserts while dangling from a paraglider

 
 

Photographer George Steinmetz clearly doesn't have a fear of heights. For the past 15 years, he's been photographing the world's extreme deserts from the sky while seated in a small, motorized paraglider. And these aren't just any deserts, they're "hyper-arid" spots where there's less than four inches of rainfall a...

Make this HD-DSLR shoulder rig from PVC pipe yourself for less than $10 (VIDEO)

 
 

Digital SLRs that also shoot high definition video are no longer a novelty anymore; they're everywhere. But how do you make your high-def footage look sharp when you're holding a camera that's ultimately designed for still photography?

Unless you have very steady hands, you'll need to get some kind of camera rig...

More Adobe CS6 updates revealed along with new Creative Cloud subscription options


Last night, Adobe revealed updates to a couple of its Creative Suite 6 applications -- Photoshop included -- that enabled support for HiDPI, Retina-branded displays as seen in the latest MacBook Pro notebooks from Apple. Today, it turns out that Retina support isn't the only change made in Adobe Photoshop CS6 but it's the only change...

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator CS6 now support Apple’s high-res Retina displays


For photographers, the latest-generation Apple MacBook Pro notebooks are mighty appealing thanks to their extremely high-resolution displays. All those extra pixels let you see more of your images on-screen at once without discarding the fine detail. Even if you fit your image to the screen, you're still looking at a full five megapixels...

Snapseed photo editing app finally arrives on Android, and it’s free


Photo editing on Android smartphones and tablets just got a lot more intuitive, thanks to the release of a new app that had until now been an iOS exclusive. For Android users, Nik Software's Snapseed has been a long time coming, but its arrival is accompanied by some great news: it's now free.

Nik first shipped the app for Apple's...

Famed celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz’s swanky New York City home on sale for $33M

 
 

If you have more than a few million dollars to blow and you want to feel what it's like to live like one of the world's most famous photographers, we've got a deal for you. Famed celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has put her luxury New York City compound on the market for US$33 million.

The sprawling,...

Last-Minute Holiday Camera Deals 2012 (Updated: Nikon D600 mega-bundle for $1,997, plus several new price drops!)

 
 

LAST UPDATED: Friday, December 14, 3:20 PM

There's just one shopping week left before Christmas, so if you want to get the best deals on cameras and get them shipped to you in time, you'll need to act pretty quickly. The biggest bargains are starting to disappear rapidly -- as you can see by our extensive list...

Imaging Resource 2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Printers, scanners, accessories and more

We kicked off our holiday gift-giving roundup yesterday with a selection of the best cameras and lenses for the photographer-friend in your life, but what to do if they're already happy with their photographic setup?

That's where Part Two of our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide comes in. We've gathered a healthy selection of photo gifts to choose...

Watch three vintage Leicas sell at auction for a combined $4.7 million (video)

 
 

Leica Rumors has posted an oddly compelling video (below) of the recent WestLicht Camera Auction in Vienna, Austria, where three of the most expensive serial production cameras in the world were sold to the highest bidders.

The cameras, unsurprisingly, were Leicas, and fetched a combined total of €3.6 million,...

Imaging Resource 2012 Holiday Photo Gift Guide: Cameras and optics

 
 

The holidays are fast approaching, and time's running out to get your gift-buying finished! Are you still struggling to locate the perfect gift for the photographer-friend in your life? (Or perhaps it's time to upgrade your own camera gear, ready for those once-in-a-lifetime holiday snaps?)

Either way, there are...

Hilarious video offers tips on how to photograph the coming Mayan Apocalypse

 
 

If you believe the Mayan end-of-the-world calendars -- and who doesn't? -- the apocalypse is right around the corner, on December 21st.

Sydney, Australia-based photographer Matt Granger, who goes by the handle "That Nikon Guy," thinks it might be even sooner than that though, and could quite possibly be...

Find your perfect camera with IR’s new Similar Cameras feature!

At IR, we're passionate about making this site the best photography resource on the web. While we feel strongly that we have the most authoritative, objective reviews online, we wanted to make it easier for our readers to see similar models they might also want to consider.

Today we're releasing into beta a "Similar Cameras" feature on all of our reviews. You can see an...

Get your favorite Leica photographer this limited-edition “Ninety Nine Years Leica” history book as a holiday gift

 
 

Looking for a holiday gift for that special Leica photographer in your life, even if that photographer just so happens to be you? A new Leica-commissioned oral and photographic history book entitled "Ninety Nine Years Leica," has just gone on sale at select Leica stores, boutiques, and dealers in North America.
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Not in the holiday spirit yet? Check out these amazing macro photos of snowflakes.

 
 

With forecasters already predicting another down year for snowfall in the U.S. (global warming, anyone?), these stunning macro images of snowflakes by Russian photographer Andrew Osokin should help remind you that winter is coming (as the Starks often say on HBO's "Game of Thrones").

Osokin, who lives and works...