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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...

“Dear Sigma” Contest Will Fulfill Photographer’s Holiday Wishes for Photo Gear

Sigma's logo. Click here to visit the Sigma website!Visit Sigma Corporation of America’s Facebook page to win up to $2,500 in lenses, cameras

RONKONKOMA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Photographers: Have you been good this year? Sigma Corporation of America wants to check some photography gear off your wish list this holiday season.

The leading researcher, developer, manufacturer and service provider of...

Aptina Ready to Kickoff BSI Sensor Mass Production

Aptina's logo. Click here to visit the Aptina website!San Jose, CA, November 28, 2011 — Aptina, a leading supplier of CMOS imaging solutions, today announced the expansion of its extensive product portfolio with the production ready AR0832E backside illuminated (BSI) sensor. The AR0832E is a 1/3.2" optical format, 8-megapixel sensor with a 1.4-micron BSI pixel that produces stunning images to enable a...

Iridient Digital releases RAW Developer 1.9.3 for Mac OS X

Iridient Digital's logo. Click here to visit the Iridient Digital website!Pacific Grove, CA, November 28, 2011 -- Iridient Digital, Inc. has released RAW Developer 1.9.3 an update to our critically acclaimed RAW image processing software for Mac OS X.

RAW Developer 1.9.3 is a maintenance update to the previous 1.9.2 release. This update includes support for new camera models, performance improvements to lossless jpeg...

LockPort UNIVERSAL by LockCircle

The Lockport Universal logo. Click here to visit the Lockcircle website!CAMERA 5D - 7D  HDMI PORT SAVER UNIVERSAL ADAPTER CLAMP

After the great success of the LockPort5 and LockPort7, LockCircle is announcing the professional LockPort UNIVERSAL!

The LockPort UNIVERSAL is a new product developed to help avoid damaging  your 5D and 7D mini HDMI camera port. The LockPort UNIVERSAL protects definitely the fragile output on...

Ambitious time-lapse shows weather, circadian patterns

A blog post today from John Nack, principal product manager (mobile) at Adobe Systems Inc., tipped us off to an interesting project by Ken Murphy, a Californian artist, musician and programmer with an interest in time-lapse photography.

Nicely proving that even long-in-the-tooth digital cameras can offer good results in the right hands, Ken set up a six year old Canon...

Calling for Power Directors!

CyberLink's logo. Click here to visit the Cyberlink website!CyberLink Unveils “I am a Power Director” Campaign for Video Enthusiasts

Taipei, Taiwan—November 28, 2011— Video enthusiasts who use CyberLink’s PowerDirector, the world’s fastest video editor, today have a new outlet to share their love and state emphatically, “I am a Power Director!”

CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW) today unveiled a new community, I Am A...

Bargain Watch: Canon cameras on Amazon

Amazon has cooked up some pretty impressive deals on cameras, particularly in Canon cameras that you might do well to check out. Though I've put in list prices, that's what Amazon's putting in as a list; however, I know several of these cameras started quite a bit higher when they were first launched.

Here's a quick and dirty list of models we would not hesitate to buy:

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First test shots posted for Panasonic GX1!

Panasonic's Lumix DMC-GX1 compact system camera. Photo provided by Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co.We've just posted our first set of test shots from a production-level Panasonic GX1, straight from the lab! The enthusiast-oriented GX1 is based around the same 16-megapixel Live MOS image sensor as found in the G3, and will also accept a new accessory electronic viewfinder that's based upon that built into that earlier model. This is coupled with an image processor that's...

FUJIFILM X-S1 - Join the X family with a power of Super Zoom

Fujifilm X-S1 digital camera. Image courtesy of FUJIFILM Corporation.November 24, 2011 — The Fujifilm X series of premium cameras has a third model — the X-S1 — and just like the two before it, this latest addition sets new standards in design and performance.

The X-S1 represents a new breed of bridge cameras. Built in Japan to exacting standards, the body has a high-quality look and feel with metal dials, a rubberised...

Dead-ended? New Software Shows a Way Out for Photo Industry

Ecce Terram's logo. Click here to visit the Ecce Terram website!HTML5-based solutions promise: less risk, more profits for retail chains, photo services

Atlanta, GA; Oldenburg, Germany - 11/24/2011. Ecce Terram, a global digital imaging solutions company with headquarters in Atlanta, GA and Oldenburg, Germany, has introduced version 2 of its Photo2lab Online Client. The new software for online photo processing and...

New Pentax K-r colors available on walmart.com

Pentax's K-r digital SLR. Photo provided by Pentax Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp.Denver, CO. (November 12, 2011)...If you dream of owning a PENTAX K-r digital SLR in a color that stands out in a crowd, your wait is over!  PENTAX RICOH IMAGING AMERICAS CORPORATION just announced the K-r digital SLR soon will be available exclusively on www.walmart.com in limited edition colors including pink, purple, blue, green, yellow, navy,...

Lens Review: Olympus 45mm f/1.8 ED M.Zuiko

Olympus45f18mzuikoOur lens review for today is the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko. Small, lightweight, and offering a telephoto perspective you can carry around in your pocket. We've put the 45mm lens through its paces in our test lab: click here to read our full review of the M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 ED lens.

DxO Announces Faster, Smoother Optics Pro 7 With Additional Camera Support

DxO Labs' logo. Click here to visit the DxO Labs website!With a newly-optimized interface and workflow, DxO Optics Pro 7 will be available on Nov. 30, at a special 33 percent discount.

PARIS -- Nov. 23 -- DxO Labs announces the Nov. 30 availability of DxO Optics Pro 7, a major new release of its leading image-processing software for demanding photographers. This new version, released simultaneously for...

Sony WX10 review posted!

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10 digital camera. Copyright © 2011, The Imaging Resource. All rights reserved.With a wicked-fast autofocus system driving its G-series lens, the Sony WX10 integrates quite a few of Sony's recent innovations, including iSweep Panorama, Handheld Twilight, and even a set of 3D modes. Its 16-megapixel sensor, 2.8-inch LCD, Full HD video capture, and 24-168mm lens mark the WX10 as a pocket camera with a little extra something. We were most impressed with...

Truprint wins UK photo book tax case

Truprint's logo. Click here to visit the Truprint website!An article from the UK's Daily Mail newspaper reports that photofinisher Harrier LLC--which trades under the Truprint brand--has won a court case against Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, challenging the collection of value-added taxes for sale of photo books.

Under the UK's Value Added Tax Act 1994, there are a number of exemptions to VAT for goods and services that are...

Limited Beta Release of Cinefy brings Hollywood effects to the iPhone

The App Creation Network's logo. Click here to visit the App Creation Network website!New Video Editing and Effects Platform offers Studios An Innovative New Channel for Social Marketing

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chairseven and App Creation Network today announced the limited beta release of Cinefy, a mobile video editing and effects platform for iPhone where users create and share videos mixed with high quality visual effects....

CEA Rewards ‘Best Shots’ in New Photo Contest

The Consumer Electronics Show logo. Click here to visit the Consumer Electronics Show website!Grand Prize Winner Receives Digital SLR and Accessories

Arlington, Va., November 21, 2011 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today launched a digital photo contest to encourage consumers to share and display their digital photographs. The grand prize winner, to be announced January 13, 2012, at the 2012 International CES, will receive a...

Panel denies crime links in Olympus investigation

Olympus' logo. Click here to visit the Olympus website!Olympus Corp. yesterday published a statement on behalf of its third-party committee, in response to reports in the media late last week that at least US$4.9 billion was still unaccounted for, and that possible organized crime links were being investigated.

According to the statement, the six-member committee chaired by former Supreme Court justice Tatsuo Kainaka has not...

Nikon: new firmware for 1-mount zooms

Nikon's logo. Click here to visit the Nikon website!Nikon Inc. has today issued firmware updates for three of its Nikon 1-mount lenses, which were announced last September alongside the J1 and V1 compact system cameras.

The firmware covers all three zoom models in the series, all of which feature the company's Vibration Reduction technology, with only the 1 NIKKOR 10mm f/2.8 pancake prime not included in the update...

Software Review: Arcsoft’s Perfect365

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Arcsoft has just released Perfect365, a new portrait retouching application that runs on Windows and iOS. While offering some standard tricks of the trade like face reshaping, teeth whitening, eye brightening and blemish removal, it goes a bit further. Read our review to see just how much further.