Published Monday, July 10, 2017 9:01:00 PM GMT Chinese optical manufacturer 7Artisans recently introduced an odd assortment of mirrorless camera lenses—four lenses that are intended to provide low-cost alternatives to branded optics. |
Published Monday, July 10, 2017 5:57:00 PM GMT The US Third Circuit Court of Appeals has confirmed what the First, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh have already stated: it's your constitutional right to photograph police in public. |
Published Monday, July 10, 2017 4:46:00 PM GMT On July 4th, photographer Dylan Schwartz captured this time-lapse of Los Angeles from Mount Wilson Observatory. His vantage point gave him a spectacular snapshot of hundreds of individual fireworks displays. |
Published Monday, July 10, 2017 3:20:00 PM GMT The Loawa Magic Shift Converter adds shift capabilities to your super-wide-angle Canon or Nikon lenses when attached to Sony Full Frame E-mount cameras. |
Published Monday, July 10, 2017 2:52:00 PM GMT Nikon just updated a battery recall from all the way back in 2012. According to the update, certain EN-EL15 batteries are prone to short circuiting and warping/melting your camera. |
Published Monday, July 10, 2017 1:00:00 PM GMT With its M-series rangefinders, Leica makes cameras that are traditional almost to the point of anachronism, the TL series is pretty radical. Richard Butler spent time with this smartphone-like camera and has some first impressions to share. |
Published Monday, July 10, 2017 1:00:00 PM GMT A Leica TL2 landed in our office shortly before its launch, giving us just enough time to take it out for some real world shooting. |
Published Monday, July 10, 2017 1:00:00 PM GMT Leica has announced the TL2 APS-C mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The latest TL-mount model gains a 24MP sensor, more processing power and more comfortable, chamfered edges. |
Published Sunday, July 9, 2017 4:00:00 PM GMT Two and a half years after the cruise ship Costa Concordia sank, taking 32 lives with it, photographer Jonathan Danko Kielkowski snuck onto the recently raised wreckage to photograph what remained. |
Published Sunday, July 9, 2017 2:00:00 PM GMT Photography veteran Charlie Howse shares nuggets of wisdom and insight from decades of teaching and practicing photography. His subject: What makes a great photograph. |
Published Saturday, July 8, 2017 4:00:00 PM GMT Eric Strebel's Lumix GF7 kept overheating during long video recording sessions. So he decided to fix the problem by hacking a huge PC's heat sink onto the back of his camera... problem solved! |
Published Saturday, July 8, 2017 2:00:00 PM GMT Photographer Erez Marom shares the story behind his photograph 'The Shining,' an incredibly fortunate shot taken during a brief cloud break at sunset in Patagonia. |
Published Saturday, July 8, 2017 10:00:00 AM GMT It's not perfect, but the TG5 can go where most smartphones and traditional cameras can't. Throw in Raw capture, 4K and 20 fps bursts and you've got yourself a winner. |
Published Friday, July 7, 2017 8:44:00 PM GMT Planning to shoot the eclipse on August 21st? These videos are a great primer on the gear and settings you'll need to do it safely and walk away with a great photo. |
Published Friday, July 7, 2017 6:40:00 PM GMT The popular program Pixel Peeper launched with the ability to show you what Lightroom edits were applied to an image. Now it can reveal presets too. |
Published Friday, July 7, 2017 6:38:00 PM GMT Venus Optics has a new lens on the way - the Laowa 15mm F2, for Sony's E mount. Billed as the world's fastest 15mm lens, the manufacturer claims zero distortion. And footage shot with the new 15mm certainly looks nice. |
Published Friday, July 7, 2017 5:49:00 PM GMT The Olympus TG-5 is one of our favorite cameras for hiking and days on the beach. And with the recent addition of preliminary Raw support, we've taken the opportunity to add some Raw conversions to our gallery of sample images. |
Published Friday, July 7, 2017 5:47:00 PM GMT If you registered your small drone with the FAA back in 2015, but don't intend to use it for commercial purposes, you're entitled to a registration refund. A crisp $5 bill, straight from the US government into your pocket. |
Published Friday, July 7, 2017 4:31:00 PM GMT Duggal Visual Solutions teamed with Dubai-based photographer Dr. Hersh Chadha to create the first-ever permanent photography exhibition in space. |
Published Friday, July 7, 2017 3:54:00 PM GMT Troubled tech company Panono and their odd 360° ball camera will live on to shoot another day. The investment company that purchased the Panono brand says it will continue all services 'without disruption'. |
Published Friday, July 7, 2017 2:11:00 PM GMT German startup C.P. Goerz just launched its new 'always-in-focus' Citograph 35mm f/8 lens on Kickstarter. The lens is designed to shoot photos 'instantly,' by removing the need to manually focus. |
Published Thursday, July 6, 2017 9:05:00 PM GMT Aerial photo sharing site Dronestagram, in collaboration with National Geographic, just announced the winners of their 4th annual international photo contest—ostensibly the best drone photos of 2017. |
Published Thursday, July 6, 2017 7:45:00 PM GMT An overall score of 87 puts the OnePlus 5 on the same level as the well-loved Huawei P10 and Sony Xperia XZ in the DxOMark Mobile ranking. |
Published Thursday, July 6, 2017 7:18:00 PM GMT The number of cameras made and shipped by manufacturers continues to grow, spelling some positive news for the photo industry. |
Published Thursday, July 6, 2017 7:11:00 PM GMT Chinese manufacturer Sainsonic has released a 50mm F1.1 lens for Sony E and Canon EOS M mounts, with a Fujifilm variant coming soon. The price for all that speed? A paltry $170 USD. |
Published Thursday, July 6, 2017 6:44:00 PM GMT The Hydrogen One is capable of displaying traditional 2D content as well as stereo 3D and 'holographic 4-View' content without a headset or glasses. |
Published Thursday, July 6, 2017 5:10:00 PM GMT Have you ever seen a shutter fail in real time? Now you can. In this video, ContinueCrushingTech shoot a 7D Mark II continuously until the shutter finally gave up and died. |
Published Thursday, July 6, 2017 2:24:00 PM GMT Sigma just released a new firmware update for its popular MC-11 lens adapters, adding support for the company's new 14mm f/1.8 and long-awaited 24-70mm f/2.8 Art lenses, among other updates. |
Published Thursday, July 6, 2017 2:03:00 PM GMT If the rumors are true, we should see a Zeiss-branded 13MP dual-camera on the upcoming Nokia 9 flagship smartphone. |
Published Thursday, July 6, 2017 10:00:00 AM GMT Samsung may have exited the camera industry in 2016, but it achieved a lot. And it all started with the APS-C format NX10, the subject of this week's Throwback Thursday. |
Published Wednesday, July 5, 2017 7:41:00 PM GMT Motorola recently showed off a couple of fancy new Moto Mods at a small event in Ghana, including a 'DSLR' mod with interchangeable lenses, and a 360° camera system mod. |
Published Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:37:00 PM GMT 54-year-old Gene Alan Carpenter has been arrested by Arizona police for flying his camera drone over the Goodwin Fire to take pictures, impeding efforts to manage the wildfire. |
Published Wednesday, July 5, 2017 5:41:00 PM GMT Astronomy and Instrumentation student Alexander Pietrow wanted to see if you could capture some astrophotography with his 2-bit Game Boy Camera. Turns out, you can! |
Published Wednesday, July 5, 2017 5:11:00 PM GMT Think of it as a D500-light, which is essentially a miniature D5, Nikon's flagship sports camera. In other words, the D7500 is built for speed. And it delivers. |
Published Wednesday, July 5, 2017 3:00:00 PM GMT The analog renaissance continues. Zorki Photo just announced the upcoming launch of their first film: Zorki Photo Mono. A 100 ISO black-and-white film with a 'classic' appearance, you can pre-order it starting July 7th. |
Published Wednesday, July 5, 2017 2:14:00 PM GMT The FAA is reportedly developing a system that would allow law enforcement to identify a misbehaving drone and its operator from the ground. |
Published Wednesday, July 5, 2017 1:30:00 PM GMT The NAB show in Las Vegas was a while ago, but Photo Gear News is still churning through hours of video from the show. In their most recent post, PGN's Lok Cheung tries out a new head-mounted rig for nine GoPros. Yes, nine. |
Published Wednesday, July 5, 2017 10:00:00 AM GMT No laptop sleeves, water bottle holders or endless customizability options here. Domke's classic shoulder bags are basic, but they'll stand up to years of use. |
Published Tuesday, July 4, 2017 10:00:00 AM GMT Nikon's new AF-P 10-20mm F4.5-5.6 DX zoom is affordable, compact, and for the most part, well-built. Since it's summer in Seattle, we've taken it to the Pacific Ocean and back to see just how well it performs. |
Published Tuesday, July 4, 2017 9:00:00 AM GMT With a full review just about finished, we had a number of new images and converted Raws to add to our already-existing D7500 gallery. |
Published Tuesday, July 4, 2017 8:00:00 AM GMT It's official: Panono, maker of an innovative 360-degree camera is to be sold, after only managing to deliver around 400 cameras to its backers. |