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Starting bright: Tamron unveils first affordable travel zoom (28-200mm) that opens to f/2.8 at wide angle

 
 

Summer's almost here and even though the world has changed a lot, many of you are still preparing to embark on various travel journeys, which is a great way to reinvigorate both the mind and the body. Tamron aims to help all of you Sony FE-mount shooters in the creative department for your ventures, by providing a...

Ricoh debuts limited edition GR III “Street Edition” kit and they’re only making 3,500 units worldwide

 
 

The Ricoh GR is one of those cameras that have garnered a cult following, particularly among street photographers. They are fairly niche-market cameras, but their super-compact size, fixed wide-angle lens, large sensor (especially since the 2013 revamp with the APS-C-based "GR") as well as an understated design...

10 Minute Review: Traveling light with the Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III

 
 

Do you shoot with a Sony FE or E mount camera and need a capable all-around zoom lens for portraits, sports and close wildlife that won't weigh you down? If so, you'll want to watch our 10 Minute Review of the Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III to see just what this lens is capable of achieving.

We started this new...

Confounded by focus? Lensrentals tests over 2,500 cinema cameras for flange distance variations

 
 

What do you do when you're a photo and video gear rental house with thousands upon thousands of pieces of equipment, and then suddenly a global pandemic hits? Well, people stop renting gear, and you begin to see your warehouse shelves filling up with equipment. Fortunately, the folks over at Lensrentals have been...

Fuji X-T4 Field Test: A refreshed, improved X-T3 that offers even more performance and versatility

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The Fuji X-T3 was, and still is, a fantastic camera. With cool styling combined with excellent performance and top-notch image quality, what's not to love? But it was lacking one notable feature: in-body image stabilization. Previously offered only on the larger, more...

Fujifilm releases software to turn your X Series or GFX camera into a webcam (UPDATED)

 
 

UPDATE: 07/09/2020, 8:20am - Fujifilm has announced a macOS version of their Fujifilm X Webcam software. Click here for more information

These days, with the huge increase in people around the world working from home, or simply needing a remote and safe way to connect with friends and family, having a...

Ricoh announces new Pentax D FA* 85mm f/1.4 full-frame portrait prime lens

 
 

While it can seem like the photo world is all "mirrorless, mirrorless, mirrorless" these days, there are plenty of photographers out there using DSLRs. These tried-and-true cameras are still completely capable, high-performance tools for many photographic pursuits. Long-time DSLR stalwart Pentax, technically Ricoh...

Meet the Panasonic 20-60mm S: A lightweight and affordable standard zoom that also goes quite wide

 
 

Full-frame zoom lenses tend to be heavy and expensive, especially the ones promising high image quality, but Panasonic is aiming to redefine that assumption. They've today beefed up their growing selection of L-mount offerings with the intriguing Lumix S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6mm lens.

At just 12.3oz (350g) the 20-60mm...

Sony ZV-1 revealed: A high-powered RX100-styled camera tailor-made for video creators

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Here's a little surprise from Sony. Literally! Though we are still awaiting the arrival of the A7S II successor, Sony has nevertheless surprised us with another high-powered video-centric camera, this time in a compact and pocketable RX100-like form-factor. Meet the new...

Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III Gallery: Initial images from the field with the Sony A7R Mark IV

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We were thrilled to get an early sample of Tamron's new 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III full-frame lens in for review, and for good reason. While perhaps not covering quite the focal length range of the classic 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses, this offering is far lighter and...

Fuji X-T4 Gallery Images: Real-world sample images from Fuji’s flagship stabilized X Series camera

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A short while ago we shared our standard lab First Shots series of sample images from the all-new Fujifilm X-T4, and now to follow that up, I've prepared a large batch of real-world gallery images from my upcoming X-T4 Field Test. I still have a bit more...

Capture One 20 update brings new heal & clone tools, before/after slider, Capture One for Nikon & more

 
 

Phase One today announced a free update for their popular Capture One 20 photo editing software suite, adding a handful of new features such as new healing and clone tools, an updated Before/After tool, improved Lightroom Catalog importing, and a dedicated version of Capture One for Nikon cameras (in a similar...

Fujifilm X-T4 First Shots: Fuji’s souped-up ‘X-T3 with IBIS’ arrives for laboratory testing

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The new Fuji X-T4 has landed at IRHQ, and we have our First Shots series of lab sample images ready for the pixel-peepers among you!

So what's new about the Fuji X-T4? Well, as the name suggests, it's the successor to the popular X-T3, but whereas previous...

10 Minute Review: The Sigma fp is an elegant camera and a study in beauty

 
 

For many years now we've offered our readers comprehensive Field Tests on a wide variety of cameras and lenses, from entry-level to enthusiast-grade as well as professional-tier models. Given the growing popularity of video as a review format, we've decided to launch a new series called "10 Minute Reviews" that is...

Fujifilm X100V Field Test: A beautiful camera inside and out

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The compact, fixed-lens X100-series finally undergoes the upgrade treatment with Fujifilm's latest imaging pipeline and AF system. The new Fuji X100V gains a 26MP APS-C X-Trans sensor, a fast quad-core X-Processor 4 imaging processor and a high-performance 425-point...

Olympus Q&A - More new products coming, E-M1 II to remain, how Starry Sky AF works and (much) more

 
 

I visited Olympus' corporate headquarters on my last trip to Japan, back in early March 2020. It's taken me until now to finally publish my interview with Masanori Sako (Senior Manager of Global Marketing Strategy for Olympus Imaging Division) that I recorded back then. The sale of the Imaging Resource business and...

Fuji X100V Gallery: New sensor, processor and lens bring better imaging to this cool fixed-lens camera

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As I continue to work on my Field Test for the Fuji X100V, I thought I'd go ahead and share a selection of real-world gallery images I've shot with this sleek and stylish fixed-lens camera. With upgrades both inside and out, the new Fuji X100V is shaping up to be the...

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Yes, indeed, loyal readers, the IR Newsletter is back. And if you're new around here, welcome!

After winding things down here with the newsletter late last year in light of some uncertainty regarding IR's future, Imaging Resource -- if you're unaware...

Upgrade your video conferencing image quality with Canon’s new EOS Webcam Utility software (UPDATED)

UPDATE, 05/28/2020: Canon has now released a macOS version of their new EOS Webcam Utility Beta software. 

 
 

These days, a lot of us are working from home or simply stuck indoors away from friends and family, and in order to faciliate some form of social interaction, the world is turning to video conferencing in a...

Are the mountains alive? Exploring the Southern Appalachians with the Fujifilm X-Pro3

 
 

Venture with me to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, just as fall is winding down and winter is closing in. The world is still open, and we're free to roam as we choose!

In late December 2019, I was able to begin an exploration of a question I'd been asking myself: Are the mountains alive? Armed with...