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The Nikon D3400 may not be a significant upgrade over its predecessor, the D3300, but what it lacks in new bells and whistles, it makes up for in image quality and usability. We have just put the finishing touches on our Nikon D3400 review and published our conclusion. You should read that for the full details, but...

 

 

Cameras may come and cameras may go, but good lenses last a lifetime! Well, if we're lucky enough, they certainly might. We at IR are simply *crazy* about good lenses and decided to save the best for last here in our 2016 COTY awards.

Are you interested in a quality prime lens for a specific purpose? We...

Since 2015, Duet Display is an app that has allowed users to use an iPad as a secondary display. A recent update of the software now adds the same Touch Bar functionality found in the latest MacBook.

 

 

While using an iPad as a secondary display with Touch Bar isn't nearly as convenient as the Touch Bar present on...

 

 

Think Tank’s Mirrorless Mover camera bag collection has proven highly-popular for the California camera carrying solution maker and they have now expanded their Mirrorless Mover line with three new colors.

The Mirrorless Mover series, produced in five sizes, is now available in pewter, dark blue and deep red...

 

 

We're partnering with Underwater Photography Guide, an excellent resource for all things dive-photography, in order to bring those of you interested in learning more about dive photography a closer look at this exciting and decidedly different photographic frontier. I got to meet their editor, Brent Durand, on a...

 

 

You don’t need fancy equipment or filters to create distinct lens effects, such as flare or a dreamy vignette. Photographer Peter McKinnon created a video which showcases eight easy “camera hacks” which he often uses when in the field.

All the objects he uses can be easily carried on your person and are mostly...

 

 

Canon has announced four new wireless all-in-one PIXMA printers in their PIXMA TS series. The PIXMA TS5020, TS6020, TS8020 and TS9020 inkjet printers are more compact than their predecessors, but are stated to include high-quality capabilities.

Of the new TS-series printers, Canon U.S.A. president COO Yuichi...

 

 

Wake up with IR! Here's today's cup of Caffeine Priority...

In October, Apple unveiled the most radical redesign to their MacBook Pro ever. Part of the revision was the inclusion of an OLED touch sensitive display where the row of function keys used to be on the keyboard, dubbed the Touch Bar. At the launch...

 

 

Do you have the need for speed? If so, you might also be in need of the Sony RX100 V, which we've today recognized as our Premium Compact Camera of the Year! Proof positive that appearances can be deceptive, the pants pocket-friendly RX100 V looks almost identical to its RX100-series predecessors, and yet...

 

 

After developing the software over multiple years, ON1 Photo RAW 2017 is ready for the public. ON1 Inc. has announced that their new, fast, flexible raw processor and photo editor is available now.

Per their press release, “ON1 Photo RAW 2017 is tuned for today’s sensors and graphics chips. It opens 50-megapixel...

 

 

Over the past few years there have been very few camera categories on our site as popular as the Premium Compact segment. That category caught on fire with the release of the Sony RX100 back in the spring of 2012, and has been all the rage ever since with the enthusiast crowd looking for a capable compact for...

 

 

There are a couple of announcements coming out of China today as Zhongyi Optics (ZY Optics) has released a new lens and a new color for an existing lens. The new lens is sure to excite macro fans as it is an interesting new 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro Lens with a reproduction ratio of, unsurprisingly, 4.5:1.

The...

 

 

Canon is warning users that they might be using counterfeit lenses. Canon’s service center has seen a number of EF 50mm f/1.8 II lenses that are not genuine Canon products, despite looking almost exactly like the real deal lens, at least externally.

Fortunately, if you take the lens off your camera, you can tell...

 

 

We've just named the Nikon D500 as the "Best Enthusiast DSLR" of 2016, not to mention one of the top three "Best Overall" cameras of the year, so it's certainly no surprise to us that it's already being used by one of the successful longtime regulars in our Photo of the Day contest, Abeselom Zerit! With an...

 

 

Photographer Daniel Laan has put together an excellent article for Fstoppers in which he extensively discusses five advanced techniques for landscape photographers.

The first technique he covers is focus stacking. Focus stacking, as Laan mentions, was originally used in macro photography to create images that are...

 

 

Light pollution is a serious problem for night sky photography. Lonely Speck, purveyors of both excellent night sky photography tutorials and products, have a new premium glass filter to help you capture better night sky images in camera, even in light-polluted areas. This special filter, which is available for...

 

 

There is something special about looking at historical portraits, including those from the American Civil War. You can look at a wide range of Civil War-era portraits at the Library of Congress, in fact. The Atlantic has compiled a list of the 50 most powerful images from the Civil War, including some portraits....

 

 

Syrp is well known for their timelapse equipment, including motion controllers and ziplines, but their latest product is a bit different, the Super Dark variable ND filter.

The Super Dark offers photographers and videographers between five and ten stops of neutral density filtering. You change the exposure...

 

 

Introducing many improvements over the FZ1000, including a longer lens, the Panasonic FZ2500 is a very interesting all-in-one zoom camera for enthusiasts. In addition to its very good imaging performance, the FZ2500 includes a lot of 4K video features that are also found in Panasonic’s flagship mirrorless camera,...