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Black Friday is fast approaching and you know what that means…great camera deals! We have been compiling them on our "Black Friday Camera Deals for 2016" page, but we realize that there are a lot of deals to keep track of, so we are starting a daily round-up of some of the standout deals.

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WestLicht Photographica Auction held their 30th camera auction on November 19 and sold a Nikon One camera for a staggering €384,000 (US$407,735 at current exchange rates). The Nikon One camera in question was manufactured in April 1948, one month after the Japanese company started producing cameras. It is believed...

 

 

Do you know about our camera comparison pages? They're an incredibly handy tool to let you view any two cameras we've ever tested side-by-side and see all the most relevant specs and features in easy-to-understand sections. Nothing beats our in-depth reviews of course, but sometimes you just need a quick-glance to...

 

 

Putting cameras onto drones to capture a unique vantage point is now so common you can buy a drone off the shelf to do just that. But drones still offer photographers new possibilities beyond just the vantage point, as evidenced in photographer David Robinson's latest shoot of extreme sports, using a drone-mounted...

 

 

For Nikon shooters who want to use their glass on Sony E mount cameras, such as the Sony A7R II, or for Sony users salivating at the thought of mounting Nikon glass to their mirrorless camera, such as a Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 or perhaps a very long lens (an area of weakness in Sony's overall impressive library of E...

 

 

For the last few days, I've been visiting the beautiful city of Austin, Texas with many of my colleagues from the imaging press. The reasons we've all been here together are threefold: The exciting Sony A6500 mirrorless camera, the Translucent Mirror-based Sony A99 II and the pocket-friendly Sony RX100 V...

 

 

You might not have given them much active thought when you were watching your favorite television series or movie, but photos hanging in the background of sets are critical for creating immersion for the viewer. Where there's a photograph, there must be a photographer. In the case of many of these photos, the...

 

 

Manfrotto announced the launch of a new collection of stylish carrying solutions for your camera gear, the Windsor Collection. There are three models in the Windsor collection, a backpack, a reporter bag and a messenger bag, which is available in two sizes. Each of the bags feature genuine leather trim,...

 

 

Sports photographer David Berding is based in Minnesota, which means that he shoots his fair share of hockey. Typically when photographing hockey, you shoot through a small hole in the glass at ice level. This affords you a great look at the action, but it means that many photographers end up with similar shots...

 

 

Affinity Photo, a popular MacOS photo editor, received Apple's "App of the Year" award in 2015. It isn't just for MacOS users anymore though, as developer Serif has announced that a beta version of Affinity Photo for Windows is now available.

Earlier this year, Serif announced Affinity Photo 1.5, which will...

 

 

Note: For the purposes of this review, I was provided a BenQ PD2700Q monitor from the manufacturer for up to 60 days of use. No other compensation was received.

For testing results from the Spyder Monitor Quality Analyzer, see the very bottom of this review. I borrowed a Spyder5 Elite from a friend for the...

 

 

Have you ever wondered who you would most want to take your portrait? DPReview asked ten professional photographers this very question as part of their new "DPReview Asks" series.

The questioned photographers include Brian Smith, Amy Vitale, Cliff Mautner, Bambi Cantrell, Peter Hurley, Gerd Ludwig, Tony Gale,...

 

 

There's a game that adventurous types play called "arrowsoft," which is an archer's take on airsoft. Essentially, you go out with your friends and shoot each other with soft-tipped arrows. Where there's a competitive game, there are also typically cheaters. To help combat people not admitting to being hit with...

 

 

Micro Four Thirds shooters have a new zoom lens to use, the Olympus 12-100mm f/4 IS Pro. Offering a 35mm equivalent focal length of 24-200mm, the Olympus 12-100mm f/4 is well-suited for a wide variety of subjects. I tested the brand-new optic with the Olympus E-M5 Mark II camera body and came away very impressed,...

 

 

In Finland, photographer Christoffer Relander is building a unique collection of jars. However, they're not regular jars, they're jars containing landscapes. By using analog double exposures, Relander has been capturing images of beautiful landscapes, mostly from the south of Finland where Relander grew up, that...

 

 

Our friends at LensRentals.com have updated their website, making their process of renting lenses more understandable and giving the whole site a fresh new look. Operating since 2006, LensRentals was started by Roger Cicala "as a way to expand his own gear collection and share his photographic knowledge," expanding...

 

 

Our IR Knoxville staff -- and by staff, I mean editor Mike Tomkins -- is on the road down in Austin, Texas for a Sony-organized press shooting experience. During the week, Mike will have the opportunity to shoot with all the latest Sony cameras: the RX100 V, the A6500 and the flagship A99 II. Arriving on Tuesday,...

 

 

Leica has often opted for an understated, classic look for their cameras and lenses. However, lately they have been releasing some flashier gear. Remember their red and black ping pong paddle M-P Typ 240 from October? Well now there's a red lens coming out.

Leica has announced that their Leica APO Summicron-M...

 

 

DJI announced two additions to their lineup of professional imaging tools: The Inspire 2 and the Phantom 4 Pro. DJI CEO and founder Frank Wang said of the Inspire 2 and Phantom 4, "Professional filmmakers and photographers always push to create images that have never been seen before, and DJI never stops trying to...