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Announced back in January of this year, the Fuji XF 16-55mm f/2.8 lens is the latest addition to Fuji's wide-to-normal zoom lenses, and one that takes the crown as their top-tier lens for this focal length range. This professional-level lens sits over not only the 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS kits lens but also...

It might be difficult to imagine, but photography was at one time a field occupied almost entirely by scientists. In the mid-19th century, one of these scientists, William Henry Fox Talbot, invented a process which would shape photography for well over a century, the negative-positive process.

Unlike some of his contemporaries, Fox Talbot...

 

 

Hawaiian photographer Raiatea Arcuri has published a tutorial on shooting and processing seascape photography. In this video, he covers his equipment (a Sony A6000 and Rokinon 12mm lens), what he does in the field, and his post-processing techniques.

Getting close -- perhaps even in the water -- is important,...

 

 

Want to get an introduction to aerial photography, but don't feel like spending hundreds of dollars for a camera-equipped drone or a throwable camera like the Bounce Explorer, Squito or Panono? A new crowdfunding campaign over on IndieGoGo promises just that, and comes with a pricetag of just US$35.

Of...

 

 

Is there some air travel in your future, or are you hoping to plan a trip soon and get some great photos in a new location? If so, stop packing your bags for just a moment, because Chase Jarvis would like a word with you! A professional photographer and entrepreneur who travels extensively to shoot for...

 

 

Photographer Vincent Laforet recently sat down with B&H for their B&H Prospectives series to discuss aerial photography.

The New York City / Los Angeles-based photographer was asked last year to illustrate an article for Men's Health magazine and he asked them if he could shoot aerial images for the article....

In news that should excite Sony E-mount photographers who have been looking for an autofocus super wide-angle lens, Zeiss has launched a new 18mm f/2.8 E-mount Batis lens. Compatible with Sony's full-frame E-mount mirrorless cameras, the new Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 lens is an ideal choice for landscape, astrophotography, and architectural...

 

 

Note: An earlier version of this article referred to HippoPics as the world's first collaborative photography app. This is not true, as PicsArt (and possibly other applications) have offered collaborative functionality before the launch of Hippo Pics.

Photographer Ellie Pritts has now created what she refers to...

French wildlife photographer Vincent Munier has released a video promoting his new book, Arctique. This video is full of amazing imagery from Munier's work in the Arctic and was recently picked up by National Geographic for their Short Film Showcase, which selects videos to share from filmmakers all over the world.

In Munier's video below,...

 

 

It seems to be the week for interesting lenses. No sooner have we told you about the affordable, Petzval-esque Lensbaby Twist 60 than we stumbled upon another very cool optic. This time around, it's a resurrection -- in spirit, at least -- of one of the first photographic lenses, created in 1839 by Charles...

 

 

We crave generous zoom range in a small package, and why not… it's tantalizing! There's power in that long zoom range, versatility, and so many shot possibilities open up to you. And if it comes in a package you can easily fit in a vest pocket or small purse, hey, all the better! This is what the 40x Canon SX720...

 

 

Just about every modern lens has something in common: The use of anti-reflective coatings which allow the complex, element-rich optical formulae we take for granted today. Perhaps the key pioneer in the field was Ukranian physicist Alexander Smakula, who invented the first interference-based anti-reflective...

 

 

Have you ever wondered what is actually going on with your sensor when you increase your ISO? Why do images get noisier? Youtuber Dylan Bennett put together an excellent video that explains ISO in simple terms.

Considering the image sensor itself, made up of millions of tiny sensors -- aka photosites -- which all...

 

 

There have been numerous complaints, rumors and speculation recently regarding reported issues with the new Sony 85mm f/1.4 G Master lens. Noisy AF, grinding of the lens barrel, apparent scrapes due to metal shavings and the like have been coloring the chatrooms these days and likely Sony's customer service...

 

 

Five years ago, an Israeli company called ICVT Ltd. launched JPEGmini, a product designed to allow greater compression of images without visually-perceptible loss in quality. Compared to its rivals in the image compression game, JPEGmini had one key advantage: It used the vanilla JPEG image standard without...

 

 

Want to take the shakes out of your smartphone or GoPro videos, but don't want to spend a fortune and lug around a big, heavy stabilizing rig to do it? Well, the answer just might have appeared on Kickstarter yesterday, and unlike many crowdsourced products, you won't have to hand over a large chunk of cash...

 

 

Want to give your portrait photos a really distinctive look? There can be few more eyecatching than the Petzval portrait lens invented in 1840 by German-Hungarian physicist and mathematician Joseph Petzval. Some 176 years later, his creation remains iconic thanks to the combination of sharp rendering at the center,...

 

 

With the Sony A6000 having been the most popular camera on our website for more than two years running, it's been no surprise to see the recently announced Sony A6300 successor enjoying a similar level of enthusiasm from our reader base. Sporting a new sensor and an image processor reported to have updated...

 

 

Many of us have been there before. You're capturing images and you go to look at your awesome, freshly-captured shots on your camera's monitor and when you look back up, you realize you've missed something critical.

For a photographer at a New Orleans kickball match, ill-timed 'chimping' cost her a chance to...