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There's a nice trend going on in the mirrorless world these days: take a lot of the features that make the flagship model special and load many of them into a smaller, less expensive package. Examples include the Fuji X-T10, the Olympus E-M10 II, the Sony A6300 and now the Panasonic GX85. If you build it smaller...

 

 

After a battery of tests, I was finally able to snag the new Canon 80D from our testing lab and spend some quality time out shooting real-world images with this updated APS-C DSLR. In terms of its imaging pipeline, the new 80D sports not only a new, higher-resolution 24-megapixel APS-C sensor, but also a faster...

 

 

Photographing a sharp image of the night sky generally requires that you increase your camera's ISO. There is really no way around this because you need to keep the shutter speed short enough to not have stars visibly streaking across the sky. While cameras are continually becoming much better at higher ISOs, you...

 

 

Are you shopping for a new camera, or some photographic equipment to accompany your existing one? If so, would you like to have some extra cash for your next purchase? Imaging Resource reader Louis Christou of Clearwater, Florida managed just that last month, pocketing $500 from IR affiliate B&H Photo Video.

 

 

Did you find the Panasonic GX8 a bit too large? Perhaps slightly over your budget? Well, Panasonic has a tempting new solution if you're still in need of a small, well-built and feature-packed mirrorless camera. Say hello to the Panasonic GX85. For our foreign readers, you might hear of this camera under a...

 

 

There is something truly special about seeing your work come to life on a piece of paper. A print that you can touch and feel gives a quality to your work that is impossible to replicate on a monitor. Epson has a new "#printyourlegacy" campaign that really captures the importance of photographic prints. The new...

 

 

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

Technology in the digital realm drives in many directions. Enthusiast photographers crave ever higher image quality, but also tend to be drawn towards convenience and mobility, which translates into smaller and lighter products being developed. And of...

 

 

Ever woken up and promptly found yourself wishing that you could revisit last night's dreams for just a little longer? It might not be possible just yet, although step by step, we're inching closer to making it possible to record and replay dreams.

But dreams aren't just for the living, these days. As was...

 

 

This week's Firmware Friday roundup has to count as one of the more unusual in recent memory, as it brings with it news of a rather generous storage offer for owners of one particular camera model -- but you'll need to act promptly if you want to take advantage of the deal. The camera in question is the...

 

 

Do you have a Canon 11-24mm f/4L lens and wish that there was a WonderPana FreeArc filter solution available just for you and your favorite ultra wide-angle lens? Well now there is!

Fotodiox Pro, the maker of numerous photography products including the Wonderpana FreeArc filter holder for ultra wide-angle lenses,...

 

 

Think Tank Production Manager 50

For photographers looking for the largest rolling photography equipment case on the market, Think Tank Photo has you covered with their Production Manager 50.

The Production Manager 50 allows photographers to pack an immense amount of lighting gear into a rolling case, so that...

 

 

If you enjoyed seeing Mathieu Stern's "Cheap Weird Lens" reviews over the weekend, then you'll most likely enjoy his latest video. This time Stern is reviewing a very cheap (it can be found for as low as $6 USD) Lomo T43 40mm f/4 manual lens.

This lens originally came from a Russian-made Lomo Smena 8M camera that...

 

 

Photographs of still subjects can be beautiful, but the world in motion tends to be more interesting, and more difficult, to capture. Add the mystique of water, from a mist-enshrouded river in Asia, to an otherwordly lagoon off of Iceland, to the enchanting canals of Venice, and you have our Photo of the Day...

 

 

A few years ago, we reviewed both the Ricoh GR and Nikon Coolpix A, two cameras that offered street shooters a very similar proposition: A big APS-C image sensor and a bright, sharp prime lens in a pocket-friendly camera. Today, we've just finalized our review of the followup Ricoh GR II, but it finds itself...

 

 

Developers: Fancy taking a large cash prize to the bank, and perhaps scoring yourself a trip to Tokyo, Japan at the same time? If so, you might want to check out the Ricoh Theta × IoT Developers Contest, which kicks off tomorrow, April 1st, with registration running through to August 10th. Final submissions...

 

 

The Olympus PEN-F is a unique direction for Olympus and its PEN line of Micro Four Thirds cameras, one that puts a focus on premium features, build quality and styling. In years past, the PEN has run the gamut from ultra affordable PEN Lite models to the rather expensive E-P5 (US$999 at launch), but the new Olympus...

 

 

As the recently-announced DJI Phantom 4 starts to make its way out into the field, users are now able to test the Phantom 4's big features, including faster flying speed, collision-avoidance, more stable hovering, and improved subject tracking.

The team over at LIXI Studios have been testing out the new Phantom...

 

 

(Update: We've now added a trio of 4K sample videos from the new RX10 III as well. Check out an example below, or see our Sony RX10 III Preview for more)

Our very own Dave Etchells, founder and publisher of IR, is on the scene in San Francisco for you capturing real world images with the new Sony RX10 Mark III....

 

 

(Update: I'll have some hands-on time with the camera starting in about an hour (beginning ~2pm US PDT), so if anyone has questions about specifics on the camera, post them in the comments on our RX10 III Preview, and I'll try to take notes so I can answer them later. I may not have internet access, but will try to...