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The Epson SureColor P800 printer is Epson’s direct sequel to the venerable Epson Stylus 3880 printer. The P800 brings with it numerous improvements over the 3880, including wireless networking and an optional roll media attachment. It's surprisingly compact for its 17”-wide printing capabilities as well.

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OK, so this isn't meant to be a slight on telescopes... the headline is more of a tongue-in-cheek way of saying that it's becoming ever more amazing what modern digital cameras and good lenses can achieve. I wanted to see just how close I could get to the...

 

 

By IR reader Peter K. Burian

Whenever traveling in a group with my wife and our friends, it's tough for me to get away for serious photography at certain times of day; frankly, they expect me to be there for breakfast, dinner and other gatherings. And yet, the best light or the most interesting situations often...

Hey! A lot of the deals on this page are still valid, even beyond Black Friday itself, but note that we've now posted our Cyber Monday Camera Deals 2015 page, which we'll be updating as we get into Cyber Monday itself. We've already posted the 5 best deals we've found so far, but will be scanning offers and updating through the day on Monday, as new deals come out. Check it...

 

 

Our friends over at Adobe Stock have some great tips for photographing your Thanksgiving dinner and making it look just as delicious as it tastes.

The tips include making sure to select the right food to focus on and picking the best angle to accentuate the subject, using natural light to light your food photos,...

 

 

I was recently asked to photograph a big evening fundraising event for a local non-profit organization and thought it would be a great opportunity to take the new Sony RX1R II out for a spin to test its high ISO chops. (I also shot some simple daytime photos while I was out and about the next day.) Though a fixed...

 

 

Fittingly, the Nikon D7000 was released in the month of October.... way back in 2010. We said the D7000 was "...as easy to recommend as a cold glass of lemonade on a hot summer day..." Now, here a full five years later (a virtual century in technology time) our contest participant Bastera Rusdi is bringing home the...

 

 

I've been shooting with the new Sony A7S II for a week now and it has thus far impressed me a lot. This is my first experience with a Sony interchangeable lens camera (ILC) after field testing the Sony RX100 IV just a few months ago. 

The A7S II retains the same 12.2-megapixel full-frame sensor from the original...

 

 

Nature photographer Sheen Watkins suggests that instead of putting your macro or close-up lens on your camera to photograph flowers and foliage, leave a longer lens on instead. She considers four things when using a telephoto lens for flower and foliage photography: distance, subject isolation, depth of field, and...

 

 

Though Fuji shooters already have a couple great portrait prime options, with the two variants of the ultra-fast 56mm f/1.2 lens, those looking for a bit more reach now have the Fuji 90mm f/2 WR. Offering around 137mm in 35mm equivalents, the 90mm f/2 is a classic, mid-range telephoto prime lens, and coupled with a...

 

 

For photographers who enjoy using lens flare to add a creative and artistic flair to your work, are you tired of lens manufacturers continuing to improve lens coatings and designs to reduce lens flare? Well, Technical Farm (link in Japanese) has just the product for you, the Flare Adapter, which they showed at...

 

 

By IR reader Roxanne Overton

Sunset of a Different Nature

The Critique

Strong vertical lines immediately draw my eye. Then I sense depth from the tree branches to the brightly reflected building. At that point my eye begins to explore in earnest. Lots of patterns - the verticals - the window rectangles and...

 

 

The Arctic is a harsh and unforgiving location with brutally cold weather. It's a location that many would not consider all that pleasant, from a comfort standpoint at least. Danish photographer Morten Hilmer, on the other hand, heads out to the Arctic quite often. In a video outlining his recent project, The...

 

 

So-called gray-market cameras can often be found at discounted prices, but Canon USA is bringing legal action against various retailers in the US to force them to stop selling gray market Canon products.

Gray market products are ones imported into a...

 

 

Born in 1829, Andrew J. Russell worked a variety of jobs throughout his life. He was first a portrait and landscape painter. In 1862, he helped to organize a militia for the Union Army. While serving for the Union, Russell learned wet-plate collodion photography from photographer Egbert Guy Fowx for a fee of $300...

 

 

Adam Savage of MythBusters fame had a tintype portrait done live on Tested. Tested is an online science and technology publication from Jamie Hyneman (also from MythBusters), Norman Chan, Will Smith (not the Fresh Prince, in case you're wondering), and Adam.

During Tested: The Show, which was a live show version...

 

 

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

Let's say you've decided to get "serious" about photography,
but absolutely can't spend more than roughly $1500 right now. Should you spend the majority on a camera body or a really capable lens? Most people think body-first, and that's of course...

 

 

Through November 15th, Oscar-winning actor (also painter, musician, and photographer) Jeff Bridges held an exhibit in Bologna, Italy at ONO Arte Contemporanea. The exhibit, titled Jeff Bridges Photographs: BIG LEBOWSKI and Other Shots, was his first solo exhibition in Europe.

On all of his film sets, Bridges...

 

 

While most of Canon's L-series primes underwent a "Mark II" update in years past, the popular 35mm f/1.4L was a notable holdout, still going strong with its original design some 17 years later. However, Canon finally announced a "Mark II" refresh of their 35mm L lens back in August 2015, to the delight of Canon...