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To show off the 4K imaging capabilities of its NX1 camera, Samsung has teamed up with Andrew Putschoegl and Major League Baseball (MLB) to create ‘The Curator’, a short film that takes an inside look at the life of Clyde ‘The Guide’ Doepner, the only full-time curator of MLB memorabilia.

Debuting today at PhotoPlus Expo, ‘The Curator’ was...

Last month, Epson shared with the world four new large format printers that promised to bring blacker blacks, easier access and waste less ink than ever before. Now, the SureColor (SC) P6000, P7000, P8000 and P9000 are available for purchase.

Explained in our original coverage, the SC P6000 and P7000 are the smaller of the four new models,...

Actress and singer Zendaya, born Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, has made it clear that no one is getting away with Photoshopping her body to unrealistic proportions.

Modeliste magazine announced via Facebook that it is taking November’s issue off the shelf and working alongside Zendaya after the Disney actress called out the magazine for...

 

 

Have you ever wished you had a tilt-shift lens for depth of field control or just cool effects, but didn't have the serious budget they demand? Lensbaby has you covered!

Lensbaby is possibly the most innovative lens company around, dedicated to expanding photographers' creative limits for years now. (I don't...

 

 

The Canon G3X is the "Big C's" answer to not only the Sony RX10-series but also the Panasonic FZ1000. The category for high-powered, enthusiast-grade zoom cameras with 1-inch-type sensors is heating up. Admittedly, this is a rather niche category -- big zoom, big sensor and lots of manual controls  -- but for a...

Digital photography workflows are wonderful. Not only are they less mess to deal with, but compared to the days of fixer and stop bath, they’re far more time efficient. That doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement though.

Enter PFixer, a new and innovative way to edit photos from Pusher Labs that not only provides a tactile feel to a...

Google has announced Google Photos, the standalone platform separated from Google+ back in May 2015, has reached an impressive milestone of 100 million monthly active users.

It’s been five months since Google announced at its annual Google I/O conference that it would would be separating the photo platform away from its all-but-stagnant...

 

 

Canon is taking their professional photo printing in a new direction with their latest model, the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000. This new desktop-based 17-inch professional photo printer is the first in a new series of imagePROGRAF models that blends technologies and features from their free-standing, large-format...

Fujifilm has unveiled two new optics for its growing collection of X-mount cameras, a 35mm f/2 lens and 1.4x teleconverter.

Weather-resistant 35mm f/2

The Fujinon XF 35mm f/2 R WR is a weather- and dust-resistant aspherical lens that offers a 35mm equivalent focal length of 53mm. It’s constructed of nine elements in six groups, including...

 

 

Sporting the same 12.2mp sensor as the original A7S and boasting enhanced processing algorithms for the mid-higher ISO ranges for improved image quality, the A7S II has also courted the camera world with 14-bit uncompressed RAW files. We've just completed our First Shots test series of Still Life images across the...

If you spend any time on Instagram, it’s likely you’ve come across a profile or two that cleverly utilize Instagram’s grid-style layout to create a larger, more immersive experience with an image. Not only does this effect present the photo larger in a profile than would otherwise be able to be seen, it also acts as a stand-out branding...

Watch out! Leica has officially launched the Leica SL (Typ 601), a brand new camera system designed to reign in a ‘new Leica experience’.

Inside the sleek, weather-resistant aluminum frame of the SL (Typ 601) is a 24-megapixel full-frame sensor powered by Leica's Maestro II image processor. ISO maxes out at 50,000 while also pumping out an...

Fujifilm dropped some jaws when they first released their X-Pro1 camera back in March 2012. Since then, dedicated Fujifilm fans have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of its successor, and while the camera itself might not be official, it appears the long-expected name has been confirmed.

According to an excel file [direct download]...

 

 

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I, like millions of other people, purchased an iPhone 6S recently. One of the major features I was looking forward to was the improved camera. Of course, as an editor here at IR, I have a fascination and appreciation for the dedicated digital camera. As...

While digital cameras are focusing more and more on high-ISO capabilities, it appears analogue film manufacturers are headed in a different direction. Today, Lomography unveiled Kono Donau, a new 35mm format film with an ISO rating of 6. Yes, single-digit.

The Lomography exclusive film is yet another experimental and creative film from...

Alongside Apples new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus came a plethora of new features, one being a hybrid video/photo mode called Live Photos.

As explained on stage during Apple’s keynote, Live Photos is a feature that automatically captures both a full-resolution photo as well as a few seconds of video before and after each photo. The result is a...

It was only a matter of time.

According to a report from NBC News, the US government will be announcing today that it is mandatory for all purchasers of drones, be them for personal or commercial use, to register their unmanned aerial vehicle.

First announced via a tweet from NBC’s Tom Costello, the Department of Transportation (DoT) is...

 

 

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I recently had an opportunity to realize just how far digital photography has gone beyond film in recent years. I was shooting with the Sony A7S II, their latest high-iso/low-light monster, in a venue with typical bar-with-music lighting. (It was a bar...

 

 

For about five years now, Nikon has only offered a single option for an ultra-fast 24mm prime, the AF-S 24mm f/1.4G. There was a notably slower f/2.8 version of a 24mm prime, which Nikon debuted back in 1993. However, while the 24mm f/1.4G was decently sharp wide-open (better when stopped down) and great for...