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In 1879, the photography company we now know as Ilford was created. Since then, it’s gone through a number of owners and taken many strides to keep film photography going forward and alive. Today, yet another change is happening behind the scenes at Ilford.

Pemberstone Ventures Ltd. recently announced it has successfully acquired Harman...

 

 

Our friend Jim Decker at Backscatter.com recently returned from combing the ocean depths off Lembeh, Indonesia, with the new 42mp Sony A7R II as well as their new macro offering, the FE 90mm f/2.8, which we reviewed on SLRGear earlier this year. Jim's images and video are really amazing, and he was kind enough to...

If you’ve ever attempted to create a ‘Tiny Planet’ photo, you know it’s not always an easy task. Certain elements can often get warped and rarely are there multiple styles in which you can work with. Circular, an app from Brain Fever Media, is here to change that though.

Deemed ‘a new twist on photo editing’, Circular is an iOS app designed...

Nikon has announced the schedule for its 2015–2016 Nikon School, which brings over 50 classes to 13 locations across the United States between the months of October 2015 to June 2016.

Each class includes interactive programs for photographers of all levels and offers unique hands-on tutorials and advice, from Basics of Exposure and Camera...

I had the opportunity to sit down at last week's Canon Expo 2015 show with Mr. Masaya Maeda, the Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive of Canon Inc's Image Communication Products Operations. Bottom line, within Canon, he's the person most responsible for setting future directions for camera and lens technology.

It was quite a conversation; Mr. Maeda was unusually...

 

 

Released in 2012, the Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 VC is certainly not the new lens on the block, but it's nevertheless a lens we had yet to test for SLRgear. Plus, given the sheer versatility and popularity of the classic 70-200mm f/2.8 lens, when we got the chance to review this lens, we thought it would be a good idea...

If you are 13 years or older, a student in a primary or secondary school or a teacher or support staff at any of these, you are eligible for a 60% discount on Adobe's Creative Cloud subscription.

What you get

This offer provides full access to all 20+ desktop applications and full use of all mobile applications as well. These...

A recent patent publication from Sony shows off a new technology that could improve low-light autofocus performance in mirrorless cameras that use phase-detection or hybrid autofocus systems with the help of uniquely shaped microlenses atop individual pixels.

Before we dive into the details of the patent, we need first to lay down an...

 

 

The Olympus E-M5 II and more recent Olympus E-M10 II cameras both introduced a handful of fresh, new features to the OM-D family of the cameras, leaving E-M1 owners undoubtedly feeling a bit left out of the fun. The newer cameras included features like focus bracketing, a silent shooting mode using the electronic...

Sony announced it's bringing 14-bit RAW image capture to the newer A7 series of cameras, beginning with the A7S II, which begins shipping in October. They've also announced a firmware upgrade that will bring this option to the A7R II and alluded to the possibility of updating addional A7 series cameras as well.

The new feature will allow users to select 14-bit compressed...

 

 

Every five years, Canon puts on a single-company trade show they call the Canon Expo. This year's was the third I'd attended, and it's incredible to see the growth and development that's taken place in the ten years since my first.

A look back at Canon Expo 2005

To give you some idea of how much things...

Steve Perry, of Backcountry Gallery, is known for his incredible landscape and wildlife photography. He’s won dozens of awards and even published Secrets To Stunning Wildlife Photography, a book full of tips and tricks to better prepare yourself to capture fleeting moments when out in the field.

If you’re not the reading type though, you’re...

 

 

Taking the Rebel series a step up beyond a true consumer-level DSLR, the Canon T6s features a more enthusiast DSLR-inspired design, such as a top-deck info screen and Canon's Control Dial interface on the rear that's typically seen on higher-end EOS cameras. The Rebel T6s therefore blurs the line a bit between the...

Canon showed off a lot of new and upcoming product at the 2015 Canon Expo in New York City this past week.

One of the more interesting products is an updated version of its Connect Station CS100, which not only wirelessly transfers your images from your camera onto its 1TB internal storage unit and cloud platform, but also charges your...

 

 

(Well, blacker than the previously very black blacks, anyway...)

Epson has just announced four new Large Format printers to be released in October and that will be displayed for the first time at the Graph Expo, September 13–16 in Chicago.

Of the new printers, the SureColor (SC) P6000 and P7000 are the smaller...

Camera apps are anything but few and far between. However, every once in a while, there’s one that stands out amongst the crowd. One of those is Red Dot Camera, an iOS app that takes inspiration from Leica’s iconic rangefinder camera lineup and beautifully translates that into an intuitive interface on your iPhone for the nostalgic feel...

 

 

Recently, I posted my first field test of the Sony RX10 II, the successor to the camera which created the large-sensor, long-zoom market. At the time, I promised I'd be back with another update looking at low-light shooting (both high ISO and long-exposure), as well as at the RX10 II's Wi-Fi connectivity.

 

 

If you're shooting with the Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 compact system camera or Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ8 compact, we have good news for you this Firmware Friday. Updates have just landed for all three cameras that promise to make your shooting experience better!

We mentioned...

IKEA usually isn’t the first company that comes to mind when you think of photography products. But with a little imagination and a couple of dollars in your pocket, you can find an incredible amount of products that double as DIY photography equipment in the winding aisles an IKEA store.

Photography blog Shootr has created a two-and-a-half...