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The Nikon D7200 enthusiast APS-C camera has drawn much reader interest on our site and has remained solidly in our most popular cameras pod since its announcement just a month ago. As such we didn't want to delay in getting you our Image Quality Comparison page, where we pit the more popular models released against...

 

 

I have a printer in my basement the size of an upright piano. It will make a print four feet wide and one hundred feet long if you’d like.

In any major photo gallery these days the prints are likely going to be really big and really beautiful. It’s wonderfully gratifying to have one of your photographs cover a...

 

 

Olympus has announced it’s starting Olympus Rewards, a program designed to encourage customer loyalty for those who already have and those who will own Olympus cameras and equipment.

The program is broad in nature, providing a collection of benefits, including reward points and savings, both of which can be used...

 

 

Almost a month ago to date, Fujifilm announced they would soon be begin a rental service for Fuji Professionals. Today, the service goes live, allowing would-be buyers to take for a test drive Fuji’s X-series camera bodies and Fujinon XF lenses.

Gear can be rented for three or seven days at a time. Price varies...

 

 

In the spring of 2014, Nikon launched the J4 compact system camera. A year later, the company follows up with the 20.8-megapixel Nikon J5, a camera that addresses some of its forerunner's shortcomings with a more photographer-friendly design.

While the Nikon J4 had much to recommend it, especially in terms...

 

 

Seattle-based photographer, John Keatley, has shared an insightful interview he made with Maren Levinson, an artist rep, at Keatley’s Survival Guide Workshop Weekend.

The interview comes in at roughly five minutes long, during which Levinson hits on a number of critical topics regarding the current state of the...

 

 

The Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 OSS was announced shortly after the unveiling of the first two Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras, the A7 and A7R. Debuted next to its wide-angle cousin -- the FE 24-70mm f/4 OSS Zeiss -- the 70-200mm FE lens appeared on store shelves in the middle of 2014. We've finally had the chance tp...

 

 

A recently published patent from Canon reveals an interesting technology capable of better correcting lens vignetting through the algorithmic-based variable exposure time.

Discovered by Egami, the patent explains the process by which a sensor could compensate for vignetting by selectively exposing different...

 

 

After thirty years of business, photography accessory manufacturer Photoflex has announced via its website it’s shutting down.

No details are given as to why the noted manufacturer is closing its doors. In fact, other than the below image being displayed on the website’s slider, there’s no other mention of the...

 

 

I was three when Apollo 11 touched down on the moon, and I grew up watching with great interest the space program ebb and flow with the times. And like most young kids I knew back then, I also became an enthusiast model rocket builder. But until I saw an actual rocket launch from Cape Canaveral about ten years ago...

 

 

There was a video on YouTube floating around recently that was cleverly produced by a commercial photographer mocking all of the questions that people ask someone who has an expensive looking camera hanging around their neck.

(I want you to know that I try to be as friendly as possible with these people. This...

 

 

As technologically inclined as many of us may be, that’s not always the case for our friends and family. But, just because they’re technically challenged doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be able to keep up with the latest family happenings and share life’s most precious moments through images.

Here to help is Skylight...

 

 

Last month, Ricoh launched its brand-new Pentax K-S2 DSLR and weather-sealed, retractable 18-50mm lens at the CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show in Japan. We posted our First Shots from the feature-rich and enthusiast-grade K-S2 a couple of weeks ago, and now it's left the lab and headed out into the real...

 

 

At this most recent Photokina tradeshow, Sigma introduced a pair of updated full-frame supertelephoto zoom lenses: the 150-600mm f/5-6.3 'Sport' and a smaller, lighter 'Contemporary' version. We had a brief weekend to experiment with the Sport version back in October, but now we've been able to get our hands on the...

 

 

Phase One Industrial has announced the iXU 180, the world’s smallest 80-megapixel medium format camera.

Boasting a 4:3 ratio 80-megapixel CCD sensor, the iXU 180 is designed from the ground up to be a modular, customizable medium format camera, especially for drone operators who would like to add a few more...

 

 

The life of a retoucher is an oft misunderstood one. In the minds of many, a retoucher’s job is merely corrective, not creative. But Becci Manson, a retoucher who has worked with the likes of Christopher Griffith and Annie Leibovitz, is determined to show just how important of a role retouchers play in the final...

 

 

This may not be the most educational photo tip I’ll do this year, but I’ll be proud of myself if I come up with anything more fun. It’s one part science fair project, one part after-dinner parlor trick, and one part miracle. This is really astounding. I hope all of you do this and I hope you bring a kid along. It’s...

 

 

It might not be an official app, and it may not last long, but Uploader for Instagram is the first app for OSX that allows you to upload your photographs through your computer, rather than your mobile device.

Built by Anobot LLC, the app is able to get around Instagram’s API through the clever reverse-engineering...

 

 

[UPDATE 3/30/2015: On several reader requests we've added additional gallery images with the Sony FE 24-240mm lens paired with the Sony A6000 to obtain the 1.5x crop factor advantage and see the results. Scrolling down past the original images paired with the full frame A7 II will take you to the updated section...