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Weather resistance? Check. Vari-angle LCD? Check. In-camera Wi-Fi? Check. Large sensor for a prosumer camera? Check. Price point below $800 with a new retractable kit lens? Check!

OK - so there's a lot to love on paper about the Pentax K-S2 released just a few weeks ago, and given its popularity on our site it...

 

 

FOX Sports has revealed it teamed up with Feld Motor Sports and HeliVideo Productions this past Friday at a Supercross event at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis to take a look at the possibility of using live camera drones for future events.

HeliVideo Productions, the team responsible for operating the drones,...

 

 

Display manufacturer, EIZO, will soon release its latest model, the ColorEdge CG248–4K, which packs in 4K native resolution and 185PPI pixel density, the highest ever in an EIZO monitor.

Designed specifically for photographers and videographers, the ColorEdge CG248–4K features a 23.8-inch screen with 4K (3840 x...

 

 

A San Diego judge has ruled against Adam Brooks, a wedding photographer accused of accepting payments from clients without presenting them with the images from their special day. Additionally, he has been charged with hiring second-shooters without paying them for their time and talent.

All of this started back...

 

 

Researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland have discovered cockroaches possess a very unique method of seeing in the dark.

As nocturnal creatures, it’s long been known that cockroaches are able to see in the dark. But it wasn’t until scientists decided to determine just how adept cockroaches are at the task...

 

 

I can’t remember what the language of love is but the language of photography is light. When the light is right everything you say with your camera is filtered through some kind of photographic French accent. The words—or, in this case, the pictures—are the same except better. Just like a French accent, beautiful...

 

 

Last July, Sony showed off the first images captured with its curved sensor. As with most bleeding-edge technology, the concept of a curved sensor raised both eyebrows and concerns, one of the latter being zoom capabilities of concave sensors.

But one company seems confident they’ve found a solution to adding...

 

 

The new Samsung NX500 -- an NX1 crammed into an NX300-style body -- is here. Offering many of the performance features as the NX1, including a large 28.2-megapixel APS-C sensor, 4K video recording and fast hybrid phase-detect + contrast-detect AF (with 205 on-sensor phase detect pixels), the new NX500 aims to...

 

It may seem perfectly logical to put the red focusing square on your subject when you push the button, but the unfortunate result is perfectly centered subjects and boring compositions.

It’s one of the most basic of amateur mistakes and one of the most satisfying to correct.

All of a sudden your pictures take on a...

 

 

The New York Times is taking heat for allegedly cropping out former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura from a photograph documenting President Barrack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the 50th anniversary march that took place this past weekend in Selma, Alabama.

Not long after Sunday’s edition The...

 

 

Camera technology goes far beyond taking beautiful images. One such example is FingerReader, a finger-mounted device developed by researchers at MIT’s Media Lab that enables the blind to read without the need for Braille.

Currently a prototype, the device relies on a small camera, dedicated sensors, character...

 

 

AdoramaTV has released the latest educational video from Gavin Hoey. In it, Hoey breaks down the basics of freezing motion through the use of flash.

Hoey begins the video by illustrating why it’s more beneficial to use a flash — such as a speedlight or strobe — to freeze motion, rather than rely on existing...

 

 

Eyefi has launched Mobi Pro, a 32GB WiFi SD card that adds incremental improvements over its earlier generations.

Self-proclaimed as ‘the most powerful wireless SD card ever’, the Mobi Pro sets itself apart from Eyefi’s lower-level Mobi cards by now allowing you to transfer RAW files to your desktop or mobile...

 

 

When the A7 and A7R were first announced, alongside them was the FE 35mm f/2.8 Zeiss lens. We reviewed this lens and found it to be an excellent optic: sharp images even wide-open and a super compact design. But despite its compactness, the f/2.8 maximum aperture was a bit underwhelming for those looking for...

 

 

If you thought the Nikon P600’s 60x zoom was impressive, hold onto your seats. Online retailer Brando has unveiled an 80x super-zoom lens -- for your smartphone.

The massive 15.5” beast comes with its own mounting tripod, which can be used to rotate the lens a full 360 degrees when your smartphone is...

 

 

If you've read our recent round-up from late 2014 of what we consider to be the best DSLRs on the market for under $1000, we only listed three options and the Nikon D5300 was a clear choice for one of them. It also received a coveted "Camera of Distinction" award in our 2013 Camera of the Year awards in the...

 

High-purity synthetic fluorite in pellet form next to a tape measure for scale. Iwatani Corp.

Fluorite (not to be confused with fluorine) has become an interesting player in the optics market. The mineral form of calcium fluoride, ultra-high-grade fluorite is used to create low-dispersion optical elements that...

 

 

Reported exclusively by The Verge, it appears Shenzhen-based drone manufacturer DJI is on track to become the first billion dollar consumer drone company.

Founded by Frank Wang in 2006, the Chinese company has steadily found its ground in the consumer drone market, pulling in roughly $500 million in revenue...

 

 

South by Southwest (SXSW) has officially put the kibosh on drones during this year’s festivities. Announced via blog post yesterday, the Austin-based film and music festival cited safety and legal concerns for their prohibition.

On the safety front, the announcement notes ‘the airwaves and/or frequency spectrums...