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Two years ago, DJI revolutionized the nascent market for aerial photography and videography platforms with its DJI Phantom, the first in a line of impressively capable and yet very affordable quadcopters. In a market populated by extremely expensive (and often hand-built) drones and more affordable models...

 

 

Photographer Jeremy Gray is back with this second and final Shooter's Report installment on the full-frame Nikon D750 DSLR. After going into detail with the handling and physical aspects of this new camera, as well as some general shooting experience notes in part I, the second part takes a more in-depth look at...

 

 

With the possible exceptions of cat videos, people taking pratfalls, and the latest meme du jour, there aren't many videos on YouTube with the staying power of the Kids React series. Now, the Kids React team have taken on the humble film camera in their latest videographic rebuttal to the older generation's...

 

 

Now here's something you don't see a digital SLR doing every day: Just a little before it was due to hit the market, Austrian pro photographer Christian Anderl got his hands on the brand-new, pre-production Canon EOS 7D Mark II. Looking for some unique ways to test its abilities, he got in touch with friend and pro...

 

 

Right before the Photokina tradeshow that took place in Germany in September, I kicked off my Panasonic FZ1000 review with a real-world shoot at a nearby tomato festival. I'd planned on this second part of the report following rather sooner, but between a flood of tradeshow work, a much-needed family vacation in...

 

 

At SLRGear, we review all kinds of lenses, from big telephoto zooms to ultra-fast portrait primes, and we also take on reviews of various kit lenses. Paired alongside the Nikon D3300, the updated Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II lens features an all-new design for a Nikon zoom lens -- the first retractable-style...

 

 

The Samsung NX1 "uber camera," the company's first truly pro-level NX body, has arrived at IR HQ and was immediately escorted to the lab for a run through its paces. We've just now published our First Shots set of lab sample image for all your pixel-peeping pleasure. With a brand new backside-illuminated...

 

 

Wildlife and sports shooters, among others, will be thrilled by a new addition to Canon's EF-mount lens lineup today. The Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM zoom lens is a far-reaching telephoto that replaces the existing EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM with a full-on redesign.

Priced at US$2,200 or...

 

 

After spending some time out in California with Dave Etchells and the opening of the new Canon Experience Center, the 7D Mark II has returned. Now sporting final-production firmware since the last time the camera visited our test lab, we've updated our Samples page with re-done First Shots as well as the...

 

 

Have you ever wondered what the view was like through a $14,000 800mm f/5.6 super-telephoto? How about a $45,000 30-300mm Cinema lens? If you're anywhere near Costa Mesa, CA, now's your chance to find out!

We recently toured Canon's new "Experience Center" in Southern California, and came away drooling over the...

 

 

Earlier this year, Nikon launched its Behind the Scenes video series featuring useful photography tips and tricks from professional photographers Joe McNally, Corey Rich and Tamara Lackey. The series consisted of 15 short videos that covered topics such as lighting, time-lapse photography, video and more. Following...

 

 

When Lytro first announced its original light field camera, the device caused a lot of stir. Some believed that it would usher in a new age of photography, while others quickly discarded the camera as a gimmick. The truth is somewhere in between, at least at this stage. While the light field technology certainly is...

 

 

Happy Friday everyone! Time for a new rundown of camera deals! On the docket today are some great DSLR deals for Canon and Nikon models, including the new 7D Mark II and D750! The Sony A7 and A7R Trade-in Program over at Adorama is back and in addition to some instant rebates on these cameras, there's an extra...

Foveon sensors are all about the detail, and our reviewer Eamon Hickey has just completed the second and final installment of his dp2Q Shooter's Report with much more to explore in the coveted fine detail department.

Also in this report he discusses more about the AF performance, lens quality and higher ISO performance as compared to its predecessors.

Dive into Eamon's...

 

 

We've just completed our comparative analysis of the Sony A7S's image quality performance as well as print quality chops. Having only a 12-megapixel full-frame sensor, the Sony A7S is rather unique among modern cameras, which tend to pack more and more pixels onto their imaging chips and result in stunningly large...

 

 

I recently discovered a type of ballhead I had never seen before in the weekly newsletter from B&H. It's called Uniqball, and the maker claims it combines the features of a leveling base, a pan-tilt head, and a gimbal into one small, light head.

I got a test sample, and my first reaction on seeing it was "how...

Roger Cicala has done it again. Another innocent camera has fallen victim to this madman's camera dissection craziness. But it was for a good cause -- namely to see whether Canon's claim that the 7D Mark II's weather sealing was "4 times better" than on the original 7D would hold up to scrutiny. And hold up it did indeed.

In a recent blog...

 

 

With tablets and small laptops becoming more powerful all the time, many of us use portable computers as an on-the-go solution for photo editing. With that comes a culprit though: storage. SSDs, while getting more affordable all the time, all still considerably more expensive than classic spinning drives when it...

 

 

After a brief experience at Photokina with the Canon 7D Mark II, the long-awaited update to Canon's flagship APS-C model, we've finally gotten our hands on a final production version of this hot speed-demon DSLR and just published our first batch of sample gallery photos! Taking it out for a spin this past weekend...