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In a rather clever advertising campaign, watch maker Citizen had British landscape photographer Simon Roberts take a trip around the Arctic Circle and photograph the sunset in as many different time zones as possible -- all within a single day. The journey was made possible with the help of classic paper maps, precise calculations, and of...

 

 

The Nikon 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 PD-Zoom Nikkor VR, the new kit lens for Nikon's 1-series cameras, was introduced in March of 2014 alongside the new flagship V3. We've just published our full review of the Nikon V3 itself, so it seemed like a great opportunity to test the updated lens as well.

The new 10-30 mm lens...

 

 

The latest release of Adobe's Creative Cloud app suite is here, and it continues the recent push towards greater sharing, collaboration and mobile platforms, all key areas in which the subscription-only service can differentiate itself from prior retail versions. Once again, though, fans of Google's Android and...

 

 

Just picked up a shiny new Nikon D750, Sony A5100 or Fuji X30, and want some Adobe Photoshop to handle your raw files? Now it can, thanks to new release candidates of Adobe Camera Raw and DNG Converter that also add support for five other camera and camera back models from Casio, Leaf, Leica, Panasonic and Sony. A...

IR's Arthur Etchells got a chance to shoot with the Nikon D750 on a recent press tour Nikon hosted in Puerto Rico .

The Isle of Enchantment lived up to its name, and the D750 delivered great image quality across a range of conditions. The shallow depth of field at wide apertures and the D750's excellent high-ISO noise levels...

 

 

Have you ever wondered just what might be possible with your video editing app, given enough time and talent? If you're using Adobe Premiere Pro CC, wonder no more -- get down to your local movie theater and you can see for yourself. According to Adobe, the just-opened movie "Gone Girl", is the first...

 

 

After weeks of activity, we finally have a short break from the camera updates post-Photokina. it's been a quiet week on the firmware front, and we're not aware of any cameras with newly-updated firmware. (Are you? If so, sound off in the comments below.)

We do know, however, of two newly-updated pro...

The great thing about smartphones is that they pack combine a number of different devices into one, including a digital camera, which has basically made the compact camera obsolete in the last few years. The only downside to most smartphone cameras is that they don't offer any optical zoom in order to keep the overall size down.

Without...

In the world of digital photography, the pace in which older devices are being replaced with newer and better versions is incredibly fast -- especially when compared with the longevity of analog photography products. Film scanners are the bridge between digital and analog photography, in that they convert film photos into digital images. And...

For some, the idea of squeezing their body into a tight neoprene suit and putting their lives at the mercy of a scuba set is the stuff of nightmares. For others, it's the most relaxing vacation activity ever. If you belong to the latter half of humanity and also enjoy taking pictures with your Canon 5D Mark III or Sony RX100 III, these new...

 

 

Regular readers will know that we've long recommended the fine folks at LensRentals as a great way to decide whether a lens is right for you before you put down your hard-earned cash. With the launch of a new program called "LensRentals Keeper" today, it's become an even better idea.

In the past, what you'd...

 

 

Have you got a dozen disposable AA batteries knocking around at the bottom of your camera bag, and you're not quite sure if they've got any life remaining? It's a situation we too have found ourselves in before now, and it tends to self-perpetuate. You leave them in there, intending to check them when you get...

 

 

It seems from some of our reader comments that the Olympus E-PL7 is not quite understood for what it is. Perhaps it's the change in style from its predecessor, bringing it closer in appearance to the flagship E-P5's look than the E-PL5, a line that has remained fairly consistent over the past few generations in...

 

 

Ever since the Nikon 1-series launched back in late 2011 with the V1 and J1, it has divided opinions. 1-series cameras are smaller than most rivals, and they offer some truly impressive performance, but while they've done quite well with consumer photographers in some markets, enthusiasts have been a tougher...

When the sun unleashes a certain type of solar flare out into the surrounding cosmos in our general direction, the result is often an impacting plasma cloud bombarding our magnetosphere. OK - so that's a mouthful, but the result to us down here on Earth is generally twofold, as havoc can be wreaked on our power grids and electrical systems, while incredibly beautiful skies...

 

 

The Canon G7 X, the "Big C's" answer to the powerful and popular Sony RX100-series of premium, large-sensor compact cameras, was recently introduced at this year's Photokina trade show. Now, our review sample unit has arrived and is already undergoing rigorous testing in our laboratory. 

With a large, 20.2MP...

 

 

Superzoom cameras are a popular lot, and more people seem to be flocking to them these days, at least here at IR. The race for longer range continues, heating up this year with the farthest achievable focal length to date for an all-in-one superzoom, namely the Nikon P600 which goes to a record-setting 1,440mm...

GoPro had already built a 4K video mode into its Hero3+ Black Edition, but at only 15 frames per seconds users were understandably asking for 'proper' 4K to find its way into the tiny action cams sooner rather than later. And now, a year after the introduction of the Hero3+, GoPro finally announces its first fully 4K-capable action cam, the...

For the working photographer, storage is a very important concern. With ever-rising megapixel numbers and bit-depths, storage solutions need to offer a lot of space for current as well as older projects. On top of that, the ideal storage solution also includes an option to back-up important data.

G-Technology has been creating storage...