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Oh my. This is probably one of the worst things that could possibly happen to any photographer or videographer. During the shoot for a Kickstarter campaign in his apartment, producer Forest Gibson's Blackmagic Cinema Camera 2.5K decided to spontaneously burst into flames, taking with it the SSD drive and all data stored on it. Fortunately,...

 

 

Another day, another totally awesome video shot with a GoPro strapped to a DJI Phantom quadcopter.

Today's clip comes from the island of Vanuatu, where YouTube user Shaun O’Callaghan flew his rig over an actively erupting volcano. The footage is positively explosive (sorry), providing a rare bird’s-eye...

 

 

The last time Kodak released a new camera was in 2012, and the last time anybody got excited about a new Kodak camera was years before that. But the brand still carries some gravitas, apparently, and some players are willing to give Kodak another moment.

Kodak proper emerged from bankruptcy last fall as a...

Canon has just announced what appears to be the company's first camera for industrial applications, labelled the M14P-CL. The camera, which seems to be aimed primarily at quality control applications for which the human eye isn't sensitive enough, sports a special APS-C-sized 15 megapixel monochrome sensor. According to the official...

Update 9:25pm EST: Sony has confirmed that the a3500 will not be released in the US. They laid out a few other differences between it and the a3000: The 18-50mm f/4-5.6 kit lens does not have optical stabilization (whereas the typical 18-55mm E-mount kit lens does). It also captures about 10 more still photos and 10 additional minutes of video...

 

 

Happy Monday, everyone! It's time to start this week off properly with some great camera, lens and photo gear deals! On the list of camera deals are a variety of cameras, from a Nikon DSLR bundle to a Sony compact camera, plus a big price drop on a true Made In Germany Leica camera! In the lens department, we've...

 

 

Friday has been and gone, and unfortunately with news editor Mike Tomkins overseas, this week's Firmware Friday update slipped between the cracks. Fear not, though, firmware fans. A day later than intended, the roundup is here. This week we've already mentioned one of the key updates -- that shipped by Sony...

 

 

Ah… to support yourself with your craft. Now that is a dream many artists aspire to and so few achieve. But just getting recognition for your talents and winning awards is also fulfilling, especially when accompanied by a nice prize to go along with the recognition.

Our Photo Of The Day contest is a great chance...

 

 

An appeals court has overturned a lower court decision, confirming that images registered for copyright in large groups meet the federal requirements for copyright, even if each photograph doesn't have a title, photographer, and description listed.

This ruling comes as part of a drawn out legal battle...

 

 

Recently, we've seen a number of cameras get the ability to be controlled via a smartphone. Sony's PlayMemories Mobile, Canon EOS Remote, and Olympus Image Share all let you see what your camera sees, and control it from your smartphone rather than being stuck behind the camera itself. But for some reason, that...

 

 

For many people, Yelp reviews have become the starting point of choosing just about any service, professional, or restaurant to use. But a current trend of business owners fighting back against negative reviews has taken a turn for the ugly, with some wedding photographers putting fine print in their contracts...

 

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Plenty of people love their cameras, but not many can say that they own one that's truly out of this world. Here's a chance to change that.

Time reports that a Hasselblad 500 EL, one of the few cameras to make it to the moon and back, is up for auction. (And no, it's not the same thing as the...

 

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There are selfies, and then there are self-portraits. There’s usually no duck-face in a proper self-portrait, but other than that, the possibilities are wide open to interpretation and expression.

Pop Photo interviewed five photographers about their process for...

As much as we love digital photography, we have to admit that long-term storage can be a problem. Depending on what kind of computer you're working with, your internal storage may neither be large nor dependable enough to store all your raw files. So you'll need at least a backup solution, better yet, multiple external drives that host copies...

 

 

Canon has its CPS program, Nikon has its NPS program, and now Sony has decided it needs its own service program for professional photographers as well. Announced so far only in Japan, the Sony Pro support offers special services for professional photographers working with Sony gear, similar to the programs from...

A couple of days ago, we reported about Samyang's upcoming big announcement. Back then, word had it that besides a new logo, the company might (finally) be announcing some autofocus lenses. As it turns out, though, the main announcement of today is a new 12mm f/2 lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras, plus some overhauls to older lens models.

 

 

The Apertus Axiom is a very different take on the upcoming explosion in 4K video recording devices. Started in 2011, this labor of love has been largely funded by donations, and is entirely open source. And while it's been a long and difficult road for the group behind it, they've just hit an incredible milestone:...

 

 

LifePrint is a Kickstarter for a mobile printer, one that will talk to your smartphone and let you quickly and easily create photographic prints from your favorite images and memories—and will be all networked together, so you can send them to your friends' printers, too.

LifePrint is currently seeking $200,000...

 

 

A quick look through the Christie's website shows that photographs are currently a hot commodity. In fact, the famed auction house has three photography themed auctions coming up, including a collection of Ansel Adams' work expected to bring in millions. But if you're an artist whose work goes under the auctioneers...