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Yesterday, Calumet Photographic suddenly closed its stores. For many (us included) this move came out of the blue—but the story behind the scenes seems to suggest that this may have been in the works for a while.

PhotoRumors reports that Calumet had trouble paying its employees, citing a "payroll issue" for...

 

 

Collection Appareils is a French site (though with an English version) that serves as an absolutely stunning reference guide to dozens and dozens of rare, vintage, and wonderful cameras. Some of them are famous models that everyone will have heard of, but others are hyper obscure and wonderful rarities.

So while...

 

Definitely a terrible photo.

Who hasn’t taken a bad photo while on vacation? We all have at one time or another. And who hasn't looked at one of those awful photos and thought, 'This is so bad it should win a prize.' Now your loser photo can be a winner, thanks to the travel savvy — though not photo smart — folks at...

UPDATE (3/17/14): Fujifilm USA has issued a separate service advisory, which indicates a different range of serial numbers for affected X-T1 cameras. Fuji USA says the light leak and flare issue occurs on a "limited number of early production X-T1 cameras" with serial numbers below 41A05201 (serial numbers 41A05201 and higher are not...

 

 

Our Firmware Friday roundup comes a little earlier than normal this week, with news editor Mike Tomkins filling in from his vacation in Hong Kong (and hence running 12 hours ahead of US Eastern time). This week, we have but one update to cover: the Fuji XQ1 compact camera

When Fujifilm announced the...

 

 

More backup is never a bad thing, and one of the best-known cloud services just became a much more affordable place to stash a giant photo archive.

Google Drive chopped prices for its monthly storage plans today. It’s now $1.99 per month for 100GB of space, down from $4.99. The 1TB plan is only $9.99 per month,...

 

 

The Nikon D4S has an interesting dilemma: there are no other cameras in our Comparometer that go up to ISO 409,600, and therefore no competition to duel in that premium high altitude. Ah well, there are still a myriad of intriguing comparisons for you to make with our lab test First Shots from Nikon's flagship...

 

 

The current legal status of using drones for photography is extremely nebulous. There has been some movement towards them being outside of the grasp of the FAA, but densely packed cities are not looking too fondly on their use, and after a crash in New York, a drone controller was arrested for reckless...

 

 

For years, Calumet was one of the big names in photographic gear. Now, seemingly without warning, the organization has declared bankruptcy and closed its doors, not even giving its employees warning. Posting on Facebook, the organization said:

After 75 years of business it is with a heavy heart that we...

 

 

Red Giant, makers of editing and plugin software for all manner of film makers, has just rolled out an interesting new program called Red Giant Universe. It takes a diverse array of plugins, combines them with community functionality, promises many and frequent updates, and you get the whole thing for free.

The...

 

 

Between the VSCO presets and VSCO Cam, the Visual Supply Company (VSCO) is rapidly becoming a firm favorite for photographers, both traditional and smartphone. Now the company is taking its connection to the arts in a very new direction, offering up $100,000 in scholarships through a program called VSCO Initiative....

 

 

It's time for a new batch of camera deals! It's all cameras today, from Canon and Nikon DSLRs to the hot full-frame Sony A7 and A7R mirrorless cameras. Plus, there's a couple more mirrorless camera deals on Sony and Panasonic models. That's all for today, but be sure to check back on IR regularly for all new deals...

 

 

Fujifilm's X-mount mirrorless camera system has been around for a while now, and it's got quite a respectable portfolio of lenses to choose from. There are primes and zooms available in all categories, ranging from the ultra-wide angle end up to the long telephoto end. However, there are still some niches to fill,...

 

 

If you've been paying attention to US news, you'll likely have heard about Tuesday's five-alarm fire in San Francisco, just minutes away from the city's financial district -- not to mention its tourist heart. San Francisco is a city well-acquainted with the perils of fire, having been nearly wiped off the map...

 

 

The folks over at DxOMark have just published a new 24mm full-frame lens review, and boy is it ever a doozie. After passing through DxO's in-depth testing, the Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC lens earned itself a DxOMark score of 31 -- tied for first-place among 24mm Canon-mount lenses. And it did so despite...

 

 

Along with the announcement today of the Nikon V3, the latest camera body in the 1-series line-up, Nikon unveiled two new 1 NIKKOR lenses, expanding the 1-series lens arsenal now to eleven compatible lenses (thirteen if you include AW variants).

First is the new 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 PD-zoom which will...

 

 

Nikon continues to advance and improve their mirrorless camera lineup with a new flagship model, the Nikon 1 V3. Back in 2012, the leap from the V1 to the V2 saw a radical change in the design of this camera, with the V2 opting for a larger, more enthusiast-oriented design that included a larger, more protruding...

The flight to Bhutan is not an easy one. Coming on the heels of a 30-day stretch of field and production work, very little of what was left of my mind and body was functioning with any degree of efficiency. The last thing I wanted to do was spend 36 hours crammed in a plane seat.

The first leg took me from my home in Washington, DC to Tokyo;...

 

 

Ever wondered who in the world are the most dedicated selfie-takers? Well, wonder no more. The folks at Time Magazine have crunched the numbers, and found the Top 100 selfie obsessed cities on the planet. Leading the pack is Makati City, Philippines, with a rate of 258 selfie-takers per 100,000 people. America...