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Just before we break for the weekend, Adobe has shipped new release candidates of its Camera Raw and DNG Converter apps. Both bring support for 14 new camera and camera back models, including the extremely popular Sony A6000 and Fuji X-T1. Support is also added for an impressive 37 new lens types, with Sony...

 

 

Happy Friday everyone! We've rounded up another batch of great camera and lens deals today, including some nice bargains on variety of Canon and Nikon DSLRs. In the lens department, we've found a number of deals on Canon lenses and a nice deal on refurbished f/2.8 Nikon zoom lens. There's also a new Sigma lens...

 

 

The snow leopard is an incredibly rare animal—even spotting one in the wild is an infrequent occurrence. And now, for what appears to be the first time ever, an image has been recorded of one making a kill.

Snow leopards are not only few in number, but are also famed for their stealth. Adam Riley of Indri...

 

 

Friday's here, and it's time for your weekly firmware fix! This week, it's all about the mirrorless cameras. Fujifilm fields a raft of updates that improve image quality for its X-mount cameras and lenses, and Nikon resolves a GPS issue for its groundbreaking waterproof, shockproof AW1 mirrorless camera.

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Behind every image there is a story. Not just the the final product, once it's ready for everyone to see, but every step leading up to that point. The idea behind the image, where it was shot, why it was shot, the technical details of taking the photo, and editing it. All of those come together to create that...

 

 

On Thursday, a tragic accident struck a film shoot in Wayne County, Ga, where an authorized scene on a railway track ended with the death of one crew member and the injury of at least two others. Recording for the upcoming Gregg Allman biopic “Midnight Rider”, the crew were filming a dream sequence on a railroad...

 

 

German photographer Simon Menner has done something incredibly unique with his "Project Camouflage" series of images. What appear to be just standard landscape shots are actually images with a sniper (and sometimes a spotter) camouflaged and hidden from view. All but invisible, the images show just how excellent...

 

 

If you're a fan of the dreamy, surreal look that a super slow-motion effect can lend to your videos -- or you just want to analyze your golf swing in fine detail -- then Toshiba has good news for you. The company has just announced a new image sensor aimed at smartphones and tablets that promises an...

 

 

We've just published our Olympus 25mm f/1.8 lens review, and this lens is the latest addition to Olympus' high quality, budget-friendly fast prime lens family. Olympus shooters who've been craving a fast, 50mm-equivalent prime lens have their wishes granted with this new lens. It's fast, affordable and produces...

Danish medium format camera manufacturer and software developer Phase One is about to sell a majority stake to a new investor, in order to be able to continue growing its business. The investor in question is Silverfleet Capital, who shared the news on its website two days ago. According to the announcement, the transaction will provide Phase...

In 1915, as World War I was raging, photographer Léon Gimpel befriended a group of street kids in the Rue de Grenata neighborhood of Paris. The kids had their own 'army' and were at play re-enacting the war's battles. Knowing a good thing when he saw it, Gimpel began to visit the kids regularly on Sundays and helped them construct their arsenal from castoff materials. He...

 

 

Early last month, Samsung announced a raft of new cameras at the Consumer Electronics Show. Key among these were a new flagship mirrorless camera, the Samsung NX30, as well as the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2, its second Android-powered, fixed-lens camera. Both bring worthwhile updates over their predecessors,...

 

 

In 2011, singer Rihanna was sued by famed photographer David LaChapelle due to similarities between the music video for her song "S&M and his photography (warning, adult content in the link). In October of that year, there was a settlement between the two parties, but now, three years later, another long simmering...

 

 

If you have an iPad, you're probably aware of the fact that it has a couple of magnets embedded in its body—that's what allows the Apple smart case to click into place so easily and perfectly. But a new patent from Apple shows that the company is working on using those magnets for an awful lot more than just...

 

 

In a move to try and get more people adopting rescue animals, Dallas Pets Alive has teamed up with ad agency Dieste to bring animals to your Instagram selfies. They've dubbed the movement #muttbombing, and they photoshop a dog that's up for adoption into people's selfies that they post online.

The images are...

 

 

Chalk up another one for the intrepid rooftopping duo, Vitaly Raskalov and Vadim Makhorov. No sooner had we reported on their illicit -- and doubtless illegal -- scaling of Shanghai Tower, the world's second-tallest building, than we discover that they've also been testing the limits in another Asian city. It...

 

 

This winter has been an exceptionally brutal one for Europe. The Atlantic coastlines of western France and southern England have been battered by an unremitting succession of harsh storms. Yann Arthus-Bertrand is an internationally respected photographer best known for his aerial photography in books like Earth...

 

 

Does your Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS digital camera seem to have a mind of its own? If it randomly switches itself off, warns of a low battery state, or fails to switch on in the first place, but you know the battery to be fully charged, you may have a known issue according to a new service advisory from the...

 

 

Technology changes tend to be of two types: incremental improvements or disruptive innovations. Incremental improvements allow one manufacturer to take market share from another, and give the fanboys fuel for their Internet forum battles. Disruptive innovations may create a million new customers -- or make a...