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With the Blackmagic Production camera finally being sent out to interested parties, we're starting to see the affordable 4K video camera be put through its paces against the competition. Most notably, Cinema 5D has pitted the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K against the much more expensive, and very popular, Canon...

 

 

Earlier this month, parts of France were hammered by a huge storm and rains, flooding parts of Brittany. To capture the power and devestation of the weather, famed photographer Philip Plisson took to the skies, documenting natures fury from a helicopter.

The storm, called Petra, hit parts of France extremely hard...

 

 

We already know the Nikon D5300 takes some impressive images—but how does it handle in a situation that's not so lab based? Like, say, jumping out of a plane? Nikon Middle East has teamed up with photographer Juan Mayer to outfit the skydiving photographer with the D5300 for a day of jumps.

Unfortunately, the...

 

 

Nikon's new advanced consumer DSLR, the D5300, may look like a minor upgrade to the well-received D5200 on the outside, but under the hood there's some stand-out features that put it in the range of the D7100 in terms of image quality and performance. But this is all just talk without an actual comparison, right?...

 

 

Six years after the company unveiled its enthusiast-grade non-linear video editing software, Video Pro X, German developer Magix Software GmbH has just taken the wraps off a major overhaul to the app. Magix Video Pro X6 is now a native 64-bit app, and so are its bundled plugins. It also debuts an overhauled,...

 

 

The World Press Freedom Index 2014 is out, and it makes for interesting reading. The index shines a spotlight both on the places where those in the media (including photojournalists and videographers) are free to do their job unhindered. It also identifies the black spots where their reportage may actually...

Gear bag shots are a popular pastime with amateur photographers, and they usually comprise a camera bag, at least one camera and lens, and then an armada of daily accessories such as iPhones, laptops, watches, notebooks etc. Many online fora are overflowing with pictures of this kind, and there are endless discussion threads where troll after...

For a long time there was an unquestioned rule in the world of photography: third party lenses are never as good as those made by the original equipment manufacturers. It seems that this rule is no longer applicable. Recently, DxOMark got their hands on the new Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 super-telephoto zoom lens and put it through its paces at...

 

 

When Shaun White narrowly averted disaster on a botched halfpipe landing, the photographic results were more powerful than any video reel. His board looks as if it's ready to snap, as ice sprays off the side of the halfpipe behind and below the board's edge. But in the age of online and broadcast media, it's a tall...

 

 

The Falcon Eye KC-2000 is a new Japanese night vision camera that's promising to let you record full color video, even when it's so dark outside that there's no moon. And while there's a lot we don't know about the camera, the promise of shooting video in the dimmest possible conditions is a powerful one.

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Nikon has just released a video giving a closer look at the highest echelons of the precision work done in its factories. The 7:37 production is all about the "Nikon Master Craftspersons", a title awarded to Nikon employees who have utterly exceptional knowledge and skills in their field.

Unfortunately, Nikon...

 

 

Are you the proud owner of an obscenely priced Hasseblad camera? Are you searching for a camera bag that's exactly as affordable and understated as the camera within it? Boy, do we have the bag for you! For the eminently (un)reasonable price of $3,500, you could be the proud owner of a Luis Vuitton camera bag!

 

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The World Press Photo awards have yet again become a magnet for scandal, but this time of a very different sort. This year's winner, John Stanmeyer, is now facing accusations of conflicts of interest due to the fact that he has a very close relationship with one of the judges.

Stanmeyer is...

 

 

We've got an interesting mixed bag of deals this morning, including camera and lens bundle deals on Olympus cameras as well as a nice discount on the Sony NEX-3N kit. There's also a Woot.com camera sale that ends tomorrow (as well as an on-going Woot Off; so who knows if a camera or two will pop-up there on sale?)....

 

 

Shortly after Nikon's D600 hit the market as one of the most affordable full-frame DSLR options, users began complaining about issues with dust particles on the sensor. While each lens-change operation potentially allows dust to enter the camera and settle on the sensor, it usually takes a while until specs become...

 

 

The Canon G1 X Mark II has us very excited. The huge sensor coupled with the promise of faster and better performance suggests that there might be a new top dog in the world of high-end compact cameras. Now Canon Europe is showing off a bit of behind the scenes information from the camera in a pdf guide you can...

 

 

If you've just dropped the approximately $10,000 on a Leica M Typ 240, wouldn't you say it's worth spending a bit to get it a case that's appropriately stylish and protective to look after your new investment? UK manufacturer Classic Cases has just announced a set of leather cases for the Leica M Typ 240, which...

 

 

Between Twitter, Reddit, Imgur, Tumblr, and the rest of social media, the ability for a photo to go viral is now greater than ever. But alongside that greater speed comes the fact that images are more than ever likely to un-sourced, mis-sourced, mis-described, and just generally misused—but luckily there are some...

 

 

Happy President's Day to all our fellow American readers! We've found lots of great camera deals today, from big Canon, Nikon and Pentax DSLR deals as well as a couple cool promos for Sony cameras, including the hot, new A7 full-frame mirrorless camera. Lastly, there's some great Fuji deals, both on cameras and...