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Just last week, we shared an intriguing white paper from Canon on how the new Dual Pixel CMOS AF system in the Canon 70D is a massive improvement from other DSLRs for live view and movie focusing. Now a couple of video examples have popped up of the AF in action for movie mode, and the speed at which the system...

 

 

The SmugMug photo sharing service has just announced a mammoth overhaul to the look and feel of its offerings, radically changing not only the way your online portfolio will look, but also how it handles customization and image organizing.

SmugMug will be live streaming an unveiling of the new service at 10:30am...

 

 

The deals keep rolling in! This morning we found an awesome deal for a Canon PowerShot G15 bundled with the PIXMA Pro-100 printer, as well as sweet savings on a refurbished Nikon D600 body-and-lens kit. We've also found bargains on Sony Alpha DSLRs and NEX compact cameras, plus Rokinon and Tokina lenses. Time to...

Early last month, Adobe shipped Lightroom 5, a major update to its photographer-centric imaging application. The update had lots to love, with new features including smart previews for offline image editing, automatic horizon and perspective correction, and a more advanced healing brush. Unfortunately, with so much changing it also...

 

 

We're not particularly keen on selfie photography. In fact, we're not even sure whether selfie photography is photography at all. But we've come across some selfie photography that we really do like in the form of a new tumblr blog called "cop selfies." And it's about as good as selfie photography gets.

The title...

 

 

We expect the technicians at Nikon Professional Services (NPS) to be pretty skilled at what they do but they're also fast. Very fast. In the below video, you can watch NPS service technician Kodai Matsumoto diagnose and repair a Nikon D4 in less than a minute.

OK, truth be told, it actually took Matsumoto just...

 

 

Just when you thought a football game couldn't have any more replays, rewinds, slow-mos, and general carrying on, the folks at NBC have added a new photographic tool to their arsenal. Starting with the Dallas Cowboys/Giants game on on September 8, both end zones will have full 365-degree camera rigs, capable of...

 

Pepto Bismol. Image © Matthew Cetta, used with permission

If you've ever processed your own film, the chemistry behind developing it can feel like alchemy. The developing, stopping, fixing, washing, and drying — all with perfect timing and motions — can be difficult to properly get your head around. But what happens...

For the last couple of decades, there's been an elephant in the digital darkroom. A joint announcement today from two of Japan's largest consumer electronics manufacturers -- Sony and Panasonic -- suggests that its days may finally be numbered, as the two companies work to create a more viable, long-term archival storage medium.

It has...

 

 

Canon once again updates its primary kit lens for APS-C cameras: the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM is sold with the T5i, SL1 and 70D cameras, so it makes sense that they've put some thought into refining it. The result is a completely redesigned lens, with a new STM ("Stepping") motor which provides quick and...

 

 

Bundles, bundles and more bundles! Looking at the deals today, we seem to have found bundles for everyone, including bargain bundles on the Canon 6D and 5D Mark III, as well as the Nikon D3200 and Canon S110. We've also found a selection of other discounts on a variety of lenses and flashes. Be sure to check...

We've just posted First Shots -- our still life test images shot under controlled conditions in the IR Lab -- for Samsung's newest and most-connected mirrorless camera, the Samsung NX2000. Announced last May, the NX2000 takes an imaging pipeline much like that of the more expensive Samsung NX300, and combines it with cutting-edge...

With news editor Mike Tomkins moving house, there's been a brief hiatus in our Firmware Friday roundup lately. We return with good news for Fuji X-Pro1 owners: the firmware update which, yesterday, we reported had been pulled for a bug fix has now returned.

Fuji X-Pro1 firmware v3.01 includes the same features added in v3.00 -- that is...

 

 

In April, Blackmagic announced two new cameras, including an extremely portable and affordable model dubbed the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K. With a $4,000 asking price, and the promise of high quality video for a reasonable pricetag, many were looking forward to the original July ship date. Unfortunately, it...

 

 

The difference between designer Alex Trochut's photo prints when viewed in light or darkness is like night and day. Called binary prints, two separate images are shown on the surface depending on whether the lights are on or off.

Trochut, who splits his time between Brooklyn and Barcelona, invented and patented...

There's plenty to recommend the humble tablet as a device for reviewing your photos in the field: A large, high-res screen, great battery life, and a take-anywhere form factor that's much lighter and smaller than the typical laptop computer. And even your smartphone likely has a bigger and better screen than does your camera.

 

 

Perhaps the biggest new feature in the Canon 70D is its radical new autofocus system, which promises to dramatically improve AF speeds, especially while in Live View and for shooting video. Our initial impression of the system is that it's a significant step above other systems currently available in SLRs. But if...

 

 

Based on imagery alone, the Cassini-Huygens space probe is the gift that keeps on giving. Launched in 1997, Cassini-Huygens has been capturing hundreds of thousands of mind-blowing photos of Saturn and the surrounding solar system, including massive hurricanes on the planet and stunning cyclones.

On Tuesday, we...

 

 

Ah, it's a wonderful Friday morning here at IR HQ, and we've rounded up an eclectic mix of camera gear deals, including a bundle on a great Sony NEX camera and an Olympus PEN kit. We also found some bargains on Canon gear, Rokinon lenses, and big savings on Gitzo, Manfrotto and Induro tripods. Plus a nice big...