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It's a massive, one-of-a-kind camera but, until recently, it was thought to be too big to move. That may change if a project to create a more mobile version of the IMAGO1to1 life-size self-portrait camera gets the funding it's looking for.

The original IMAGO1to1 walk-in camera was built in Munich in 1970 by...

 

 

Just after the New Year began, the largest camera retailer in the United Kingdom -- Jessops -- went into administration protection (the U.K. legal term for bankruptcy). Some 192 stores across England closed, and more than 2,000 employees lost their jobs (according to the The Daily Telegraph).

It was another...

If you own one of Sony's Alpha SLT or NEX-series camera bodies and lenses made in the last couple of years, there's a pretty good chance new firmware awaits you on the company's support website. (Links to all the updates are at the end of this article.)

In one of the more comprehensive firmware releases in recent memory, the company...

Fans of completely manual control have two recently-unveiled lenses to look forward to, one apiece for the Micro Four Thirds and Leica M mounts. The new optics are products of Germany's RINGFOTO GmbH & Co. KG, and will be sold under the legendary Voigtländer brandname.

For Micro Four Thirds users, there's a 42.5mm prime lens with a...

 

 

Here's an exercise in (somewhat) pointless fun. The folks at Flite Test combined the hippest of hipster photo gear with the geekiest of geeky gadgets by strapping a Lomography camera onto a mini-copter drone and sending it into the heavens to shoot aerial photos.

Called the Lomo-Copter (aka the Lomogracopter),...

 

 

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Nikon's coveted Nikkor brand of camera lenses, and the company has served up the following, loving video tribute to how its precious photographic glass is made.

Yes, it's pretty much an advertisement for Nikon's lenses, but it's hard not to be mesmerized by the...

If you often shoot with complex setups of multiple flash strobes remotely triggered using PocketWizard radio gear, the company has a new offering that will help you take care of your valuable transceivers. (And it can also double as a handy bag to protect a full-sized SLR, if you don't want to carry a full-sized camera bag.)

The...

At the CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show in Japan last week, consumer electronics giant Ricoh teased a new product concept that will be rather exciting for fans of immersive photography -- and it might just bring immersive video capture to the table, as well. Although relatively little information is so far available, Japanese tech blog...

 

 

Low-cost computer maker Raspberry Pi announced yesterday it will be releasing a bare-bones camera module that will sell for $25.

Like Raspberry Pi's $35 computer, which is essentially a souped-up circuit board the size of a credit card, the stripped down camera is designed for educational purposes and to let...

 

 

A plan to create a digital version of those classic Bolex movie cameras took another step forward this week when the couple behind the project released new images of the final camera body.

Our initial impression? The D16, as it's called, looks gorgeous.

"Finishing this body has been an epic task!," Joe...

 

 

We must've missed this during the hubbub of CES but camera repairman Kelly Chong was out pounding the pavement in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center during the show last month to protest what he says is unfair treatment by imaging manufacturers against small camera shops.

Chong claims manufacturers,...

To my surprise and amazement, the other day, I glimpsed a familiar magazine logo at my local newsstand that I had not seen in more than 30 years. Peeking out of the photography section were the chunky logo letters that spelled out the title of a long-defunct magazine: Camera.

In disbelief, I picked it up. But the...

With the exception of Fujifilm cameras based around EXR and X-Trans image sensors and the Foveon-based camera lineup from Sigma, almost every digital camera on the market today shares one important feature in common: a Bayer color filter array, named after inventor and Kodak scientist Bryce Bayer. In fact, the overwhelming majority of...

 

 

The World Photography Organization just revealed the shortlist of photos for the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards and, as expected, some amazing work has made the cut. We've included a selection of some of our favorite photos from the Professional and Open category shortlists below.

Organizers said they...

Valentine's Day is almost here: are you looking for a surprise gift for that special person in your life? Or perhaps you want to show your camera bag a little love! Either way, a few deals crossed our inbox today from IR affiliates Adorama and Amazon that seem too good to pass up.

Just a few days ago we completed our Panasonic G5...

 

 

Now here's something that should calm your nerves on a Monday. Check out this amazing video by director Jacob Schwarz of colorful ink drops blooming, moving, and intersecting with each other in water in slow motion.

If that doesn't sound particularly interesting, consider that it was shot at 4K (4,096×2,304)...

 

 

We got a good response to last week's gear piece on a Victorian era pocket watch camera that looks anachronistic enough to be considered Steampunk, so here's a video in a similar vein. It's a behind-the-scenes clip from photographer David Honl on how to light and photograph portraits of models dressed up like...

 

 

Canon announced the 24-70mm f/4L IS USM  in November of 2012 as a lighter, less expensive alternative to the 24-70mm f/2.8. The lens is also equipped with image stabilization, and a specific macro mode. We've put the lens through its paces in our test lab: Click here to read our full review of the Canon 24-70mm...

Canon USA has issued updated firmware for its EOS-1D X digital SLR, fixing a couple of problems and adding one new feature.

Canon EOS-1D X firmware v1.2.1 adds a new function to the Recording Card Image Size Setting option, found on tab four of the Custom Functions menu. The "Disable image size button" option deactivated this button,...