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Sony released its 50mm f/1.8 prime for the NEX E-mount at the end of 2011, and we have had some interesting results from it in the lab, particularly in the area of chromatic aberration. If you ever wanted to learn about longitudinal chromatic aberration, the Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS we tested is an excellent case study: click here to read our full review of this lens!

Now here's something we can get behind this sweaty time of year: a camera bag that doubles as a cooler for your beer. Called the Poler Camera Cooler, this small (11  x  6  x 7-inch) bag has padded dividers that can hold a digital SLR, lens and other small photo accessories.

Meanwhile, pockets on the side fit an iPhone or iPad. To prevent the bag from swinging around when...

Alongside the launch of the Canon Rebel T4i earlier this month, the company also unveiled two new lens models with stepping autofocus motors. The EF-S 18-135mm STM is a variant of the existing 18-135mm design, and so optically speaking, we pretty much know what to expect there. The EF 40mm f/2.8 STM prime is a different beast, though. It's a brand-new design, and Canon's...

Announced a month ago, the Pentax K-30 strikes us as one of the more exciting SLR announcements of the year so far. For just US$850, you not only get a weather-sealed SLR body, rare enough at such a consumer-friendly pricetag. You also get a bright 100%, 0.92x magnification pentaprism viewfinder just like that of the company's flagship K-5, where competitors pretty-much...

For some reason, this old Charlie Rose PBS interview with photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (view it in its entirety below) has resurfaced and is making the rounds on social media this week. This is great because young photographers who have only heard about HCB will get a chance to see him “live.” If they can get passed Rose’s rather annoying, cloying manner, they will...

Back at the Mobile World Congress show last February, Nokia announced a phone that elevated pulses of photographers around the world. Dubbed the Nokia 808 PureView, this interesting handset includes a Carl Zeiss-branded lens with an f/2.4 aperture, and an unusually large 1/1.2"-type image sensor. With close to three times the area of the sensors in most compact cameras, and...

We received the Canon T4i today and stopped everything to get our first official test images posted from this hot new Rebel. These images are from a production camera, mind you, currently available at major online retailers, so check out our First Shots from the Canon Rebel T4i!

Exactly four weeks after its last update, Paris, France-based DxO Labs has unveiled a new version of its flagship Optics Pro image processing application, bringing support for five new cameras and a whopping 400 new optics modules. 

According to the official release notes, DxO Optics Pro 7.5.1 also fixes an issue with use on Open CL machines whose user account names...

We've shared a couple of video tutorials recently on how to take photos of complete strangers and how to capture the perfect headshot, now here's a free e-book in a somewhat similar vein. Called "31 Days to Overcome Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography," the free book is by noted street photographer Eric Kim and is available on his blog (scroll down a bit) as either a...

While the others at Imaging Resource get to review exciting new digital cameras, I try out things like the $29.99 “Spy Camera Sunglasses with MP3.” Receiving a press release from a Chinese company announcing its new Spy Camera Sunglasses, it fell to me to “field test” them.

I had, after all, written about Lady Gaga’s non-existent camera sunglasses and the equally...

ACD Systems has released a new version of its ACDSee Pro photo editing and management app for the Macintosh platform. ACDSee Pro 2 is the company's first update for Mac since the original version's final update to v1.9 (build 475), almost a year ago.

A lot's changed since then. Key among the new features is a 64-bit raw processing engine, where the original ACDSee Pro was...

Over the last few days, Canon USA has released updated firmware for several of its digital SLRs and camcorders, as well as new versions of the software that accompanies these products.

Of most interest to our readers will be the firmware and software updates for the SLRs. The Canon EOS 5D Mark III update takes the camera to version number 1.1.3, and according to the...

Yesterday, we shared a great educational video with you on how to photograph complete strangers. Now, here's celebrity photographer Peter Hurley talking about how to capture fabulous headshots.

The video is Hurley's keynote address at the Google+ Photographer's Conference in California in May. In it, he breaks down his approach to making subjects comfortable and then...

I occasionally write posts like this because my main goal is to get people up and off the couch so they can go make pictures. It mostly applies to beginners but even pros can use a refresher once in a while. There’s always an excuse NOT to shoot but if you have something new to think about or try, maybe that will become an excuse TO shoot. So without further introduction,...

For those of you who aren’t aware, the new AF system in the Canon EOS 5D Mark III has different available autofocus points with different lenses. Canon has listed all of their lenses in the 5D Mk III manual (pages 78-84, for those of you who don’t do manuals much) telling you which of the 61 AF points are active and whether they are horizontal only, cross, or dual-cross...

Photo accessories company Phottix has today announced imminent availability of its Odin TTL flash trigger for most Nikon digital SLRs.

The Phottix Odin first shipped for Canon cameras last September, and after a slight delay for testing with the D800 and D4 DSLRs, will be available for Nikon shooters from tomorrow. The Odin is a 2.4GHz wireless system offering both TTL...

One of the most intimidating things for aspiring photographers is taking pictures of people you do not know. It can be an uncomfortable experience that often doesn't result in the candid, revealing portraits you may have hoped for.

That's why we like Portland, Oregon-based photographer Jimmy Hickey's video "How to Photograph a Stranger."

Hickey breaks down his formula...

Pick up the Fujifilm X10, and its solid, premium body jam-packed with external controls tells you that it was designed for photographers, by photographers. Take a look at its unusually bright 4x optical zoom lens, and you know you're in for a treat. Unfortunately, we've had to temper our enthusiasm somewhat due to the well-documented "white disc" problem, which can rear its...

With Father's Day almost here, the folks over at Imaging Resource affiliate partner Adorama are running a pretty impressive deal that could completely overhaul Dad's aging photo setup. (It could also make a great gift for grads who've not yet explored the world of photography beyond their camera phone or compact.)

For just about US$600, you can pick up Canon gear...