Pentax KP First Shots: Going head-to-head against the Nikon D500 at ISO 819,200! Featured Story
02/10, 17:25 EST     The Pentax KP has touched down at IR labs, and we're thrilled to have it in our midst. The engineers at Ricoh have been busy indeed, filling every nook and cranny in this stoutly-built, yet sleek-for-a-DSLR camera, and have primed it for... (more)

Firmware Friday: New features, bug-fixes for GoPro Hero5, Olympus E-M10, Panasonic GX85/G85 & YI-M1 Featured Story
02/10, 17:21 EST     With the weekend beckoning, it's time once more for Firmware Friday, our weekly roundup of all that's new in the world of camera gear updates! This week, we have news to report from action cam manufacturer GoPro, as well as from Micro Four... (more)

Pro tips for printing in Lightroom: All about Lightroom print templates and crop guides
02/10, 14:00 EST     Earlier this week, Scott Kelby posted a tutorial for making a custom print layout (video below). You can download the preset in the link above, but Kelby goes over how to make the layout from scratch and save it as a preset. Start by going to the... (more)

Travel the globe in this hyperlapse video constructed using over 3,000 Google Maps screenshots
02/10, 11:00 EST     Who says you can’t make art using Google Maps images? Graphic design student Matteo Archondis has used over 3,300 screenshots from within Google Maps – which just turned 12 years old – to create a hyperlapse video showcasing cities and landmarks... (more)

The father of the flash: Tracing the modern flash back to its scientific beginnings
02/10, 06:00 EST     A few years ago, BBC Future wrote a feature about Harold Eugene Edgerton, a longtime electrical engineering professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and pioneer of flash photography. A post on Reddit about Edgerton recently appeared, so it... (more)

Canon M5 Field Test: The latest EOS M series camera is Canon’s first true enthusiast mirrorless camera Featured Story
02/09, 16:57 EST     Canon’s latest mirrorless camera, the Canon M5, is their first to include a built-in electronic viewfinder and Dual Pixel CMOS AF. Along with its SLR-style design and ample physical controls, the M5 is also the first Canon mirrorless camera to be... (more)

DJI releases new accessories for the Mavic Pro, including propeller protection Featured Story
02/09, 13:52 EST     For owners of the popular DJI Mavic Pro, DJI has announced new accessories for the recently-released quadcopter. Two of the new products are designed to help protect the Mavic Pro’s propellers, ensuring that your drone is as protected as possible.... (more)

New perspectives, stories and realism: The visual trends Adobe expects in 2017
02/09, 11:00 EST     Adobe has predictions for the visual trends which will take off in 2017. Many of them have to do with technology. As drones become more popular and offer great aerial photography possibilities, Adobe expects new perspectives to be big in 2017.... (more)

Thrifty Thursday: During week of WPPI, save big on Canon and Nikon cameras, many other lenses
02/09, 10:00 EST     With WPPI wrapping up today in Las Vegas, there are a number of ongoing excellent deals. B&H has a number of great deals on a wide array of gear when using the coupon code “BHWPPI17.” WPPI deals at B&H Many of the WPPI 2017 deals at B&H will be... (more)

Manfrotto launches Lens Filter Suite, combining Manfrotto filters and XUME adapters
02/09, 06:00 EST     Manfrotto, a company best known for their camera support gear and photo accessories, has announced the Manfrotto Lens Filter Suite. The Lens Filter Suite combines Manfrotto’s filters with Manfrotto Xume magnetic adapters. The Lens Filter Suite... (more)

Ensure you can always capture the moment with new Battery Photo Case for iPhone 7 (Plus)
02/08, 14:00 EST     If you want to use your iPhone for capturing high-quality images with Moment’s lens accessories for the iPhone, you’ve had to choose between using the lenses or using a battery case to extend your iPhone’s life. You don't have to sacrifice one or... (more)

Third stack’s the charm: Sony unveils new smartphone sensor capable of 1,000fps and less rolling shutter
02/08, 10:54 EST     Sony has taken the wraps off its newest smartphone image sensor. The new sensor is the industry’s first three-layer stacked CMOS image sensor with DRAM for smartphones and it offers high-speed data readout with reduced distortion when shooting... (more)

Lino Manfrotto, photographer and founder of Manfrotto, passes away at 80 years old in native Italy
02/08, 06:00 EST     Lino Manfrotto, the founder of the Manfrotto support equipment company, has passed away at his home in Italy at the age of 80. While best known for the company with his namesake, which has been designing and producing support gear for... (more)

That’s a face?! Google Brain creates faces virtually out of thin air
02/07, 14:00 EST     We recently covered Google’s RAISR technology, which aids in making low-resolution images higher-resolution while also eliminating artifacts and preserving details. Google Brain is up to something even more impressive, seemingly being capable of... (more)

Sony primed for WPPI: announces 100mm f/2.8 STF G Master and 85mm f/1.8 lenses; radio-controlled flash
02/07, 11:35 EST     Sony has announced three new products at WPPI 2017 which will surely excite wedding and portrait photographers who use Sony E-mount cameras. The new optics are the Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS, and the Sony FE 85mm f/1.8. The former is designed to... (more)

Olympus 300mm f/4 PRO + E-M1 Mark II: Turning the everyday into the sublime
02/07, 07:22 EST     The Olympus 300mm f/4 PRO is a hard lens to get enough of. We reviewed it, shot extensively with it on the Olympus E-M1, and then awarded it Best Telephoto Prime Lens in our 2016 COTY awards. But as all of that was transpiring, Olympus was busy... (more)

Tamron announces new APS-C 10-24mm lens and full-frame SP series 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom
02/06, 18:30 EST     Tamron has announced two new zoom lenses: a 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD (Model B023) and SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 (Model A025), the latter of which is one of Tamron’s premium lenses, as evidenced by its “SP” designation. Tamron 10-24mm... (more)

Sony A6500 Field Test Part II: An evening shoot in Gatlinburg plus videos aplenty
02/06, 18:21 EST     Late last year, I posted my first Field Test of the Sony A6500, an enthusiast mirrorless camera which pairs plenty of performance with great image quality in a relatively compact design. Since then, I've been kept busy with the holiday season,... (more)

Intel’s smart drones take to the skies above Houston for Super Bowl LI halftime show
02/06, 13:59 EST     As a New England native and lifelong Patriots fan, Super Bowl LI was an insane game and very much a tale of two halves. While the Patriots were looking to be well on their way to an embarrassing, deflating defeat at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons,... (more)

Samyang/Rokinon expands their cinematic lens lineup: Xeen 20mm T/1.9 announced
02/06, 11:00 EST     Samyang/Rokinon launched their XEEN lineup in 2015 and are now expanding it further with a new cinema lens, the XEEN 20mm T/1.9. The 20mm T/1.9 joins their existing XEEN lens lineup, which includes 14mm T/3.1, 16mm T/2.6, 24mm T/1.5, 35mm T/1.5,... (more)