News entries for September, 2013

 

 

You've doubtless heard of the steadicam, and you've probably heard of the MoVI, but have you ever heard of the Galluscam, the world's first chicken-based camera stabilizer? That's the gist of this wonderful, viral ad spoof from LG to promote the company's new LG G2 smartphone, which has a camera with optical image...

 

 

The Rokinon 14mm ƒ/2.8 IF ED UMC ultra-wide angle, full-frame lens was recently put through its paces in our test lab. Introduced as a replacement for the briefly-available "MC" version, this "UMC" models aims to improve issues with ghosting and flare thanks to new multi-layer coatings. Like other Rokinon camera...

 

 

Getting a lens that's extremely sharp generally means you're going to be dealing with a large, expensive, and heavy piece of gear strapped to the front of your camera. But what if you could do away with much of the internal optics, and instead turn to computation for getting your image as sharp as possible? A paper...

 

 

We knew the mirrorless Olympus OM-D E-M1 compact system camera was pretty durable and weather-resistant when we got our hands on it for a First Impressions review last month, but the below video shows how it can survive getting drenched by water. Our friend Chris Gampat at The Phoblographer ran the 16-megapixel...

 

 

Every week, Adobe awards a website the title of "Cutting Edge Project of the Week." These sites push the boundaries of what websites are able to achieve through interactivity, communication with mobile devices and much more. Now Adobe has taken all 52 winners from the last year, and is pitting them head-to-head for...

 

 

Good morning everyone! It's the start of a brand new week, and that means brand new deals! We've got a nice discount on the brand new Panasonic GX7 kit as well as deals on Nikon and Canon entry-level DSLRs and a compact Canon PowerShot camera. On the lens side of things, we've found deals on two high-performance...

The weekend has arrived, and once again it's a rather light Firmware Friday we have for you this week. In fact, we're stepping just slightly outside our usual remit to bring you news of a smartphone update, solely because it's said to bring a great improvement in camera performance. We also have news of another batch of firmware updates...

It seems to be the week for mobile 3D modeling! Just two days ago, we reported on a Kinect-like addon device for Apple's iPad tablet. Now, Toshiba has unveiled a twin-lensed camera module for smartphones and tablets which does much the same thing, albeit in a different way. It also allows some neat post-capture effects such as...

The Canon PowerShot N stands as quite a unique camera, and Canon has designed it for a pretty unique use-case scenario -- a pocketable, socially savvy party cam for the young and fashionable. The square-shaped camera is certainly striking looking and will definitely draw a crowd. It's also well-built and feels substantial in the hand;...

 

 

Last year, British photojournalist Don McCullin went to Syria to visually document yet another war -- Syria's bloody civil war. But at age 77, his body didn't fare as well as his intentions. Shortly after arriving, McCullin and his team came under fire, and he fell and injured himself. He had to be pulled out of...

 

 

Time lapses are a big thing right now. Thanks to built-in functionality, camera hacks, and smartphone apps, it seems that just about any camera can be tweaked to compress long periods of time into a quick video. And with this boom in the medium comes experimentation, which means we're seeing time lapses that range...

 

 

Happy Friday everyone! We've got a handful of camera deals today, with a particular heavy helping of Canon gear. There's also a deal on a Sigma lens for both Nikon and Canon DSLRs. Lastly, spruce up your living space with some of your photos thanks to big discount on canvas prints! Be sure to check back on IR every...

 

 

NASA has used a unique telescopic photography system to capture amazing images of the shockwaves from fighter jets as they break the sound barrier. The images, shown on this page, were captured by NASA at the Dryden Flight Research Center in California using the Ground-to-Air Schlieren Photography System, or GASPS....

 

 

National Geographic has long been the byword for excellence in photography. Now, with the famed magazine hitting its 125th anniversary, it has released a special issue dedicated to just its photography. Dubbed, unsurprisingly "the Photography Issue," it has Steve McCurry's famed "Afghan Girl" on the cover, and...

As search giant Google celebrates its 15th birthday, it has taken the wraps off some new features which will be of interest to photographers and videographers -- especially consumers and enthusiasts. The company is continuing to do its best to attract new users to Google+, its social networking rival to the dominant Facebook.

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If you happen to be in Baltimore this Saturday and have the least bit of interest in sports photography, you should really stop by the Sports Legends Museum, where a new retrospective of the work of Neil Leifer is opening. If Leifer's name doesn't ring a bell, his work certainly will, particularly his instantly...

If you're eagerly awaiting the recently-announced -- and extremely unconventional -- Sony QX100 and QX10 lens-style cameras, your wait is just about over! Both models are just about to start shipping tomorrow, their maker has announced. And whether you'll be buying one or not, Sony has just released a teardown video that offers an...

 

 

Photographer and visual artist Carrie Mae Weems was one of 24 people to win the prestigious MacArthur "Genius" award yesterday. The 60-year-old Weems was the oldest recipient and the only photographer to make this year's list.

"It is beyond wonderful. I feel like I am dancing in the stratosphere," Weems told...

A year ago, French software company DxO Labs released Viewpoint, a standalone app and plug-in which does one thing and does it well: correct distortion in your images. Now, DxO celebrates the first anniversary of Viewpoint with a brand-new release that adds even more ways of taming distortion, be it caused by your framing or your lens.