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Thursday, February 2013
If you've just started using a digital SLR or compact system camera and want to learn more about how to pick out the right lens to pair it with, the following how-to video tutorial is a good starting place. It's led by professional travel photographer Kerrick James and focuses on Pentax lenses but the information could...
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Wednesday, February 2013
On Monday, we told you about this pepper mill grinder designed like a camera lens, and wondered what lens-shaped product the designers would think of next. Well, we asked and they've answered.
Monoculo Design Studio is offering the DSLR Paparazzi Lamp, an extra large wooden lamp that looks like a 14-24mm f/2.8 Nikkor...
What lens-shaped product will they think of next? Recently, we told you about a small, USB powered humidifier shaped like a Canon lens and before that there was this portable speaker designed like a Nikon zoom.
Add to that faux lens arsenal this Camera Lens Pepper Mill Grinder, available via Amazon.com for $18.99....
Several key camera firmware and software updates recently issued by Nikon fix a variety of bugs and should bring an improved user experience for photographers. In all, the updates cover the Nikon V1 mirrorless camera, the professional Nikon D4 digital SLR, and the Capture NX 2 application that's available to accompany the company's various...
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Thursday, February 2013
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 craftsmanship and...
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, including...
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 review, and...
January has been quite the month for Nikon. The company already announced two new 1-series mirrorless cameras and a Coolpix compact just prior to the Consumer Electronics Show, and now it's followed up with seven more cameras for the largest photography show in its home market -- the annual CP+ Camera and Imaging Show. That's a total of no...
That problem with the Nikon D600 accumulating dust or oil on its image sensor lessens the more you shoot with the digital SLR but it doesn't seem to completely go away, recent testing shows.
"The dust is still building up, but the accumulation of new dust spots has slowed, and the spots that do show up are not...
Ok, consider this aspiring photojournalists out there: what if you were asked, at the last minute, to photograph one of the biggest sports stories of the year for ESPN?
And what if you were a relative novice who had only been tapped to shoot the breaking news story because the main photographer was out of town? Would...
Eager to see how the Nikon V2 mirrorless or Olympus XZ2 premium compact compare perform in terms of image quality? Now's your chance: we've just posted our first test images from both cameras on their respective previews, and have added them to our Comparometer(tm) tool, so you can make direct comparisons to your favorite cameras from the many...
French software company DxO Labs has unveiled a new release of its flagship Optics Pro workflow software for photographers, and announced an important milestone in its production of the modules that let Optics Pro automatically correct common lens-derived image quality problems such as vignetting, aberrations and distortion.
DxO Optics Pro...
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Wednesday, January 2013
The Nikon 70-200mm f/4G ED VR AF-S was released near the end of 2012, offering a smaller, lighter alternative in the 70-200mm range. Incorporating Nikon's latest version of its Vibration Reduction technology, we've put the new lens through its paces in our test lab: click here to read our full review of the Nikon...
If you could ask your favorite camera company any question you wanted, what would it be?
We landed today in Las Vegas, Nevada, for what's shaping up to be a very interesting 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. Things are heating up in the enthusiast compact camera market, hybrid phase detect autofocus makes a return to fixed-lens cameras,...
Nikon's fledgling 1-mount system has only been around for a little over a year, but in that time it's seen a pretty impressive pace of development. Today, the announcement of two more 1-mount cameras makes that adjective seem insufficient. A greater superlative is needed to describe a schedule that sees no less than six cameras released for a...
Remember the lioness we told you about last month who seemed to enjoy munching on a Canon 5D Mark II? Well, check out this black bear who seems to be enjoying taking photographs with a Nikon digital SLR.
The Nikon camera belongs to wildlife photographer Dean Swartz who had this to say about seeing his DSLR taken over...
If you're shooting with an Olympus XZ-2, Nikon S800c, or Leica S2, the holidays have come just slightly early for you this year -- there's new firmware available from all three manufacturers that improves each camera.
For the Olympus Stylus XZ-2 premium compact, there is but one change in firmware version 1.1, which has been announced by...
The Nikon D800 caused huge buzz when it was introduced, with owners and reviewers alike marveling at its incredible resolution. If the D800 was great, the Nikon D800E, with the low-pass filter effectively removed, must be even more incredible, right?
As you might guess, low-pass filters are present on cameras for a...
It's taken three tries, but Nikon has finally produced a flagship Coolpix digital camera that solidly holds its own against its top competitors. The new Nikon P7700 boasts an upgraded 12-megapixel sensor and a fast 7.1x zoom lens with a maximum aperture of f/2.0, as well as a number of other enhancements. Nikon removed...
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Thursday, December 2012
Nikon leads the way again, with the first "affordable" full-frame digital SLR. Fun to shoot, the Nikon D600 offers as little or as much control as you want, perfect for both amateurs and more advanced photographers; even pros will feel right at home. Its 24.3-megapixel sensor offers excellent detail, and performs well in...
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